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After ten miles, Kelbaker Road bends sharply away from civilization

06313-kelbaker-road-bend-800px.jpg After taking the tour of the Mitchell Caverns, I go for a walk up the hill behind the Park officeThumbnailsAfter that previous sharp curve on Walking Box Ranch Road, it looks like there might be another one aheadAfter taking the tour of the Mitchell Caverns, I go for a walk up the hill behind the Park officeThumbnailsAfter that previous sharp curve on Walking Box Ranch Road, it looks like there might be another one aheadAfter taking the tour of the Mitchell Caverns, I go for a walk up the hill behind the Park officeThumbnailsAfter that previous sharp curve on Walking Box Ranch Road, it looks like there might be another one aheadAfter taking the tour of the Mitchell Caverns, I go for a walk up the hill behind the Park officeThumbnailsAfter that previous sharp curve on Walking Box Ranch Road, it looks like there might be another one aheadAfter taking the tour of the Mitchell Caverns, I go for a walk up the hill behind the Park officeThumbnailsAfter that previous sharp curve on Walking Box Ranch Road, it looks like there might be another one ahead

It's always at this curve on Kelbaker Road where I start to feel irrevocably part of Mojave National Preserve on a bicycle-camping trip, living out of my saddlebags.