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The first ten miles of Kelbaker Road into Mojave National Preserve out of Baker looks flat, but it actually climbs 1000 feet

06309-kelbaker-road-flat-800px.jpg There's just enough water at Indian Springs that I'll be able to use my water filter to get extra drinking water here tomorrowThumbnailsAfter ten miles, Kelbaker Road bends sharply away from civilizationThere's just enough water at Indian Springs that I'll be able to use my water filter to get extra drinking water here tomorrowThumbnailsAfter ten miles, Kelbaker Road bends sharply away from civilizationThere's just enough water at Indian Springs that I'll be able to use my water filter to get extra drinking water here tomorrowThumbnailsAfter ten miles, Kelbaker Road bends sharply away from civilizationThere's just enough water at Indian Springs that I'll be able to use my water filter to get extra drinking water here tomorrowThumbnailsAfter ten miles, Kelbaker Road bends sharply away from civilizationThere's just enough water at Indian Springs that I'll be able to use my water filter to get extra drinking water here tomorrowThumbnailsAfter ten miles, Kelbaker Road bends sharply away from civilization

I have a nice tailwind here, so, like a motorist, I'm barely aware that I'm slowly heading uphill.