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I pass one of those small "Entering Mojave National Preserve" signs on my approach to Malpais Spring

6239-malpais-spring-road.jpg The plateau at the top of Malpais Spring Road and a few old stretches of range fence receive the orange glow of end-of-day sunThumbnailsI pass an old corral on Walking Box Ranch Road and check my GPS for directions hereThe plateau at the top of Malpais Spring Road and a few old stretches of range fence receive the orange glow of end-of-day sunThumbnailsI pass an old corral on Walking Box Ranch Road and check my GPS for directions hereThe plateau at the top of Malpais Spring Road and a few old stretches of range fence receive the orange glow of end-of-day sunThumbnailsI pass an old corral on Walking Box Ranch Road and check my GPS for directions hereThe plateau at the top of Malpais Spring Road and a few old stretches of range fence receive the orange glow of end-of-day sunThumbnailsI pass an old corral on Walking Box Ranch Road and check my GPS for directions hereThe plateau at the top of Malpais Spring Road and a few old stretches of range fence receive the orange glow of end-of-day sunThumbnailsI pass an old corral on Walking Box Ranch Road and check my GPS for directions here

Actually, I forgot that I was outside Mojave National Preserve and that parts of it don't extend all the way to the California-Nevada border. The road is smoother here, so I'm back on the bike riding slowly, with Castle Peaks in the distance.