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18/22
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Black Canyon Road winds through the Colton Hills as it approaches Essex Road

020_18-colton-hills-800px.jpg Bright sun warms up this cold November morning at Hole-in-the-Wall Campground, Mojave National PreserveThumbnailsAt the foot of Black Canyon Road, Essex Road is reachedBright sun warms up this cold November morning at Hole-in-the-Wall Campground, Mojave National PreserveThumbnailsAt the foot of Black Canyon Road, Essex Road is reachedBright sun warms up this cold November morning at Hole-in-the-Wall Campground, Mojave National PreserveThumbnailsAt the foot of Black Canyon Road, Essex Road is reachedBright sun warms up this cold November morning at Hole-in-the-Wall Campground, Mojave National PreserveThumbnailsAt the foot of Black Canyon Road, Essex Road is reachedBright sun warms up this cold November morning at Hole-in-the-Wall Campground, Mojave National PreserveThumbnailsAt the foot of Black Canyon Road, Essex Road is reached

I'm back in low-elevation creosote bush scrub now. This road is fairly well-travelled, but these hills are probably not often visited, and might make a good stop for a day hike (though I don't have time today).