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Yesterday, to get out here, I boarded the Amtrak train in Stockton, followed by an Amtrak bus to Primm, NV in the Mojave Desert

7180-stockton.jpg ThumbnailsI considered staying at a Primm casino hotel last night, but they were full, so I rode 12 dark miles to Nipton and camped thereThumbnailsI considered staying at a Primm casino hotel last night, but they were full, so I rode 12 dark miles to Nipton and camped thereThumbnailsI considered staying at a Primm casino hotel last night, but they were full, so I rode 12 dark miles to Nipton and camped thereThumbnailsI considered staying at a Primm casino hotel last night, but they were full, so I rode 12 dark miles to Nipton and camped thereThumbnailsI considered staying at a Primm casino hotel last night, but they were full, so I rode 12 dark miles to Nipton and camped thereThumbnailsI considered staying at a Primm casino hotel last night, but they were full, so I rode 12 dark miles to Nipton and camped there

The 10-ton bike is happy to be traveling again, and I meet bicyclist Dan on the train, whom I met last year on this train as well. Small world and good times!