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Elevation profile: Baker, California to Cornfield Spring via Kelbaker Road and Kelso Depot, Mojave National Preserve (Day 1)

baker-to-cornfield-profile.jpg Desert willows bloom and attract hummingbirds outside the Kelso Depot bathroom buildingThumbnailsEnergized by my chat with Brian, I start thinking about taking another short break, this time by the lava flowsDesert willows bloom and attract hummingbirds outside the Kelso Depot bathroom buildingThumbnailsEnergized by my chat with Brian, I start thinking about taking another short break, this time by the lava flowsDesert willows bloom and attract hummingbirds outside the Kelso Depot bathroom buildingThumbnailsEnergized by my chat with Brian, I start thinking about taking another short break, this time by the lava flowsDesert willows bloom and attract hummingbirds outside the Kelso Depot bathroom buildingThumbnailsEnergized by my chat with Brian, I start thinking about taking another short break, this time by the lava flowsDesert willows bloom and attract hummingbirds outside the Kelso Depot bathroom buildingThumbnailsEnergized by my chat with Brian, I start thinking about taking another short break, this time by the lava flows

37.1 bicycle miles with elevation changing from 925 feet at Baker, to 3700 feet at the Kelbaker Road summit, to 2120 feet at Kelso, to 2300 feet on Cornfield Spring Road. Total elevation gain: about 2950 feet.