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I'm looking forward to a big meal at the Nipton café in a few hours, the building next to the store with the big covered porch

7367-nipton-road.jpg At the Nipton store, I check in for another night of tent camping, chat a bit, and buy some beer and salty potato chipsThumbnailsI set up the tent in the shade of Nipton's eucalyptus trees by the train tracks, like I did a few days agoAt the Nipton store, I check in for another night of tent camping, chat a bit, and buy some beer and salty potato chipsThumbnailsI set up the tent in the shade of Nipton's eucalyptus trees by the train tracks, like I did a few days agoAt the Nipton store, I check in for another night of tent camping, chat a bit, and buy some beer and salty potato chipsThumbnailsI set up the tent in the shade of Nipton's eucalyptus trees by the train tracks, like I did a few days agoAt the Nipton store, I check in for another night of tent camping, chat a bit, and buy some beer and salty potato chipsThumbnailsI set up the tent in the shade of Nipton's eucalyptus trees by the train tracks, like I did a few days agoAt the Nipton store, I check in for another night of tent camping, chat a bit, and buy some beer and salty potato chipsThumbnailsI set up the tent in the shade of Nipton's eucalyptus trees by the train tracks, like I did a few days ago

I've arrived here at Nipton a bit earlier than expected, so I'll have time for a short sunset hike later amongst the creosote bushes on the floor of the Ivanpah Valley.