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Home / Mojave Preserve and Desert bikepacking trips / 2009, Spring: Mojave National Preserve / Day 15: Pachalka Spring to Button Mountain, Mojave National Preserve via Aiken Mine Road /

I stop briefly to take in the views of the Clark Mountain Range behind me, where I camped the last three nights

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A few raindrops fall. The sand on this part of Aiken Mine Road is just a thin layer on a packed surface, so the road is easy to ride here, with fat tires at least.