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The shortcut road to Cedar Canyon Road is a good two-track for a short distance, up to a secluded campsite under an old juniper

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4136-shortcut-road.jpg A bit further north on Black Canyon Road, I reach my shortcut road over to Cedar Canyon Road and Pinto MountainThumbnailsThis is another area of the Mid Hills that was partially burned, but not completely, during the 2005 brush firesA bit further north on Black Canyon Road, I reach my shortcut road over to Cedar Canyon Road and Pinto MountainThumbnailsThis is another area of the Mid Hills that was partially burned, but not completely, during the 2005 brush firesA bit further north on Black Canyon Road, I reach my shortcut road over to Cedar Canyon Road and Pinto MountainThumbnailsThis is another area of the Mid Hills that was partially burned, but not completely, during the 2005 brush firesA bit further north on Black Canyon Road, I reach my shortcut road over to Cedar Canyon Road and Pinto MountainThumbnailsThis is another area of the Mid Hills that was partially burned, but not completely, during the 2005 brush firesA bit further north on Black Canyon Road, I reach my shortcut road over to Cedar Canyon Road and Pinto MountainThumbnailsThis is another area of the Mid Hills that was partially burned, but not completely, during the 2005 brush fires

People have chopped off parts of this juniper over the years as firewood, but some still remains alive. Since people can't resist, I expect to return one day and find no juniper in the middle of this campsite.