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OK, so where do I set up the tent here on Malpais Spring Road?

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6275-malpais-spring.jpg I look westward up the gorge toward Malpais Spring and get excited about tomorrow's hike up into that areaThumbnailsI put on my sweater and long pants and decide to set up camp in the turn-out at the top of Malpais Spring RoadI look westward up the gorge toward Malpais Spring and get excited about tomorrow's hike up into that areaThumbnailsI put on my sweater and long pants and decide to set up camp in the turn-out at the top of Malpais Spring RoadI look westward up the gorge toward Malpais Spring and get excited about tomorrow's hike up into that areaThumbnailsI put on my sweater and long pants and decide to set up camp in the turn-out at the top of Malpais Spring RoadI look westward up the gorge toward Malpais Spring and get excited about tomorrow's hike up into that areaThumbnailsI put on my sweater and long pants and decide to set up camp in the turn-out at the top of Malpais Spring RoadI look westward up the gorge toward Malpais Spring and get excited about tomorrow's hike up into that areaThumbnailsI put on my sweater and long pants and decide to set up camp in the turn-out at the top of Malpais Spring Road

I walk past the Wilderness boundary and think about walking in my belongings and setting up camp in the joshua tree forest, away from the road.