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Home / Mojave Preserve and Desert bikepacking trips / Spring 2012: Mojave National Preserve Bicycle-Camping and Hiking / Day 8: I leave Mid Hills Campground and ride over to the Twin Buttes area, Mojave National Preserve, to set up a campsite there 20

Easy day (hey, I'm on vacation!): 16.4 bicycle miles on the 10-ton bike plus about 800 feet of elevation gain, and a fun 1700 feet of elevation drop. Another perfect day temperature-wise: it only hits 77F at Cima and drops to 41F at night.

I rinse my hair under a tap at Mid Hills Campground as part of breaking camp today
Ortlieb waterproof bicycle saddlebags make a great washing machine or ice bucket!
Laundry out to dry at Mid Hills Campground, Mojave National Preserve
I finally leave: on my way out of Mid Hills Campground, I run into Ranger Greg, and we have a great chat
Wild Horse Canyon Road is all scenic, but I especially enjoy riding down this part with the Providence Mountains in the distance
Wild Horse Canyon Road rolls along as it approaches the Barber Peaks area
I pause along Wild Horse Canyon Road to watch a cow trudge along in an adjacent wash
I reach a point where I have a view over to Bluejay Mine Road and Wild Horse Mesa above
I ride the 10-ton bike slowly on the heavy washboard of this part of Wild Horse Canyon Road
Cool rock formations abound on lower Wild Horse Canyon Road, Mojave National Preserve
I try to keep up with a cow and a wild burro that I spot along Wild Horse Canyon Road
I take a break at Hole-in-the-Wall visitor centre to recharge my phone
Table Mountain on the left, and Twin Buttes: a classic Mojave National Preserve view that I usually see from Black Canyon Road
This stretch of Woods Wash Road follows an old range fence toward Twin Buttes, with old rough-hewn wood posts
I ride along Woods Wash Road around sunset toward an as-yet-unknown campsite
A part on my rear rack breaks as I stop to look for a campsite along Woods Wash Road
I'm excited to be heading up Woods Wash Rd toward my new campsite, though I don't know exactly where that is yet
I walk around the area where my bike rack broke, looking for an open area for a good campsite, not too close to the road
Bicycle route from Mid Hills Campground to Twin Buttes area
Elevation profile of bicycle route from Mid Hills Campground to Twin Buttes area