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The Kelbaker Road gateway to Mojave National Preserve, an oasis of quiet amid the rumble of interstates 15 and 40. The preserve, with its 1.5 million acres of solitude draped across vast forests of Joshua trees, snow-dusted peaks and measureless desert horizons, may be one of America's best-kept secrets.

Kelbaker Road gateway

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The Kelbaker Road gateway to Mojave National Preserve, an oasis of quiet amid the rumble of interstates 15 and 40. The preserve, with its 1.5 million acres of solitude draped across vast forests of Joshua trees, snow-dusted peaks and measureless desert horizons, may be one of America's best-kept secrets.

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