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I recharge my cell phone and my headlight battery in the shower building before leaving Nipton

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7202-nipton.jpg Morning at Nipton is nice and sunny; the tent sits at the back of the cactus garden by some eucalyptus treesThumbnailsI take several short breaks along Nipton-Moore Road, enjoying the solitude and the plant lifeMorning at Nipton is nice and sunny; the tent sits at the back of the cactus garden by some eucalyptus treesThumbnailsI take several short breaks along Nipton-Moore Road, enjoying the solitude and the plant lifeMorning at Nipton is nice and sunny; the tent sits at the back of the cactus garden by some eucalyptus treesThumbnailsI take several short breaks along Nipton-Moore Road, enjoying the solitude and the plant lifeMorning at Nipton is nice and sunny; the tent sits at the back of the cactus garden by some eucalyptus treesThumbnailsI take several short breaks along Nipton-Moore Road, enjoying the solitude and the plant lifeMorning at Nipton is nice and sunny; the tent sits at the back of the cactus garden by some eucalyptus treesThumbnailsI take several short breaks along Nipton-Moore Road, enjoying the solitude and the plant lifeMorning at Nipton is nice and sunny; the tent sits at the back of the cactus garden by some eucalyptus treesThumbnailsI take several short breaks along Nipton-Moore Road, enjoying the solitude and the plant life

I don't have time to fully recharge my headlight battery, but hopefully this will be enough recharge time to get me through the trip. I'll try not to do too much riding after dark. I finally leave Nipton around noon.