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I make it back to Bluejay Mine, retrieve the bike, and start riding the 1.5 miles down to Wild Horse Canyon Road

02640-bluejay-mine-road.jpg Paper-bag bush and verbenas are blooming in the heavily burned area near Bluejay Mine, Mojave National PreserveThumbnailsBluejay Mine Road snakes around below Wild Horse MesaPaper-bag bush and verbenas are blooming in the heavily burned area near Bluejay Mine, Mojave National PreserveThumbnailsBluejay Mine Road snakes around below Wild Horse MesaPaper-bag bush and verbenas are blooming in the heavily burned area near Bluejay Mine, Mojave National PreserveThumbnailsBluejay Mine Road snakes around below Wild Horse MesaPaper-bag bush and verbenas are blooming in the heavily burned area near Bluejay Mine, Mojave National PreserveThumbnailsBluejay Mine Road snakes around below Wild Horse MesaPaper-bag bush and verbenas are blooming in the heavily burned area near Bluejay Mine, Mojave National PreserveThumbnailsBluejay Mine Road snakes around below Wild Horse Mesa

I'll drop 300 feet on the way to Wild Horse Canyon Road, which is just enough downhill grade to make a rough road like this rideable on a mountain bike.