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I've just coasted blissfully down 6 miles of Nevada 164 and reach unpaved Walking Box Ranch Road, where I'll turn off

6120-nevada-164.jpg Purple desert sages dominate the foreground as I go for a short walk in the Wee Thump Joshua Tree Wilderness AreaThumbnailsAcross the road from the Nipton General Store is a rock-display yardPurple desert sages dominate the foreground as I go for a short walk in the Wee Thump Joshua Tree Wilderness AreaThumbnailsAcross the road from the Nipton General Store is a rock-display yardPurple desert sages dominate the foreground as I go for a short walk in the Wee Thump Joshua Tree Wilderness AreaThumbnailsAcross the road from the Nipton General Store is a rock-display yardPurple desert sages dominate the foreground as I go for a short walk in the Wee Thump Joshua Tree Wilderness AreaThumbnailsAcross the road from the Nipton General Store is a rock-display yardPurple desert sages dominate the foreground as I go for a short walk in the Wee Thump Joshua Tree Wilderness AreaThumbnailsAcross the road from the Nipton General Store is a rock-display yard

I've dropped 900 feet to about 3950 feet elevation. I can see the town of Searchlight, Nevada 7 miles further down the hill. Searchlight is not on my route for this trip, but I might end up visiting there if I don't locate water at Malpais Spring.