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Home / Mojave Preserve and Desert bikepacking trips / 2007: Death Valley National Park bikepacking / Day 1: Baker to Tecopa Hot Springs, California, mostly on Highway 127 /

Highway 127 gets ready to drop down into the Tecopa Basin from the Ibex Pass summit

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04628-tecopa-basin-descent-800px.jpg The road to Giant Mine, in the Ibex Hills Wilderness area, off Hwy 127 on the descent into the Tecopa BasinThumbnailsA couple of big rigs pass me as we all descend Highway 127 into the Tecopa Basin togetherThe road to Giant Mine, in the Ibex Hills Wilderness area, off Hwy 127 on the descent into the Tecopa BasinThumbnailsA couple of big rigs pass me as we all descend Highway 127 into the Tecopa Basin togetherThe road to Giant Mine, in the Ibex Hills Wilderness area, off Hwy 127 on the descent into the Tecopa BasinThumbnailsA couple of big rigs pass me as we all descend Highway 127 into the Tecopa Basin togetherThe road to Giant Mine, in the Ibex Hills Wilderness area, off Hwy 127 on the descent into the Tecopa BasinThumbnailsA couple of big rigs pass me as we all descend Highway 127 into the Tecopa Basin togetherThe road to Giant Mine, in the Ibex Hills Wilderness area, off Hwy 127 on the descent into the Tecopa BasinThumbnailsA couple of big rigs pass me as we all descend Highway 127 into the Tecopa Basin together

Dramatic rugged mountains sit on the other side of the Tecopa Basin below.

Even though I'm heading downhill, the wind against me is quite strong, so I have to keep pedalling in order to maintain my speed.

The descent is neither steep nor really long; about 700 feet in elevation drop over about six miles. Just enough to be fun.