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It hasn't taken long for the hot sun to fry me; I stop for several short breaks on this nearly flat stretch of Kelbaker Road

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01256-kelbaker-road-break.jpg Elevation profile: Baker, California to Cornfield Spring via Kelbaker Road and Kelso Depot, Mojave National Preserve (Day 1)ThumbnailsI notice a big patch of those pink dry buckwheats that I see here and there in the Mojave Desert, near the top of Rings TrailElevation profile: Baker, California to Cornfield Spring via Kelbaker Road and Kelso Depot, Mojave National Preserve (Day 1)ThumbnailsI notice a big patch of those pink dry buckwheats that I see here and there in the Mojave Desert, near the top of Rings TrailElevation profile: Baker, California to Cornfield Spring via Kelbaker Road and Kelso Depot, Mojave National Preserve (Day 1)ThumbnailsI notice a big patch of those pink dry buckwheats that I see here and there in the Mojave Desert, near the top of Rings TrailElevation profile: Baker, California to Cornfield Spring via Kelbaker Road and Kelso Depot, Mojave National Preserve (Day 1)ThumbnailsI notice a big patch of those pink dry buckwheats that I see here and there in the Mojave Desert, near the top of Rings TrailElevation profile: Baker, California to Cornfield Spring via Kelbaker Road and Kelso Depot, Mojave National Preserve (Day 1)ThumbnailsI notice a big patch of those pink dry buckwheats that I see here and there in the Mojave Desert, near the top of Rings Trail

My water was cold when I left Baker and it's warming up really fast.