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I haven't seen pavement in a few days, so the six miles on asphalt from Pachalka Spring Road to Valley Wells is a smooth change

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04268-excelsior-mine-road.jpg I reach Excelsior Mine Road and pull over after a short distance to check out a water tank and cistern near the roadThumbnailsClose to the bottom of the northern road to Pachalka Spring, I stop to take a final look back toward the Clark Mountain RangeI reach Excelsior Mine Road and pull over after a short distance to check out a water tank and cistern near the roadThumbnailsClose to the bottom of the northern road to Pachalka Spring, I stop to take a final look back toward the Clark Mountain RangeI reach Excelsior Mine Road and pull over after a short distance to check out a water tank and cistern near the roadThumbnailsClose to the bottom of the northern road to Pachalka Spring, I stop to take a final look back toward the Clark Mountain RangeI reach Excelsior Mine Road and pull over after a short distance to check out a water tank and cistern near the roadThumbnailsClose to the bottom of the northern road to Pachalka Spring, I stop to take a final look back toward the Clark Mountain RangeI reach Excelsior Mine Road and pull over after a short distance to check out a water tank and cistern near the roadThumbnailsClose to the bottom of the northern road to Pachalka Spring, I stop to take a final look back toward the Clark Mountain Range

This stretch of reddish asphalt in Shadow Valley is ever-so-slightly uphill, rising 350 feet over six miles. I'm facing a strong south headwind, typical for the area, but it's still not as slow as walking the 10-ton bike down a rocky road!