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As I reach the top of a rock staircase above Cabin Springs, the views begin to open up behind me

5277-cabin-springs.jpg As I get close to the New York Mountains ridge, I can now see all the way across Ivanpah Dry Lake in the distanceThumbnailsThe route back to my Pinto Valley campsite will be cross-country, with lots of little ups and downsAs I get close to the New York Mountains ridge, I can now see all the way across Ivanpah Dry Lake in the distanceThumbnailsThe route back to my Pinto Valley campsite will be cross-country, with lots of little ups and downsAs I get close to the New York Mountains ridge, I can now see all the way across Ivanpah Dry Lake in the distanceThumbnailsThe route back to my Pinto Valley campsite will be cross-country, with lots of little ups and downsAs I get close to the New York Mountains ridge, I can now see all the way across Ivanpah Dry Lake in the distanceThumbnailsThe route back to my Pinto Valley campsite will be cross-country, with lots of little ups and downsAs I get close to the New York Mountains ridge, I can now see all the way across Ivanpah Dry Lake in the distanceThumbnailsThe route back to my Pinto Valley campsite will be cross-country, with lots of little ups and downs

The temperature is a pleasant mid-70s F today, and the shade here in the juniper forest is helping to make the uphill climb here easier than I expected.