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Wee Thump Joshua Tree Wilderness: I take a short energy-bar and water break at the turnout along Nevada 164

6100-wee-thump-wilderness.jpg After crossing Crescent Pass on Nevada 164, I'm coasting downhill when I see this huge joshua tree by the highwayThumbnailsPurple desert sages dominate the foreground as I go for a short walk in the Wee Thump Joshua Tree Wilderness AreaAfter crossing Crescent Pass on Nevada 164, I'm coasting downhill when I see this huge joshua tree by the highwayThumbnailsPurple desert sages dominate the foreground as I go for a short walk in the Wee Thump Joshua Tree Wilderness AreaAfter crossing Crescent Pass on Nevada 164, I'm coasting downhill when I see this huge joshua tree by the highwayThumbnailsPurple desert sages dominate the foreground as I go for a short walk in the Wee Thump Joshua Tree Wilderness AreaAfter crossing Crescent Pass on Nevada 164, I'm coasting downhill when I see this huge joshua tree by the highwayThumbnailsPurple desert sages dominate the foreground as I go for a short walk in the Wee Thump Joshua Tree Wilderness AreaAfter crossing Crescent Pass on Nevada 164, I'm coasting downhill when I see this huge joshua tree by the highwayThumbnailsPurple desert sages dominate the foreground as I go for a short walk in the Wee Thump Joshua Tree Wilderness Area

I must be tired already; I bang my head on the sign while parking my bicycle! McCullough Mountains in the distance. Not today, but maybe on the way back? I put on my sweater and transfer two litres of water from my water bag to my now-empty Camelbak.