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I'm back at Essex, California again, after riding 16.5 miles down historic Route 66 from Goffs, California

I'm back at Essex, California again, after riding 16.5 miles down historic Route 66 from Goffs, California

Date: November 13, 2000

Day 5: Day ride from Nipton up to I-15 near Clark Mountain area and back

Today is a not quite a day off, but close. I'll stay here and camp at Nipton again tonight. I'm sleeping in today, then going for a short ride up to I-15 and see what the old roads in that area look like.

22.9 miles, 2:08 hours, 33.4 mph max speed, 10.7 mph average on today's "maintenance ride" from 3000 feet up to 3400 feet and back.

Date: November 09, 2000
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My Nipton campsite

My Nipton campsite

Another nice sunny morning with clouds floating around; still cool and windy though.

Date: November 09, 2000
One of the tent cabins at Nipton

One of the tent cabins at Nipton

It would be interesting to rent one of these on a cold night and have some heat during the evening.

Date: November 09, 2000
The historic Hotel Nipton building

The historic Hotel Nipton building

I love the rustic cactus garden in front of this bed-and-breakfast. There's another such garden just off to my right.

Date: November 09, 2000
The shower building (quonset hut) at Nipton

The shower building (quonset hut) at Nipton

With fiberglass walls, it's not quite an outdoor shower, nor is it quite an indoor shower.

Date: November 09, 2000
Inside the rustic Nipton shower building, dirt floors and all!

Inside the rustic Nipton shower building, dirt floors and all!

The dirt floors (or maybe I should say "sand floors") add a special character.

Date: November 09, 2000
Picnic table behind the Nipton campground

Picnic table behind the Nipton campground

Those jagged hills are the Castle Peaks, which are inside the Mojave National Preserve (Nipton is just barely outside the Preserve).

Date: November 09, 2000
Nipton General Store and the café building

Nipton General Store and the café building

The café is the building on the right.

Date: November 09, 2000
Nipton Road crosses ugly I-15

Nipton Road crosses ugly I-15

I go on my day ride, climb a hill, and end up at I-15, nine miles away from Nipton.

Date: November 09, 2000
Looking down into Ivanpah Valley, west of the I-15/Nipton Road interchange

Looking down into Ivanpah Valley, west of the I-15/Nipton Road interchange

At the end of Nipton Road, on the other side of I-15, exists a network of backroads, some of which lead to Wilderness Areas managed by the BLM (Bureau of Land Management).

Date: November 09, 2000
Riding down the old road just west of I-15

Riding down the old road just west of I-15

I ride just a mile or so to get a taste of what the area looks like in case I decide to venture into the area beyond one day.

Date: November 09, 2000
Cattle-guard on Nipton Road at I-15

Cattle-guard on Nipton Road at I-15

I turn around and head back toward Nipton, about nine miles away, crossing the freeway again and riding over this cattle-guard along the way.

Date: November 09, 2000
Top of Nipton Road, looking back toward "town"

Top of Nipton Road, looking back toward "town"

Nipton is that little spot off in the distance on the way up to the hills in the background. I have a great downhill ahead of me to conclude today's short ride. Haze, sunshine and clouds intermingle in the sky.

Date: November 09, 2000
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