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Near Crescent Pass, I stop to look at a dirt road that leads toward the McCullough Mountains

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6074-mccullogh-mtns.jpg I approach Crescent Pass on Nevada 164, whose high point is at about 4870 feet elevationThumbnailsAfter crossing Crescent Pass on Nevada 164, I'm coasting downhill when I see this huge joshua tree by the highwayI approach Crescent Pass on Nevada 164, whose high point is at about 4870 feet elevationThumbnailsAfter crossing Crescent Pass on Nevada 164, I'm coasting downhill when I see this huge joshua tree by the highwayI approach Crescent Pass on Nevada 164, whose high point is at about 4870 feet elevationThumbnailsAfter crossing Crescent Pass on Nevada 164, I'm coasting downhill when I see this huge joshua tree by the highwayI approach Crescent Pass on Nevada 164, whose high point is at about 4870 feet elevationThumbnailsAfter crossing Crescent Pass on Nevada 164, I'm coasting downhill when I see this huge joshua tree by the highwayI approach Crescent Pass on Nevada 164, whose high point is at about 4870 feet elevationThumbnailsAfter crossing Crescent Pass on Nevada 164, I'm coasting downhill when I see this huge joshua tree by the highway

I studied the area up this road in case I have time to ride up that way on the way back from Malpais Spring. I notice that my rear wheel is coming loose again, so I tighten it, and cut through my thumbnail, drawing lots of blood. Oops.