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03367-morning-star-mine-rd.jpg I reach the point on Morning Star Mine Road that I call "the big curve," after which the serious downhill beginsThumbnailsIt's down, down, down on Morning Star Mine Road, Mojave National PreserveI reach the point on Morning Star Mine Road that I call "the big curve," after which the serious downhill beginsThumbnailsIt's down, down, down on Morning Star Mine Road, Mojave National PreserveI reach the point on Morning Star Mine Road that I call "the big curve," after which the serious downhill beginsThumbnailsIt's down, down, down on Morning Star Mine Road, Mojave National PreserveI reach the point on Morning Star Mine Road that I call "the big curve," after which the serious downhill beginsThumbnailsIt's down, down, down on Morning Star Mine Road, Mojave National PreserveI reach the point on Morning Star Mine Road that I call "the big curve," after which the serious downhill beginsThumbnailsIt's down, down, down on Morning Star Mine Road, Mojave National Preserve

It's a lot of fun going down, but quite time-consuming and tiring to ride in the uphill direction. The 11.5-mile-long hill drops from about 4285 feet elevation down to 2750 feet.