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Cornfield Spring canyon here is already in the shade; it will be dark by 17h, a bit before I make it back to my tent

07101-cornfield-spring.jpg Coming up what's left of the old switchback road at Cornfield SpringThumbnailsCornfield Spring hiking route, Mojave National PreserveComing up what's left of the old switchback road at Cornfield SpringThumbnailsCornfield Spring hiking route, Mojave National PreserveComing up what's left of the old switchback road at Cornfield SpringThumbnailsCornfield Spring hiking route, Mojave National PreserveComing up what's left of the old switchback road at Cornfield SpringThumbnailsCornfield Spring hiking route, Mojave National PreserveComing up what's left of the old switchback road at Cornfield SpringThumbnailsCornfield Spring hiking route, Mojave National Preserve

One thing I've noticed here in Cornfield Spring canyon is that creosote brushes grow fairly close to the stream. They aren't riparian plants, but I have seen them flourish in semi-moist washes at other locations also.