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Home / Mojave Preserve and Desert bikepacking trips / 2009, Fall: Mojave National Preserve / Day 2: Old Dad Mountain Canyon and Idora Mine Canyon day hike, Mojave National Preserve /

I spend a bit of time at the summit of Old Dad Canyon at 3250 feet, enjoying the views and the solitude

06406-old-dad-canyon.jpg Old Dad Canyon becomes a narrow, rocky drainage as I approach the topThumbnailsOne option is to continue ahead, down into the south end of Old Dad Canyon and climb up Old Dad Mountain on a known ascent routeOld Dad Canyon becomes a narrow, rocky drainage as I approach the topThumbnailsOne option is to continue ahead, down into the south end of Old Dad Canyon and climb up Old Dad Mountain on a known ascent routeOld Dad Canyon becomes a narrow, rocky drainage as I approach the topThumbnailsOne option is to continue ahead, down into the south end of Old Dad Canyon and climb up Old Dad Mountain on a known ascent routeOld Dad Canyon becomes a narrow, rocky drainage as I approach the topThumbnailsOne option is to continue ahead, down into the south end of Old Dad Canyon and climb up Old Dad Mountain on a known ascent routeOld Dad Canyon becomes a narrow, rocky drainage as I approach the topThumbnailsOne option is to continue ahead, down into the south end of Old Dad Canyon and climb up Old Dad Mountain on a known ascent route

I'm pondering how I want to continue my hike from here. It's still fairly early in the day, but sundown begins around 16h, with darkness arriving just after 17h.