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At the top of the blackbrush hill, I turn around for a moment to enjoy the views back down into Piute Valley

1788-mccullough-mountains.jpg Another Palmer's penstemon starting to bloomThumbnailsAtop the blackbrush hill, I check out the upward route ahead to the McCullough Mountains ridgelineAnother Palmer's penstemon starting to bloomThumbnailsAtop the blackbrush hill, I check out the upward route ahead to the McCullough Mountains ridgelineAnother Palmer's penstemon starting to bloomThumbnailsAtop the blackbrush hill, I check out the upward route ahead to the McCullough Mountains ridgelineAnother Palmer's penstemon starting to bloomThumbnailsAtop the blackbrush hill, I check out the upward route ahead to the McCullough Mountains ridgelineAnother Palmer's penstemon starting to bloomThumbnailsAtop the blackbrush hill, I check out the upward route ahead to the McCullough Mountains ridgeline

I still don't have much energy, but I've made it this far just fine. I'm almost at 5600 feet elevation here, whereas my campsite is down around 4915 feet.