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As the wash empties out onto the fan, the power lines are visible not too far away

3721-powerlines.jpg The gently curved crest of Cima Dome is visible in the distance from parts of this washThumbnailsIt's not just creosote bush everywhere here; Indian paintbrush flowers pop up through a purple desert sageThe gently curved crest of Cima Dome is visible in the distance from parts of this washThumbnailsIt's not just creosote bush everywhere here; Indian paintbrush flowers pop up through a purple desert sageThe gently curved crest of Cima Dome is visible in the distance from parts of this washThumbnailsIt's not just creosote bush everywhere here; Indian paintbrush flowers pop up through a purple desert sageThe gently curved crest of Cima Dome is visible in the distance from parts of this washThumbnailsIt's not just creosote bush everywhere here; Indian paintbrush flowers pop up through a purple desert sageThe gently curved crest of Cima Dome is visible in the distance from parts of this washThumbnailsIt's not just creosote bush everywhere here; Indian paintbrush flowers pop up through a purple desert sage

My campsite is off to the right somewhere, so I hike cross-country in that direction, across the creosote-bush landscape.