dryfj.com / drycyclist.com (kevin cook)

19/23
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All packed up, I start riding down the hill away from my Sleeping Beauty campsite

3457-sleeping-beauty-rd.jpg Also along Crucero Road is this BLM Kelso Dunes Wilderness signThumbnailsAfter 2 miles of dirt road from Sleeping Beauty, I ride 8 miles, mostly a bit downhill, to Ludlow, for lunch on old Route 66Also along Crucero Road is this BLM Kelso Dunes Wilderness signThumbnailsAfter 2 miles of dirt road from Sleeping Beauty, I ride 8 miles, mostly a bit downhill, to Ludlow, for lunch on old Route 66Also along Crucero Road is this BLM Kelso Dunes Wilderness signThumbnailsAfter 2 miles of dirt road from Sleeping Beauty, I ride 8 miles, mostly a bit downhill, to Ludlow, for lunch on old Route 66Also along Crucero Road is this BLM Kelso Dunes Wilderness signThumbnailsAfter 2 miles of dirt road from Sleeping Beauty, I ride 8 miles, mostly a bit downhill, to Ludlow, for lunch on old Route 66Also along Crucero Road is this BLM Kelso Dunes Wilderness signThumbnailsAfter 2 miles of dirt road from Sleeping Beauty, I ride 8 miles, mostly a bit downhill, to Ludlow, for lunch on old Route 66Also along Crucero Road is this BLM Kelso Dunes Wilderness signThumbnailsAfter 2 miles of dirt road from Sleeping Beauty, I ride 8 miles, mostly a bit downhill, to Ludlow, for lunch on old Route 66

I had to walk the 10-ton bike through this sandy stretch (and a few others) a couple of nights ago on my way up to my campsite. It's much easier in the downhill direction!