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Sunset from Mid Hills campground through a pinyon pine; that should be the Kingston Range way over there

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4033-mid-hills.jpg It's a bit chilly up here at Mid Hills campground! I put on my sweater, set up the tent, settle in, and enjoy the sunsetThumbnailsThe usually ochre hills on the other side of Cedar Canyon Road, which I passed earlier, collect the day's pinkish orange raysIt's a bit chilly up here at Mid Hills campground! I put on my sweater, set up the tent, settle in, and enjoy the sunsetThumbnailsThe usually ochre hills on the other side of Cedar Canyon Road, which I passed earlier, collect the day's pinkish orange raysIt's a bit chilly up here at Mid Hills campground! I put on my sweater, set up the tent, settle in, and enjoy the sunsetThumbnailsThe usually ochre hills on the other side of Cedar Canyon Road, which I passed earlier, collect the day's pinkish orange raysIt's a bit chilly up here at Mid Hills campground! I put on my sweater, set up the tent, settle in, and enjoy the sunsetThumbnailsThe usually ochre hills on the other side of Cedar Canyon Road, which I passed earlier, collect the day's pinkish orange raysIt's a bit chilly up here at Mid Hills campground! I put on my sweater, set up the tent, settle in, and enjoy the sunsetThumbnailsThe usually ochre hills on the other side of Cedar Canyon Road, which I passed earlier, collect the day's pinkish orange rays

Now that I'm starting to relax and lose the day's sweat-and-adrenalin rush, I realize that it's almost cold here. And I'm hungry and exhausted. I munch on some beef jerky while anticipating supper after sunset.

I still have more than a litre of water left; probably consumed about 3.5 on the way here today. I walk over to the tap up the road to fill up and find that it's more heavily chlorinated than it should be. Blech, tastes like a swimming pool; this can't be normal!