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Home / Mojave Preserve and Desert bikepacking trips / 2010, Mojave National Preserve / Day 7: Eagle Rocks day hike from Mid Hills campground, Mojave National Preserve /

When I reach a patch of mature, unburned sagebrush, I turn east (left) and begin hiking cross-country to Mid Hills campground

5680-eagle-rocks.jpg The old road that heads south from Eagle Rocks passes through an area that escaped the 2005 brush firesThumbnailsOn the way back to Mid Hills campground, I reach an open area with views spanning all the way down to Wild Horse MesaThe old road that heads south from Eagle Rocks passes through an area that escaped the 2005 brush firesThumbnailsOn the way back to Mid Hills campground, I reach an open area with views spanning all the way down to Wild Horse MesaThe old road that heads south from Eagle Rocks passes through an area that escaped the 2005 brush firesThumbnailsOn the way back to Mid Hills campground, I reach an open area with views spanning all the way down to Wild Horse MesaThe old road that heads south from Eagle Rocks passes through an area that escaped the 2005 brush firesThumbnailsOn the way back to Mid Hills campground, I reach an open area with views spanning all the way down to Wild Horse MesaThe old road that heads south from Eagle Rocks passes through an area that escaped the 2005 brush firesThumbnailsOn the way back to Mid Hills campground, I reach an open area with views spanning all the way down to Wild Horse Mesa

The sagebrush is delightfully fragrant as I brush against it. The old road here sports plenty of footprints, but, surprisingly, no fresh tire tracks.