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Today's hike begins by walking about 1/3 mile down the non-Wilderness section of Castle Peaks Road

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3126-paintbrush.jpg Insect webs (caterpillars?) on a Desert almond bush near my tentThumbnailsI veer to the west (right) when I reach the dry reservoir 1/3 mile down Castle Peaks Road, instead of staying on the 'main road'Insect webs (caterpillars?) on a Desert almond bush near my tentThumbnailsI veer to the west (right) when I reach the dry reservoir 1/3 mile down Castle Peaks Road, instead of staying on the 'main road'Insect webs (caterpillars?) on a Desert almond bush near my tentThumbnailsI veer to the west (right) when I reach the dry reservoir 1/3 mile down Castle Peaks Road, instead of staying on the 'main road'Insect webs (caterpillars?) on a Desert almond bush near my tentThumbnailsI veer to the west (right) when I reach the dry reservoir 1/3 mile down Castle Peaks Road, instead of staying on the 'main road'Insect webs (caterpillars?) on a Desert almond bush near my tentThumbnailsI veer to the west (right) when I reach the dry reservoir 1/3 mile down Castle Peaks Road, instead of staying on the 'main road'

Some scarlet Indian paintbrush and yellow flowers (possibly Goldenbush) add occasional colour to the roadside. I see my tire tracks and footprints from two days ago.