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After almost two hours of climbing, I reach the corral, my favourite landmark (one of the only ones) on Morning Star Mine Road

03578-morning-star-mine-roa.jpg Morning Star Mine Road rises over 11.5 miles from 2750 feet elevation to about 4285 feetThumbnailsI go for a walk around the Morning Star Mine Road corral to cool down a littleMorning Star Mine Road rises over 11.5 miles from 2750 feet elevation to about 4285 feetThumbnailsI go for a walk around the Morning Star Mine Road corral to cool down a littleMorning Star Mine Road rises over 11.5 miles from 2750 feet elevation to about 4285 feetThumbnailsI go for a walk around the Morning Star Mine Road corral to cool down a littleMorning Star Mine Road rises over 11.5 miles from 2750 feet elevation to about 4285 feetThumbnailsI go for a walk around the Morning Star Mine Road corral to cool down a littleMorning Star Mine Road rises over 11.5 miles from 2750 feet elevation to about 4285 feetThumbnailsI go for a walk around the Morning Star Mine Road corral to cool down a little

I took a short break earlier, and now it's time for another. I'm having some heartburn (maybe I shouldn't have put so much hot sauce on my omelet this morning), but I eat half a chocolate-mint Clif bar anyway because I need the sugar and caffeine.

While taking a break here during my 2006 Mojave National Preserve trip, I met a generous pipe-smoking man who was camping here and gave me my first Camelbak (and even filled it with ice and water from his RV).