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Joshua trees grow quite slowly, so these big trees here along Nevada 164 must be quite old

7329-nevada-164.jpg Morning Star Mine Road keeps climbing slowly up the fanThumbnailsI walk through a patch of yellow desert marigolds (the large flowers) and goldfields (the tiny yellow ones)Morning Star Mine Road keeps climbing slowly up the fanThumbnailsI walk through a patch of yellow desert marigolds (the large flowers) and goldfields (the tiny yellow ones)Morning Star Mine Road keeps climbing slowly up the fanThumbnailsI walk through a patch of yellow desert marigolds (the large flowers) and goldfields (the tiny yellow ones)Morning Star Mine Road keeps climbing slowly up the fanThumbnailsI walk through a patch of yellow desert marigolds (the large flowers) and goldfields (the tiny yellow ones)Morning Star Mine Road keeps climbing slowly up the fanThumbnailsI walk through a patch of yellow desert marigolds (the large flowers) and goldfields (the tiny yellow ones)

The 10-ton bike hides in the shade of that large joshua tree; I stopped here a few days ago for a quick break on my way to Malpais Spring.