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My next hot-and-sweaty break is an hour later at Aiken Mine Road, which leads off toward the cinder cones and the lava tube

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3344-aiken-mine-road.jpg A bit further up Kelbaker Road, I stop again to refill my Camelbak, which has run dry again; any excuse for a break is goodThumbnailsI set up my tent, then go for a walk; Mojave asters along the powerline road near Kelso PeakA bit further up Kelbaker Road, I stop again to refill my Camelbak, which has run dry again; any excuse for a break is goodThumbnailsI set up my tent, then go for a walk; Mojave asters along the powerline road near Kelso PeakA bit further up Kelbaker Road, I stop again to refill my Camelbak, which has run dry again; any excuse for a break is goodThumbnailsI set up my tent, then go for a walk; Mojave asters along the powerline road near Kelso PeakA bit further up Kelbaker Road, I stop again to refill my Camelbak, which has run dry again; any excuse for a break is goodThumbnailsI set up my tent, then go for a walk; Mojave asters along the powerline road near Kelso PeakA bit further up Kelbaker Road, I stop again to refill my Camelbak, which has run dry again; any excuse for a break is goodThumbnailsI set up my tent, then go for a walk; Mojave asters along the powerline road near Kelso Peak

At 3100 feet elevation and past the 20-mile point now, I munch on another Peanut Toffee Buzz Clif bar that wants to be chewed but not swallowed. Ugh, early sign of heat sickness. Just a few more uphill miles to go.

I explored some of the Aiken Mine Road area during last spring's trip and it's worthy of a return visit one day. Not today, but maybe on the way back to Baker later in the trip.