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Stop sign in the desert: after 11 dirt-road miles, I reach the end of Walking Box Ranch Road

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7286-walking-box-ranch-rd.jpg A few more miles to go on Walking Box Ranch RoadThumbnailsI begin the gentle 900-foot climb up Nevada 164 between Searchlight and NiptonA few more miles to go on Walking Box Ranch RoadThumbnailsI begin the gentle 900-foot climb up Nevada 164 between Searchlight and NiptonA few more miles to go on Walking Box Ranch RoadThumbnailsI begin the gentle 900-foot climb up Nevada 164 between Searchlight and NiptonA few more miles to go on Walking Box Ranch RoadThumbnailsI begin the gentle 900-foot climb up Nevada 164 between Searchlight and NiptonA few more miles to go on Walking Box Ranch RoadThumbnailsI begin the gentle 900-foot climb up Nevada 164 between Searchlight and Nipton

I turn left here and begin the climb up paved Nevada Highway 164. I'm at about 3940 feet elevation here, and started out at 4600 feet earlier this morning, with numerous little ups and downs along the route.