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6239-malpais-spring-road.jpg Rising out of the wash just past Stagecoach Well, the road is really rough, with loose rock on the surfaceThumbnailsMalpais Spring Road tops out on a plateau at about 4600 feet elevation, so I park the bicycle and start looking for a campsiteRising out of the wash just past Stagecoach Well, the road is really rough, with loose rock on the surfaceThumbnailsMalpais Spring Road tops out on a plateau at about 4600 feet elevation, so I park the bicycle and start looking for a campsiteRising out of the wash just past Stagecoach Well, the road is really rough, with loose rock on the surfaceThumbnailsMalpais Spring Road tops out on a plateau at about 4600 feet elevation, so I park the bicycle and start looking for a campsiteRising out of the wash just past Stagecoach Well, the road is really rough, with loose rock on the surfaceThumbnailsMalpais Spring Road tops out on a plateau at about 4600 feet elevation, so I park the bicycle and start looking for a campsiteRising out of the wash just past Stagecoach Well, the road is really rough, with loose rock on the surfaceThumbnailsMalpais Spring Road tops out on a plateau at about 4600 feet elevation, so I park the bicycle and start looking for a campsite

Actually, I forgot that I was outside Mojave National Preserve and that parts of it don't extend all the way to the California-Nevada border. The road is smoother here, so I'm back on the bike riding slowly, with Castle Peaks in the distance.