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Home / Mojave Preserve and Desert bikepacking trips / 2009, Spring: Mojave National Preserve / Day 11: Nipton to Sunrise Rock on Cima Dome, Mojave National Preserve /
OK, the long, slow, dreaded climb up Morning Star Mine Road is officially on
I've been at it for about half an hour now. It's not steep at a grade of one-to-two percent, but the relentless headwind and the heavy bike make for slow meditation as I move upward against gravity.