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Does one ever see enough scarlet Indian paintbrush while hiking in the Mojave Desert?

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3189-paintbrush.jpg I'm heading up a small drainage now toward that rounded hill on my way to the Bathtub Spring Peaks areaThumbnailsThe drainage wash has fizzled out and I find my self hiking uphill and cross-country amidst some gangly joshua treesI'm heading up a small drainage now toward that rounded hill on my way to the Bathtub Spring Peaks areaThumbnailsThe drainage wash has fizzled out and I find my self hiking uphill and cross-country amidst some gangly joshua treesI'm heading up a small drainage now toward that rounded hill on my way to the Bathtub Spring Peaks areaThumbnailsThe drainage wash has fizzled out and I find my self hiking uphill and cross-country amidst some gangly joshua treesI'm heading up a small drainage now toward that rounded hill on my way to the Bathtub Spring Peaks areaThumbnailsThe drainage wash has fizzled out and I find my self hiking uphill and cross-country amidst some gangly joshua treesI'm heading up a small drainage now toward that rounded hill on my way to the Bathtub Spring Peaks areaThumbnailsThe drainage wash has fizzled out and I find my self hiking uphill and cross-country amidst some gangly joshua trees

It's a slightly uphill hike now, and my energy is just not kicking in yet. Maybe I needed to sleep more last night. Maybe I'm not yet inspired by the gentle topography here after yesterday's awesome hike in the Castle Peaks area.