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Beyond the corral at Sands is an old ranch fence that heads off into the distance

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06889-fence-sands-800px.jpg I cross the train tracks to Sands and check out the remains of an old corralThumbnailsOn the other side of the corral crumbles part of an old wallI cross the train tracks to Sands and check out the remains of an old corralThumbnailsOn the other side of the corral crumbles part of an old wallI cross the train tracks to Sands and check out the remains of an old corralThumbnailsOn the other side of the corral crumbles part of an old wallI cross the train tracks to Sands and check out the remains of an old corralThumbnailsOn the other side of the corral crumbles part of an old wallI cross the train tracks to Sands and check out the remains of an old corralThumbnailsOn the other side of the corral crumbles part of an old wall

I'm short on time, so I don't follow the fence to see how far it goes. The stark mountains in the background are part of the BLM's Kelso Dunes Wilderness and would make a great hiking destination.

If I had made it this far last night, I would be climbing those hills today.