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At the summit of Idora Mine Canyon, at about 2500 feet elevation, is a flat area, perhaps flattened by mining

06651-claim.jpg Barrel cacti grow in the rocks at the entrance to Old Dad CanyonThumbnailsApproaching the final switchback on the road up Idora Mine CanyonBarrel cacti grow in the rocks at the entrance to Old Dad CanyonThumbnailsApproaching the final switchback on the road up Idora Mine CanyonBarrel cacti grow in the rocks at the entrance to Old Dad CanyonThumbnailsApproaching the final switchback on the road up Idora Mine CanyonBarrel cacti grow in the rocks at the entrance to Old Dad CanyonThumbnailsApproaching the final switchback on the road up Idora Mine CanyonBarrel cacti grow in the rocks at the entrance to Old Dad CanyonThumbnailsApproaching the final switchback on the road up Idora Mine Canyon

I'm enjoying the commanding views across the Devil's Playground below and over to the hills in the Kelso Dunes Wilderness, beyond the Mojave National Preserve boundaries. The post at left is a claim marker, I think.