Years ago I would likely have rejected this route since it is dirt road rather than trail - which now seems stupid, this journey was the same either way and to see this landscape was special.

When I first saw this picture I thought that there was some odd error/mistake - the road ahead and behind look so similiar - really just in the middle of nowhere with Creosote all around!

Mojave National Preserve Desert and Cinder Cones.

Old Corral above Wakefield Canyon with Rincon Peak in the Background.

Hiking to the Presidio Santa Cruz de Terrenate.