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I arrive at the Woods Wash Wilderness boundary, stash my bicycle behind a bush and convert from biker to hiker

4630-woods-wash.jpg The last couple of miles toward Woods Wash are a bit sandy in places, but rough enough to provide traction for a mountain bikeThumbnailsIndian paintbrush blooming in Woods WashThe last couple of miles toward Woods Wash are a bit sandy in places, but rough enough to provide traction for a mountain bikeThumbnailsIndian paintbrush blooming in Woods WashThe last couple of miles toward Woods Wash are a bit sandy in places, but rough enough to provide traction for a mountain bikeThumbnailsIndian paintbrush blooming in Woods WashThe last couple of miles toward Woods Wash are a bit sandy in places, but rough enough to provide traction for a mountain bikeThumbnailsIndian paintbrush blooming in Woods WashThe last couple of miles toward Woods Wash are a bit sandy in places, but rough enough to provide traction for a mountain bikeThumbnailsIndian paintbrush blooming in Woods Wash

The backpack, water and epipens (in case of yellowjacket sting) come out of my saddlebags, and I begin the short hike beyond the Wilderness boundary (mechanized travel not allowed). A few recent tire tracks, but nobody around anywhere.