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4/31
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Orange desert mallow flowers and dark-blue indigo bush near my powerline-road campsite near Kelso Peak

3398-desert-mallow.jpg Riding around the bend toward the power lines at a blazing 6 miles per hour, I interrupt the supper of two vultures and a crowThumbnailsOne of two major powerline routes that cut across Mojave National PreserveRiding around the bend toward the power lines at a blazing 6 miles per hour, I interrupt the supper of two vultures and a crowThumbnailsOne of two major powerline routes that cut across Mojave National PreserveRiding around the bend toward the power lines at a blazing 6 miles per hour, I interrupt the supper of two vultures and a crowThumbnailsOne of two major powerline routes that cut across Mojave National PreserveRiding around the bend toward the power lines at a blazing 6 miles per hour, I interrupt the supper of two vultures and a crowThumbnailsOne of two major powerline routes that cut across Mojave National PreserveRiding around the bend toward the power lines at a blazing 6 miles per hour, I interrupt the supper of two vultures and a crowThumbnailsOne of two major powerline routes that cut across Mojave National Preserve

I'm seeing more desert mallow flowers in this area than I did last year, and I will see many more in profusion later during this trip.