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To my surprise, out here in the middle of nowhere in the New York Mountains, I come across a rock cairn

5260-cairn.jpg Upper Butcher Knife Canyon just looks like a bunch of sand at first, but many little pincushion flowers grow hereThumbnailsThis views down the hill toward Cima Dome across upper Ivanpah Valley are quite niceUpper Butcher Knife Canyon just looks like a bunch of sand at first, but many little pincushion flowers grow hereThumbnailsThis views down the hill toward Cima Dome across upper Ivanpah Valley are quite niceUpper Butcher Knife Canyon just looks like a bunch of sand at first, but many little pincushion flowers grow hereThumbnailsThis views down the hill toward Cima Dome across upper Ivanpah Valley are quite niceUpper Butcher Knife Canyon just looks like a bunch of sand at first, but many little pincushion flowers grow hereThumbnailsThis views down the hill toward Cima Dome across upper Ivanpah Valley are quite niceUpper Butcher Knife Canyon just looks like a bunch of sand at first, but many little pincushion flowers grow hereThumbnailsThis views down the hill toward Cima Dome across upper Ivanpah Valley are quite nice

After studying my maps a few minutes ago, I concluded this would be the easiest route over the trail-less ridge. I guess the others who came here before me would concur with that!