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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 look westward up the gorge toward Malpais Spring and get excited about tomorrow's hike up into that area

6264-malpais-spring.jpg I go for a short walk to check out the area at the top of Malpais Spring Road; this will be home for a night or twoThumbnailsOK, so where do I set up the tent here on Malpais Spring Road?I go for a short walk to check out the area at the top of Malpais Spring Road; this will be home for a night or twoThumbnailsOK, so where do I set up the tent here on Malpais Spring Road?I go for a short walk to check out the area at the top of Malpais Spring Road; this will be home for a night or twoThumbnailsOK, so where do I set up the tent here on Malpais Spring Road?I go for a short walk to check out the area at the top of Malpais Spring Road; this will be home for a night or twoThumbnailsOK, so where do I set up the tent here on Malpais Spring Road?I go for a short walk to check out the area at the top of Malpais Spring Road; this will be home for a night or twoThumbnailsOK, so where do I set up the tent here on Malpais Spring Road?

The Malpais Spring area has been on my list of places to visit in Mojave National Preserve for a few years now, so I'm happy that I've finally made it here.