A dirt double track road runs through the barren Nevada desert.

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A dirt double track in the Sierra Nevada backcountry

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A sandy desert road sits beneath a warm sunrise at an outdoor scene.

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Large circular agricultural fields spread out on the flat desert landscape beneath a view of the distant mountains.

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A hiker in Mulhacen in the Sierra Nevada, Spain seen from behind

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Lathe Arch framing Mt Whitney and the Sierra Nevada mountains is a popular hiking destination in the Alabama Hills National Scenic Area

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An aerial photo of an abandoned wooden structure at the mining camp ghost town of Pine Grove.

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A female solo hiker stands at the edge of Frog Lakes, one of the alpine lakes in the Virginia Lakes area.

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A sign announces "Hikers Only, Wilderness Access Trail" at the Mt. Rose Summit Trailhead

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A solo female hiker stands on a rock promontory over Blue Lake in the Eastern Sierra's Virginia Lakes hiking area.

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A dirt double track winds through the desert with a green oasis and mountains in the background.

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A daring man jumps from a stone cliff into a swimming hole deep in the Sierra Nevada backcountry.

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A sign marks the entrance to Topaz Lake, a campground and recreation area in Nevada's Douglas County.

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A stone wall is all that remains of an abandoned building in the historic mining settlement of Hamilton, Nevada.

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A woman takes landscape photos on her phone in the Virginia Lakes area.

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A female solo hiker walks along the trail through the eastern California forest.

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A sign marks the entrance to Tinnemaha Campground along Tinnemaha Creek in the Eastern Sierra region.

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A solo woman hiker enjoys the Mojave Desert's warm winter season and outdoor weather by heading up a dirt double track trail.

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A hiking trail through Lagomarsino Canyon beside Long Valley Creek in Northern Nevada

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A woman solo hikes along Blue Lake in eastern California's Virginia Lakes area.

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A close-up of the Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep with beautiful mountains in the background

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Aerial view of the Alhambra Palace in Granada, Spain with snow-capped Sierra Nevada mountains in the background..

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A cow grazing in a mountain slope of Sierra Nevada, Spain

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Wooden chalet, typical architecture in the Sierra Nevada, California in winter

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