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After the slow rise out of Ivanpah Valley, I pull up at the Nipton store at 3000 feet elevation, the end of today's bicycling

03382-nipton.jpg Crossing the floor of the Ivanpah Valley on Nipton Road, I stop for a very short break to take in the sceneryThumbnailsNext door to the Nipton store is the Whistle Stop Café, which is what I'm really looking forward toCrossing the floor of the Ivanpah Valley on Nipton Road, I stop for a very short break to take in the sceneryThumbnailsNext door to the Nipton store is the Whistle Stop Café, which is what I'm really looking forward toCrossing the floor of the Ivanpah Valley on Nipton Road, I stop for a very short break to take in the sceneryThumbnailsNext door to the Nipton store is the Whistle Stop Café, which is what I'm really looking forward toCrossing the floor of the Ivanpah Valley on Nipton Road, I stop for a very short break to take in the sceneryThumbnailsNext door to the Nipton store is the Whistle Stop Café, which is what I'm really looking forward toCrossing the floor of the Ivanpah Valley on Nipton Road, I stop for a very short break to take in the sceneryThumbnailsNext door to the Nipton store is the Whistle Stop Café, which is what I'm really looking forward to

Hot and sweaty from riding across Ivanpah Valley, I step inside for refreshments (including beer) and to pay for an expensive campsite.