Home / Mojave Preserve and Desert bikepacking trips / Spring 2012: Mojave National Preserve Bicycle-Camping and Hiking
I encounter a lot of heat on this two-week adventure, which changes my planned route after the first few days, after which I'm in search of higher and cooler ground. I start and end with my bicycle at the Amtrak bus stop at Primm, NV. Rough at times with a bit of heat exhaustion at the beginning, but a great trip nonetheless: 295 bicycle miles and 68 hiking miles.
Day 1: Mojave National Preserve: Primm, NV to Mail Spring, New York Mountains foothills, by bicycle
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Day 2: Keystone Spring day hike from Mail Spring, New York Mountains, Mojave National Preserve
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Day 3: Lecyr Spring and Keystone Spring day hike, New York Mountains
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Day 4: Mail Spring to Mid Hills Campground by bicycle via New York Mountains Road, Mojave National Preserve
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Day 5: A lazy day at Mid Hills Campground, Mojave National Preserve, to recover from heat exhaustion from the past few days
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Day 6: Gold Valley and Black Canyon bicycle ride from Mid Hills Campground, Mojave National Preserve
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Day 7: Black Diamond Spring and Barnett Mine day hike and bicycle ride, Mojave National Preserve
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Day 8: I leave Mid Hills Campground and ride over to the Twin Buttes area, Mojave National Preserve, to set up a campsite there
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Day 9: Tortoise Shell Mountain and Woods Wash day hike, Mojave National Preserve
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Day 10: Mountain-bike ride from Twin Buttes to Fenner and Essex on historic Route 66 via Woods Wash Valley dirt roads
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Day 11: Rings Trail and Barber Peak Loop Trail hike, Mojave National Preserve
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Day 12: Twin Buttes and Table Mountain hike, Mojave National Preserve
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Day 13: Cave Spring hike, Mojave National Preserve
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Day 14: Borrego Canyon hike, Mojave National Preserve
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Day 15: Twin Buttes / Woods Mountains to Nipton by bicycle
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