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Back on my bike after repairs, Gold Valley Road rises into an area where there has been a brush fire

04900-burn-start-800px.jpg Suddenly, something on my bike is rubbing and making harsh, loud noisesThumbnailsClose up of the burn from the Gold Valley Road fire is interestingSuddenly, something on my bike is rubbing and making harsh, loud noisesThumbnailsClose up of the burn from the Gold Valley Road fire is interestingSuddenly, something on my bike is rubbing and making harsh, loud noisesThumbnailsClose up of the burn from the Gold Valley Road fire is interestingSuddenly, something on my bike is rubbing and making harsh, loud noisesThumbnailsClose up of the burn from the Gold Valley Road fire is interestingSuddenly, something on my bike is rubbing and making harsh, loud noisesThumbnailsClose up of the burn from the Gold Valley Road fire is interesting

I will learn a few days later that the brush fire occurred just a few nights ago (possibly caused by lightning). I'm glad I wasn't camping here when that happened!

I'm a bit nervous of my bike's strength now, on a rough road like this that bounces my cargo around. I don't have another replacement bolt should my new substitute bolt also break under the weight being carried.