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I hitch up with an old road (now closed in a Wilderness area) and follow it toward Kelso Peak

3492-kelso-peak-road.jpg I hike past a small patch of yellow flowers, which seem to be goldfields (the tiny ones) and tidy tips, the larger onesThumbnailsI've seen several of these so far today: probably Krameria erecta (Range Ratany)I hike past a small patch of yellow flowers, which seem to be goldfields (the tiny ones) and tidy tips, the larger onesThumbnailsI've seen several of these so far today: probably Krameria erecta (Range Ratany)I hike past a small patch of yellow flowers, which seem to be goldfields (the tiny ones) and tidy tips, the larger onesThumbnailsI've seen several of these so far today: probably Krameria erecta (Range Ratany)I hike past a small patch of yellow flowers, which seem to be goldfields (the tiny ones) and tidy tips, the larger onesThumbnailsI've seen several of these so far today: probably Krameria erecta (Range Ratany)I hike past a small patch of yellow flowers, which seem to be goldfields (the tiny ones) and tidy tips, the larger onesThumbnailsI've seen several of these so far today: probably Krameria erecta (Range Ratany)

Even though Mojave National Preserve has almost no official trails, none are really needed given the number of old roads that can be followed (and cross-country desert hiking is usually easy too).