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I finally get past the rocky part of the road to a more ridable stretch

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7720-brant-hills.jpg The old road doesn't stand out much as it crawls down the fan toward the Ivanpah Valley train tracksThumbnailsAs I approach the bottom of the road, I look back up toward the New York Mountains and the area where I camped last nightThe old road doesn't stand out much as it crawls down the fan toward the Ivanpah Valley train tracksThumbnailsAs I approach the bottom of the road, I look back up toward the New York Mountains and the area where I camped last nightThe old road doesn't stand out much as it crawls down the fan toward the Ivanpah Valley train tracksThumbnailsAs I approach the bottom of the road, I look back up toward the New York Mountains and the area where I camped last nightThe old road doesn't stand out much as it crawls down the fan toward the Ivanpah Valley train tracksThumbnailsAs I approach the bottom of the road, I look back up toward the New York Mountains and the area where I camped last nightThe old road doesn't stand out much as it crawls down the fan toward the Ivanpah Valley train tracksThumbnailsAs I approach the bottom of the road, I look back up toward the New York Mountains and the area where I camped last night

This part of the road is a bit sandy and eroded, but it is slightly downhill and rides reasonably well on the 10-ton bike's fat 2.3-inch tires. However, I wouldn't try driving a passenger car up this road!