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The road rejoins the wash in Idora Mine Canyon above the slot canyon
A tailings pile, a prospect hole, and a few pieces of old wood bask in the silence here. The next switchback rises up at my right behind the tailings to snake over the hills, aiming for the lower flanks of the mountain above.