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The first 10 miles of Kelbaker Road upon leaving Baker is long and straight and rises from 925 feet to 2000 feet

01257-kelbaker-road.jpg Obligatory tourist photo at the Mojave National Preserve entrance on Kelbaker RoadThumbnailsIt hasn't taken long for the hot sun to fry me; I stop for several short breaks on this nearly flat stretch of Kelbaker RoadObligatory tourist photo at the Mojave National Preserve entrance on Kelbaker RoadThumbnailsIt hasn't taken long for the hot sun to fry me; I stop for several short breaks on this nearly flat stretch of Kelbaker RoadObligatory tourist photo at the Mojave National Preserve entrance on Kelbaker RoadThumbnailsIt hasn't taken long for the hot sun to fry me; I stop for several short breaks on this nearly flat stretch of Kelbaker RoadObligatory tourist photo at the Mojave National Preserve entrance on Kelbaker RoadThumbnailsIt hasn't taken long for the hot sun to fry me; I stop for several short breaks on this nearly flat stretch of Kelbaker RoadObligatory tourist photo at the Mojave National Preserve entrance on Kelbaker RoadThumbnailsIt 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

Noticeably, the dirty buzz of the freeway disappears behind me, replaced by silence and the sound of me pedalling. Visually, not much changes for a while on this stretch of road.