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Home / Mojave Preserve and Desert bikepacking trips / 2010, Mojave National Preserve / Day 9: Nipton to Malpais Spring by bicycle via Walking Box Ranch Road, Mojave National Preserve /

I pass an extremely modest post on Walking Box Ranch Road which marks my re-entry into California from Nevada

6209-state-line.jpg I approach the sole motor vehicle that I've seen today on Walking Box Ranch RoadThumbnailsI almost missed the old road to Malpais Spring, here it is; I've been watching for it and checking my pre-recorded GPS pointsI approach the sole motor vehicle that I've seen today on Walking Box Ranch RoadThumbnailsI almost missed the old road to Malpais Spring, here it is; I've been watching for it and checking my pre-recorded GPS pointsI approach the sole motor vehicle that I've seen today on Walking Box Ranch RoadThumbnailsI almost missed the old road to Malpais Spring, here it is; I've been watching for it and checking my pre-recorded GPS pointsI approach the sole motor vehicle that I've seen today on Walking Box Ranch RoadThumbnailsI almost missed the old road to Malpais Spring, here it is; I've been watching for it and checking my pre-recorded GPS pointsI approach the sole motor vehicle that I've seen today on Walking Box Ranch RoadThumbnailsI almost missed the old road to Malpais Spring, here it is; I've been watching for it and checking my pre-recorded GPS points

Luckily, I know where I am, since "State Line" on the sign doesn't tell me which state I'm leaving, nor which I'm entering. I notice a small camper parked in a wash near here.