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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 decide that what I really want is to hike back down Old Dad Canyon the way I came, and then hike a bit of Idora Mine Canyon

06420-old-dad-canyon.jpg I could also try heading straight west from here up to the top of the Old Dad Mountain rangeThumbnailsI have to put my sweater on for the hike back down Old Dad CanyonI could also try heading straight west from here up to the top of the Old Dad Mountain rangeThumbnailsI have to put my sweater on for the hike back down Old Dad CanyonI could also try heading straight west from here up to the top of the Old Dad Mountain rangeThumbnailsI have to put my sweater on for the hike back down Old Dad CanyonI could also try heading straight west from here up to the top of the Old Dad Mountain rangeThumbnailsI have to put my sweater on for the hike back down Old Dad CanyonI could also try heading straight west from here up to the top of the Old Dad Mountain rangeThumbnailsI have to put my sweater on for the hike back down Old Dad Canyon

The views will be great on the way back down Old Dad Canyon, and I've been curious about Idora Mine Canyon for a while now.