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Further inspection shows that the berm is indeed not natural

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06117-berm.jpg At 17-Mile Point, my road meets up with the old Mojave RoadThumbnailsAfter 5 miles of dirt road and Mojave Road, I take an energy-bar break at the junction of the Old Kelso RoadAt 17-Mile Point, my road meets up with the old Mojave RoadThumbnailsAfter 5 miles of dirt road and Mojave Road, I take an energy-bar break at the junction of the Old Kelso RoadAt 17-Mile Point, my road meets up with the old Mojave RoadThumbnailsAfter 5 miles of dirt road and Mojave Road, I take an energy-bar break at the junction of the Old Kelso RoadAt 17-Mile Point, my road meets up with the old Mojave RoadThumbnailsAfter 5 miles of dirt road and Mojave Road, I take an energy-bar break at the junction of the Old Kelso RoadAt 17-Mile Point, my road meets up with the old Mojave RoadThumbnailsAfter 5 miles of dirt road and Mojave Road, I take an energy-bar break at the junction of the Old Kelso Road

A lot of natural rock appears to have been cemented together here in an attempt to protect the road below it from washing out. It seems to have worked, somewhat, but the sandy soil beneath the berm is now eroding away.