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I exit Mojave National Preserve here, and am now headed over to Nipton, the village over there at the bottom of the mountains

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162603-morning-star-mine-rd.jpg 35 minutes later: after 10 miles of gliding downhill (and pedaling too), I arrive at the stop sign and turn left on Ivanpah RoadThumbnailsRiding Nipton Road, just a few more miles until I reach Nipton village over there35 minutes later: after 10 miles of gliding downhill (and pedaling too), I arrive at the stop sign and turn left on Ivanpah RoadThumbnailsRiding Nipton Road, just a few more miles until I reach Nipton village over there35 minutes later: after 10 miles of gliding downhill (and pedaling too), I arrive at the stop sign and turn left on Ivanpah RoadThumbnailsRiding Nipton Road, just a few more miles until I reach Nipton village over there35 minutes later: after 10 miles of gliding downhill (and pedaling too), I arrive at the stop sign and turn left on Ivanpah RoadThumbnailsRiding Nipton Road, just a few more miles until I reach Nipton village over there35 minutes later: after 10 miles of gliding downhill (and pedaling too), I arrive at the stop sign and turn left on Ivanpah RoadThumbnailsRiding Nipton Road, just a few more miles until I reach Nipton village over there35 minutes later: after 10 miles of gliding downhill (and pedaling too), I arrive at the stop sign and turn left on Ivanpah RoadThumbnailsRiding Nipton Road, just a few more miles until I reach Nipton village over there

Here in the lower area of the Ivanpah Valley, it's around 100F. I'm gulping down a lot of water on my short break here in preparation for the final 7 miles across the valley floor to Nipton. That 10-mile downhill on Morning Star Mine Road sure was nice!