Nipton Road, now Nevada Highway 164, rises through a pass between the New York Mountains and the McCullough Mountains

Mojave National Preserve Mountain-Bike Camping Bicycle 2000

Day 6: Nipton to Keystone Canyon area via Walking Box Ranch Road

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A bit higher up the road to Foshay Pass, I turn around to take in the view behind me

Date: November 15, 2000 Views: 29

Nipton Road, now Nevada Highway 164, rises through a pass between the New York Mountains and the McCullough Mountains

The views down toward Nipton and the Ivanpah Valley disappear behind me for good. I'm working up a sweat on this climb, but the wind is chilly enough that I almost feel cold.

I peel off my outer sweater for a while, but put it back on as soon as I reach the 4900-foot summit and start riding downhill again. Gee, I've climbed 1900 feet already today?

The downhill is fun and I'm cautiously counting my mileage to Walking Box Ranch Road to make sure that I don't miss it, in case it's not signed.

Date: November 10, 2000

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Nipton Road, now Nevada Highway 164, rises through a pass between the New York Mountains and the McCullough Mountains

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Other bicycle camping trips:

Henry Coe State Park Bikepacking 2008 (eight days)
Mojave National Preserve Bicycle-Camping and Day Hikes 2008 (two weeks)
Mojave National Preserve Bicycle Camping Xmas 2007 Trip (one week)
Henry Coe State Park Mountain-Bike Camping 2007 (eight nights)
Death Valley Bicycle Camping 2007 (two weeks)
Henry Coe State Park Bicycle Camping 2006 (four nights)
Mojave National Preserve Bicycle Camping 2006 (two weeks)
Mojave National Preserve Bicycle Camping 1999 (one week)

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