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From the upper stretch of Morning Star Mine Road, I enjoy the views across miles of joshua-tree forest to the New York Mountains

5917-morning-star-mine-road.jpg I finish my snacks from the Cima Store and start riding Morning Star Mine Road, which is flat at firstThumbnailsI stop briefly off Morning Star Mine Road where the power lines crossI finish my snacks from the Cima Store and start riding Morning Star Mine Road, which is flat at firstThumbnailsI stop briefly off Morning Star Mine Road where the power lines crossI finish my snacks from the Cima Store and start riding Morning Star Mine Road, which is flat at firstThumbnailsI stop briefly off Morning Star Mine Road where the power lines crossI finish my snacks from the Cima Store and start riding Morning Star Mine Road, which is flat at firstThumbnailsI stop briefly off Morning Star Mine Road where the power lines crossI finish my snacks from the Cima Store and start riding Morning Star Mine Road, which is flat at firstThumbnailsI stop briefly off Morning Star Mine Road where the power lines cross

The closest I've come to visiting any of the area before me is Butcher Knife Canyon, just out of view to the right. I hope to pass by the foot of those mountains later in this trip.