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The 10-ton bike packed up, off I go down the hill toward Ivanpah Valley

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7710-brant-hills.jpg A handmade sign warns of the dangers of the Mojave Green rattlesnakeThumbnailsTo the east I can see Macedonia Canyon Road climbing the fan out of Kelso Valley into the Mid HillsA handmade sign warns of the dangers of the Mojave Green rattlesnakeThumbnailsTo the east I can see Macedonia Canyon Road climbing the fan out of Kelso Valley into the Mid HillsA handmade sign warns of the dangers of the Mojave Green rattlesnakeThumbnailsTo the east I can see Macedonia Canyon Road climbing the fan out of Kelso Valley into the Mid HillsA handmade sign warns of the dangers of the Mojave Green rattlesnakeThumbnailsTo the east I can see Macedonia Canyon Road climbing the fan out of Kelso Valley into the Mid HillsA handmade sign warns of the dangers of the Mojave Green rattlesnakeThumbnailsTo the east I can see Macedonia Canyon Road climbing the fan out of Kelso Valley into the Mid Hills

Not so quickly though! This part of the road is so bumpy that I carefully walk the bike at first instead of riding it. I'm hoping to keep my rear wheel from loosening up again by minimizing harsh vibration.