Since Covid hit in 2020, Mojave National Preserve has become one of my favorite desert areas to explore. While I’ve run out of major peaks to hike in the park, there are endless small ones that receive few visitors and that’s become quite appealing. I started and finished this trip with more popular summits – Silver Peak and Mt. Clark. Mt Clark is a great mountain on the DPS list that I first hiked in 2016. Friend Keith Winston was interested in this one and I didn’t mind repeating it in order to join. Between these peaks I got to a handful of others, including some unnamed ones that have only been hiked 2-3 times in the last 50 years. I also did a 3-day bikepacking trip to test out a new bike and take things in at a slower pace. I left the park with a list longer than before, a problem I seem to have in my favorite deserts. I can’t wait to get back…

Peaks hiked: Silver, Barber, North Tower, South Tower, P5620, P5877, South Twin Butte, P5851, P5935, P5834, P5776, Mt Clark