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Home / Mojave Preserve and Desert bikepacking trips / 2010, Mojave National Preserve / Day 10: Malpais Spring, Castle Peaks area, day hike, Mojave National Preserve /

I decide not to climb up to the Castle Peaks, and instead hike down a wash and across the plateau toward Taylor Spring

6649-castle-peaks.jpg Well, since I'm at the base of one of the Castle Peaks outcrops, it's time to decide whether to continue upward or notThumbnailsOccasional colour juxtapositions make for a scenic hike down this wash east of the Castle PeaksWell, since I'm at the base of one of the Castle Peaks outcrops, it's time to decide whether to continue upward or notThumbnailsOccasional colour juxtapositions make for a scenic hike down this wash east of the Castle PeaksWell, since I'm at the base of one of the Castle Peaks outcrops, it's time to decide whether to continue upward or notThumbnailsOccasional colour juxtapositions make for a scenic hike down this wash east of the Castle PeaksWell, since I'm at the base of one of the Castle Peaks outcrops, it's time to decide whether to continue upward or notThumbnailsOccasional colour juxtapositions make for a scenic hike down this wash east of the Castle PeaksWell, since I'm at the base of one of the Castle Peaks outcrops, it's time to decide whether to continue upward or notThumbnailsOccasional colour juxtapositions make for a scenic hike down this wash east of the Castle Peaks

I've already bagged two springs today: Malpais Spring and Indian Spring. Time for a third one. Lots of fragrant purple sage in this wash.