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The Amtrak bus left the 10-ton bike and I in Baker, California, gateway to Mojave National Preserve, near the end of the day

01195-baker-california.jpg Another bike shared the bike rack with me aboard the Amtrak San Joaquin train yesterdayThumbnailsThe "world's tallest thermometer" displayed 93 degrees F (33C) when I got here yesterdayAnother bike shared the bike rack with me aboard the Amtrak San Joaquin train yesterdayThumbnailsThe "world's tallest thermometer" displayed 93 degrees F (33C) when I got here yesterdayAnother bike shared the bike rack with me aboard the Amtrak San Joaquin train yesterdayThumbnailsThe "world's tallest thermometer" displayed 93 degrees F (33C) when I got here yesterdayAnother bike shared the bike rack with me aboard the Amtrak San Joaquin train yesterdayThumbnailsThe "world's tallest thermometer" displayed 93 degrees F (33C) when I got here yesterdayAnother bike shared the bike rack with me aboard the Amtrak San Joaquin train yesterdayThumbnailsThe "world's tallest thermometer" displayed 93 degrees F (33C) when I got here yesterday

I've never seen anyone else board nor leave the Amtrak bus at Baker, California. Let's see... how much gas should I put in the tank before heading over to a motel room across the road at the Wills Fargo Motel?