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It's only a quarter mile up to the Wild Horse Mesa plateau, but it's a steep 300 feet elevation gain

02545-to-wild-horse-mesa.jpg I cross the juniper-studded drainage that is Beecher Canyon's "headwaters" and begin the climb up to Wild Horse MesaThumbnailsThe Mojave storm clouds have brought high winds that try to blow the hat off my headI cross the juniper-studded drainage that is Beecher Canyon's "headwaters" and begin the climb up to Wild Horse MesaThumbnailsThe Mojave storm clouds have brought high winds that try to blow the hat off my headI cross the juniper-studded drainage that is Beecher Canyon's "headwaters" and begin the climb up to Wild Horse MesaThumbnailsThe Mojave storm clouds have brought high winds that try to blow the hat off my headI cross the juniper-studded drainage that is Beecher Canyon's "headwaters" and begin the climb up to Wild Horse MesaThumbnailsThe Mojave storm clouds have brought high winds that try to blow the hat off my headI cross the juniper-studded drainage that is Beecher Canyon's "headwaters" and begin the climb up to Wild Horse MesaThumbnailsThe Mojave storm clouds have brought high winds that try to blow the hat off my head

Loose rock halfway up the hill makes for a slippery hike at times. I get a bit worried that I may need to alter my route, but the the ground turns out to be much firmer near the plateau.