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One lane only on Walking Box Ranch Road: for a Mojave Desert dirt road, it's actually pretty good

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6134-walking-box-ranch-road.jpg A sign warns of mining traffic near the start of Walking Box Ranch RoadThumbnailsFields of pinkish-white buckwheat flowers bloom along Walking Box Ranch Road, with Nevada's McCullough Mountains in the distanceA sign warns of mining traffic near the start of Walking Box Ranch RoadThumbnailsFields of pinkish-white buckwheat flowers bloom along Walking Box Ranch Road, with Nevada's McCullough Mountains in the distanceA sign warns of mining traffic near the start of Walking Box Ranch RoadThumbnailsFields of pinkish-white buckwheat flowers bloom along Walking Box Ranch Road, with Nevada's McCullough Mountains in the distanceA sign warns of mining traffic near the start of Walking Box Ranch RoadThumbnailsFields of pinkish-white buckwheat flowers bloom along Walking Box Ranch Road, with Nevada's McCullough Mountains in the distanceA sign warns of mining traffic near the start of Walking Box Ranch RoadThumbnailsFields of pinkish-white buckwheat flowers bloom along Walking Box Ranch Road, with Nevada's McCullough Mountains in the distance

Unlike many Mojave Desert roads, Walking Box Ranch Road is one on which I can confidently plan to cover many miles in a day. It's rather rough for sure, but I'm not worried about the 10 miles ahead of me on this road.