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I take a another shower before leaving Nipton (probably my last one for a week) and brush my teeth

03545-toothpaste.jpg In front of the Nipton store is a Mojave National Preserve information kiosk; the Preserve begins just beyond the train tracksThumbnailsAfter filling up my water supply and stopping at the store for a cold iced tea, I'm on my way down Nipton Road just after noonIn front of the Nipton store is a Mojave National Preserve information kiosk; the Preserve begins just beyond the train tracksThumbnailsAfter filling up my water supply and stopping at the store for a cold iced tea, I'm on my way down Nipton Road just after noonIn front of the Nipton store is a Mojave National Preserve information kiosk; the Preserve begins just beyond the train tracksThumbnailsAfter filling up my water supply and stopping at the store for a cold iced tea, I'm on my way down Nipton Road just after noonIn front of the Nipton store is a Mojave National Preserve information kiosk; the Preserve begins just beyond the train tracksThumbnailsAfter filling up my water supply and stopping at the store for a cold iced tea, I'm on my way down Nipton Road just after noonIn front of the Nipton store is a Mojave National Preserve information kiosk; the Preserve begins just beyond the train tracksThumbnailsAfter filling up my water supply and stopping at the store for a cold iced tea, I'm on my way down Nipton Road just after noon

The Nipton shower building is baking hot inside and today's sweat has already begun. It's already 83 degrees, but this is actually a reasonable temperature for the Ivanpah Valley in June. It was hotter here a couple of weeks ago.