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Just around the corner here, I've got 10 miles of downhill, and about 1300 feet of elevation loss!

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153028-morning-star-mine-rd.jpg On upper Morning Star Mine Road, I'm heading toward the Ivanpah Mountains, with Kessler Peak at the leftThumbnails35 minutes later: after 10 miles of gliding downhill (and pedaling too), I arrive at the stop sign and turn left on Ivanpah RoadOn upper Morning Star Mine Road, I'm heading toward the Ivanpah Mountains, with Kessler Peak at the leftThumbnails35 minutes later: after 10 miles of gliding downhill (and pedaling too), I arrive at the stop sign and turn left on Ivanpah RoadOn upper Morning Star Mine Road, I'm heading toward the Ivanpah Mountains, with Kessler Peak at the leftThumbnails35 minutes later: after 10 miles of gliding downhill (and pedaling too), I arrive at the stop sign and turn left on Ivanpah RoadOn upper Morning Star Mine Road, I'm heading toward the Ivanpah Mountains, with Kessler Peak at the leftThumbnails35 minutes later: after 10 miles of gliding downhill (and pedaling too), I arrive at the stop sign and turn left on Ivanpah RoadOn upper Morning Star Mine Road, I'm heading toward the Ivanpah Mountains, with Kessler Peak at the leftThumbnails35 minutes later: after 10 miles of gliding downhill (and pedaling too), I arrive at the stop sign and turn left on Ivanpah RoadOn upper Morning Star Mine Road, I'm heading toward the Ivanpah Mountains, with Kessler Peak at the leftThumbnails35 minutes later: after 10 miles of gliding downhill (and pedaling too), I arrive at the stop sign and turn left on Ivanpah Road

Woo hoo! I just love this long downhill ride here. However, it's really tough on the uphill in the reverse direction (which I'm not doing today), since there's often a headwind.