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I divert my attention away from the climb by staring off into the distance at the Butcher Knife Canyon area of the Mid Hills

03595-butcher-knife-canyon.jpg Onward and upward on the final three miles of climbing of Morning Star Mine RoadThumbnailsFinally I've made it to the top of Morning Star Mine RoadOnward and upward on the final three miles of climbing of Morning Star Mine RoadThumbnailsFinally I've made it to the top of Morning Star Mine RoadOnward and upward on the final three miles of climbing of Morning Star Mine RoadThumbnailsFinally I've made it to the top of Morning Star Mine RoadOnward and upward on the final three miles of climbing of Morning Star Mine RoadThumbnailsFinally I've made it to the top of Morning Star Mine RoadOnward and upward on the final three miles of climbing of Morning Star Mine RoadThumbnailsFinally I've made it to the top of Morning Star Mine Road

I camped two nights near Butcher Knife Canyon during last year's Mojave National Preserve trip and really enjoyed that area. Howe Spring, which I visited last week, is on the other side of Butcher Knife Canyon.