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I hike past another set of Wilderness markers on the west side of the Castle Peaks Road dry reservoir

3133-wilderness.jpg I hike through an upland valley on the way back to my campsite at the end of Castle Peaks RoadThumbnailsI finally reach the top of the drainage and am treated to an unexpected panorama across the Ivanpah ValleyI hike through an upland valley on the way back to my campsite at the end of Castle Peaks RoadThumbnailsI finally reach the top of the drainage and am treated to an unexpected panorama across the Ivanpah ValleyI hike through an upland valley on the way back to my campsite at the end of Castle Peaks RoadThumbnailsI finally reach the top of the drainage and am treated to an unexpected panorama across the Ivanpah ValleyI hike through an upland valley on the way back to my campsite at the end of Castle Peaks RoadThumbnailsI finally reach the top of the drainage and am treated to an unexpected panorama across the Ivanpah ValleyI hike through an upland valley on the way back to my campsite at the end of Castle Peaks RoadThumbnailsI finally reach the top of the drainage and am treated to an unexpected panorama across the Ivanpah Valley

The former ranch roads in this Wilderness area serve as good hiking trails these days, even though they aren't formally considered as trails.