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35 minutes later: after 10 miles of gliding downhill (and pedaling too), I arrive at the stop sign and turn left on Ivanpah Road

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160803-morning-star-mine-rd.jpg Just around the corner here, I've got 10 miles of downhill, and about 1300 feet of elevation loss!ThumbnailsI exit Mojave National Preserve here, and am now headed over to Nipton, the village over there at the bottom of the mountainsJust around the corner here, I've got 10 miles of downhill, and about 1300 feet of elevation loss!ThumbnailsI exit Mojave National Preserve here, and am now headed over to Nipton, the village over there at the bottom of the mountainsJust around the corner here, I've got 10 miles of downhill, and about 1300 feet of elevation loss!ThumbnailsI exit Mojave National Preserve here, and am now headed over to Nipton, the village over there at the bottom of the mountainsJust around the corner here, I've got 10 miles of downhill, and about 1300 feet of elevation loss!ThumbnailsI exit Mojave National Preserve here, and am now headed over to Nipton, the village over there at the bottom of the mountainsJust around the corner here, I've got 10 miles of downhill, and about 1300 feet of elevation loss!ThumbnailsI exit Mojave National Preserve here, and am now headed over to Nipton, the village over there at the bottom of the mountainsJust around the corner here, I've got 10 miles of downhill, and about 1300 feet of elevation loss!ThumbnailsI exit Mojave National Preserve here, and am now headed over to Nipton, the village over there at the bottom of the mountains

My speed almost reaches 30 mph a couple of times here. That blot over on the foothills straight ahead is the town of Nipton, my destination. However, the road doesn't cut straight across the valley from here.