Eastern Mojave Vegetation
Tom Schweich
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Eastern Mojave Vegetation
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Tom Schweich |
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From Deckers Road south to Tarryall Road, about 25 miles. The first couple miles and last couple miles are the worst. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Junction: County Road 126 “Deckers Road” | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Locations: Dispersed Camp Site #2. |
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Camp Site 3.
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FR 211 Camp Site 5.
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Mentzelia speciosa along the road.
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FR 211 Camp Site 6
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View of Wigwam Creek drainage.
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Where the road turns south …
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Road north of spring, and south of change in direction, from above.
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Spring
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Camp Site and Parking
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North Twin Creek.
Tarryall Mountains, East Slope.
Cross North Twin Creek.
There is a well-used horse trail that crosses the road here.
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Parking at intersection with closed FR 542. Probably the best place to access the upper reaches of Twin Creek.
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FR211 Camp Site 9. North Twin Creek in the middleground.
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Twin Creek.
Cross Twin Creek.
Molly Gulch Campground to the east
Entrance to Molly Gulch Campground
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Molly Gulch.
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Cross Molly Gulch.
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Sheeprock.
View of Sheep Rock.
Junction: Road to Lost Valley Ranch
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Geographic Center of Colorado #1.
Divide between Molly Gulch and Goose Creek. About 200 m. east is one of several geographic centers of Colorado. A number of vouchers have been georeferenced to this point, but I do not think they actually occur on the east slope of the Tarryall Mountains.
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Pull-off just north of road cut; location of Coll. No. 2470, Astragalus multiceps
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Junction: FR 558, to Goose Creek Trailhead.
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Sheeprock.
Tarryall Mountains.
View of Sheeprock. Pull out just south of Wildcat Creek.
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View of Pilot Peak
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Junction: County Road 77, “Tarryall Road”
Date and time this article was prepared:
3/11/2026 7:48:59 PM
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