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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 uphill road isn't steep, but it's too rocky for me to ride on the 10-ton bike, so I get off and walk

7602-brant-hills.jpg The road is discernable, but obviously not used very oftenThumbnailsOn the way up the hill, my front tire goes flat despite my Slime-filled inner tubeThe road is discernable, but obviously not used very oftenThumbnailsOn the way up the hill, my front tire goes flat despite my Slime-filled inner tubeThe road is discernable, but obviously not used very oftenThumbnailsOn the way up the hill, my front tire goes flat despite my Slime-filled inner tubeThe road is discernable, but obviously not used very oftenThumbnailsOn the way up the hill, my front tire goes flat despite my Slime-filled inner tubeThe road is discernable, but obviously not used very oftenThumbnailsOn the way up the hill, my front tire goes flat despite my Slime-filled inner tube

I start looking for a campsite since I can't ride any more and the road is likely to get worse, not better; how far will I go beyond here?