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I cross the train tracks at Nipton for a short sunset hike (four miles round-trip) and enter Mojave National Preserve again

7380-ivanpah-valley.jpg After a filling steak supper at the Nipton café and some socializing, I look across the train tracks; time to go for a walkThumbnailsWalking westward through the  creosote bushes of Ivanpah Valley, I find myself between two power linesAfter a filling steak supper at the Nipton café and some socializing, I look across the train tracks; time to go for a walkThumbnailsWalking westward through the  creosote bushes of Ivanpah Valley, I find myself between two power linesAfter a filling steak supper at the Nipton café and some socializing, I look across the train tracks; time to go for a walkThumbnailsWalking westward through the  creosote bushes of Ivanpah Valley, I find myself between two power linesAfter a filling steak supper at the Nipton café and some socializing, I look across the train tracks; time to go for a walkThumbnailsWalking westward through the  creosote bushes of Ivanpah Valley, I find myself between two power linesAfter a filling steak supper at the Nipton café and some socializing, I look across the train tracks; time to go for a walkThumbnailsWalking westward through the  creosote bushes of Ivanpah Valley, I find myself between two power lines

I don't usually hike after a huge meal like I just ate at the Nipton café; I can feel its weight in my tummy!