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I pack my backpack and hike up the steep hill above Bluejay Mine and the Winkler's Cabin site

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02506-bluejay-mine-ridge.jpg A lizard scurries along a burned timber outside the entrance to the Bluejay Mine, Mojave National PreserveThumbnailsAtop the ridge, it's exciting to look over the other side to a world where it appears that man rarely visitsA lizard scurries along a burned timber outside the entrance to the Bluejay Mine, Mojave National PreserveThumbnailsAtop the ridge, it's exciting to look over the other side to a world where it appears that man rarely visitsA lizard scurries along a burned timber outside the entrance to the Bluejay Mine, Mojave National PreserveThumbnailsAtop the ridge, it's exciting to look over the other side to a world where it appears that man rarely visitsA lizard scurries along a burned timber outside the entrance to the Bluejay Mine, Mojave National PreserveThumbnailsAtop the ridge, it's exciting to look over the other side to a world where it appears that man rarely visitsA lizard scurries along a burned timber outside the entrance to the Bluejay Mine, Mojave National PreserveThumbnailsAtop the ridge, it's exciting to look over the other side to a world where it appears that man rarely visits

I take it slowly because it's over 450 feet of elevation gain in less than half a mile. The views back down to the valley are stupendous, despite the ominous clouds on the horizon. A few raindrops fall.