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I take another break when I reach the coveted Kelbaker Road summit at about 3800 feet

07849-me-kelbaker-summit-800px.jpg This open hillside in the Mid HIlls boasts a few delphiniums and Desert sage flowers between the junipers and pinon pinesThumbnailsThis clearing along the south fork of Globe Mine Road is obviously an old site of something and well-usedThis open hillside in the Mid HIlls boasts a few delphiniums and Desert sage flowers between the junipers and pinon pinesThumbnailsThis clearing along the south fork of Globe Mine Road is obviously an old site of something and well-usedThis open hillside in the Mid HIlls boasts a few delphiniums and Desert sage flowers between the junipers and pinon pinesThumbnailsThis clearing along the south fork of Globe Mine Road is obviously an old site of something and well-usedThis open hillside in the Mid HIlls boasts a few delphiniums and Desert sage flowers between the junipers and pinon pinesThumbnailsThis clearing along the south fork of Globe Mine Road is obviously an old site of something and well-usedThis open hillside in the Mid HIlls boasts a few delphiniums and Desert sage flowers between the junipers and pinon pinesThumbnailsThis clearing along the south fork of Globe Mine Road is obviously an old site of something and well-used

With no direct views back down to the starting point, and some higher hills nearby, it doesn't look like much of a summit up here. However, I have risen nearly 3000 feet over 22 miles since leaving Baker a few hours ago, and my leg muscles are aware of that.

While munching on another Clif bar, I check out some of the wildflowers I see in the area.