dryfj.com / drycyclist.com (kevin cook)

13/24
Home / Mojave Preserve and Desert bikepacking trips / 2007: Henry Coe State Park Mountain-Bike Camping / Day 2: Sierra View camp to Mississippi Lake /

The beginning of the hill on Mahoney Meadows Road that I'm about to descend.

ThumbnailsPreviousNext
Photo sizes slideshow
05289-mahoney-grade-800px.jpg I finally meet the junction of Poverty Flat Road and Mahoney Meadows Road, and begin a short, fun, and steep downhill.ThumbnailsWell, that short downhill was fun! At the bottom of the hill, I reach Los Cruzeros and take a break.I finally meet the junction of Poverty Flat Road and Mahoney Meadows Road, and begin a short, fun, and steep downhill.ThumbnailsWell, that short downhill was fun! At the bottom of the hill, I reach Los Cruzeros and take a break.I finally meet the junction of Poverty Flat Road and Mahoney Meadows Road, and begin a short, fun, and steep downhill.ThumbnailsWell, that short downhill was fun! At the bottom of the hill, I reach Los Cruzeros and take a break.I finally meet the junction of Poverty Flat Road and Mahoney Meadows Road, and begin a short, fun, and steep downhill.ThumbnailsWell, that short downhill was fun! At the bottom of the hill, I reach Los Cruzeros and take a break.I finally meet the junction of Poverty Flat Road and Mahoney Meadows Road, and begin a short, fun, and steep downhill.ThumbnailsWell, that short downhill was fun! At the bottom of the hill, I reach Los Cruzeros and take a break.

Yeah, it's steep. Steep enough that I've decided to walk down this short slope before getting on the bike.

A fully loaded bike (or motorcycle for that matter) can be quite unstable. If there's any doubt whatsoever about whether a trail segment here is ridable or not, walk the bike. Cell phones don't work in most of this park, and it might be days before anyone finds your injured body out here after a crash.