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After passing through an extensive gravelly area in the wash south of Pachalka Spring, the road abruptly rises a short distance

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03802-pachalka-spring-road.jpg After a couple hours of hike-a-biking, it's a pleasure to remount the bike and ride down into the wash south of Pachalka SpringThumbnailsIn the area above Pachalka Spring, I find the ruins of an old houseAfter a couple hours of hike-a-biking, it's a pleasure to remount the bike and ride down into the wash south of Pachalka SpringThumbnailsIn the area above Pachalka Spring, I find the ruins of an old houseAfter a couple hours of hike-a-biking, it's a pleasure to remount the bike and ride down into the wash south of Pachalka SpringThumbnailsIn the area above Pachalka Spring, I find the ruins of an old houseAfter a couple hours of hike-a-biking, it's a pleasure to remount the bike and ride down into the wash south of Pachalka SpringThumbnailsIn the area above Pachalka Spring, I find the ruins of an old houseAfter a couple hours of hike-a-biking, it's a pleasure to remount the bike and ride down into the wash south of Pachalka SpringThumbnailsIn the area above Pachalka Spring, I find the ruins of an old houseAfter a couple hours of hike-a-biking, it's a pleasure to remount the bike and ride down into the wash south of Pachalka SpringThumbnailsIn the area above Pachalka Spring, I find the ruins of an old house

Sharp, shiny rocks here look like a great place to get a flat tire. Some short stretches of the road along here register at 10-15 percent grade.