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Wild Horse Mesa, the target of today's hike, is the flat-topped formation ahead

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02454-wild-horse-canyon-roa.jpg It's a steep 600-foot drop from Wild Horse Mesa down to Bluejay Mine and my bikeThumbnailsA canyon just west of Wild Horse Mesa looks like a promising route downwardIt's a steep 600-foot drop from Wild Horse Mesa down to Bluejay Mine and my bikeThumbnailsA canyon just west of Wild Horse Mesa looks like a promising route downwardIt's a steep 600-foot drop from Wild Horse Mesa down to Bluejay Mine and my bikeThumbnailsA canyon just west of Wild Horse Mesa looks like a promising route downwardIt's a steep 600-foot drop from Wild Horse Mesa down to Bluejay Mine and my bikeThumbnailsA canyon just west of Wild Horse Mesa looks like a promising route downwardIt's a steep 600-foot drop from Wild Horse Mesa down to Bluejay Mine and my bikeThumbnailsA canyon just west of Wild Horse Mesa looks like a promising route downward

I encounter only one vehicle on Wild Horse Canyon Road this morning: this parked cattle truck. The Bluejay Mine Road that I'm looking for today will be behind the low hill straight ahead and in front of Wild Horse Mesa.