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I remount the 10-ton bike and continue my trek up Kelbaker Road as it winds around the edge of lava flows

01319-kelbaker-road.jpg Staying away from the yellowjackets (I'm highly allergic), I walk back down to the 10-ton bike at Kelbaker RoadThumbnailsRainy Day Mine Road is the location of my next short breakStaying away from the yellowjackets (I'm highly allergic), I walk back down to the 10-ton bike at Kelbaker RoadThumbnailsRainy Day Mine Road is the location of my next short breakStaying away from the yellowjackets (I'm highly allergic), I walk back down to the 10-ton bike at Kelbaker RoadThumbnailsRainy Day Mine Road is the location of my next short breakStaying away from the yellowjackets (I'm highly allergic), I walk back down to the 10-ton bike at Kelbaker RoadThumbnailsRainy Day Mine Road is the location of my next short breakStaying away from the yellowjackets (I'm highly allergic), I walk back down to the 10-ton bike at Kelbaker RoadThumbnailsRainy Day Mine Road is the location of my next short break

It's over 90 degrees now, I'm sure. I'm at 2200 feet and have another 1500 feet to rise during the next 10 miles. Take it slowly, but take it!