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Home / Mojave Preserve and Desert bikepacking trips / 2010, Mojave National Preserve / Day 13: Nipton to Brant Hills, New York Mountains, Mojave National Preserve /

The 10-ton bike takes a break for a few minutes under the train tracks on the road leading up into the New York Mountains

7587-nipton-brant-road.jpg From what I can tell, Brant siding has been moved down the road since the time that the maps I'm consulting were madeThumbnailsAfter I walk the bike through the sandy area under the bridge, the road rises up to a somewhat firmer surfaceFrom what I can tell, Brant siding has been moved down the road since the time that the maps I'm consulting were madeThumbnailsAfter I walk the bike through the sandy area under the bridge, the road rises up to a somewhat firmer surfaceFrom what I can tell, Brant siding has been moved down the road since the time that the maps I'm consulting were madeThumbnailsAfter I walk the bike through the sandy area under the bridge, the road rises up to a somewhat firmer surfaceFrom what I can tell, Brant siding has been moved down the road since the time that the maps I'm consulting were madeThumbnailsAfter I walk the bike through the sandy area under the bridge, the road rises up to a somewhat firmer surfaceFrom what I can tell, Brant siding has been moved down the road since the time that the maps I'm consulting were madeThumbnailsAfter I walk the bike through the sandy area under the bridge, the road rises up to a somewhat firmer surface

A couple of yellowjackets buzz around; they must have nests somewhere in the protection of the bridge. The beams protruding crookedly from the bridge structure appear to be in poor condition.