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The small campground at Nipton, with New York Mountains in the background, is almost empty tonight, which suits me just fine

00327-nipton-campsite-800px.jpg The scrub at the bottom of Ivanpah Valley is different from most areas in Mojave National PreserveThumbnailsAfter setting up camp, I sit down with a couple of cold beers from the store, enjoy the sunset and listen to the passing trainsThe scrub at the bottom of Ivanpah Valley is different from most areas in Mojave National PreserveThumbnailsAfter setting up camp, I sit down with a couple of cold beers from the store, enjoy the sunset and listen to the passing trainsThe scrub at the bottom of Ivanpah Valley is different from most areas in Mojave National PreserveThumbnailsAfter setting up camp, I sit down with a couple of cold beers from the store, enjoy the sunset and listen to the passing trainsThe scrub at the bottom of Ivanpah Valley is different from most areas in Mojave National PreserveThumbnailsAfter setting up camp, I sit down with a couple of cold beers from the store, enjoy the sunset and listen to the passing trainsThe scrub at the bottom of Ivanpah Valley is different from most areas in Mojave National PreserveThumbnailsAfter setting up camp, I sit down with a couple of cold beers from the store, enjoy the sunset and listen to the passing trains

Nipton offers a few canvas-walled "tent cabins," seen here in the background, in addition to their restored bed-and-breakfast house and a handful of tent and RV sites.