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I take an energy-bar break when I reach the pavement of Kelbaker Road at 3000 feet elevation

8019-mojave-road.jpg Scattered lava rock, sand, and washboard texture define the half-mile-long ride on Aiken Mine Road, my final unpaved roadThumbnailsI pass lots of desert senna flowers exuding their sweet scent as I ride down Kelbaker RoadScattered lava rock, sand, and washboard texture define the half-mile-long ride on Aiken Mine Road, my final unpaved roadThumbnailsI pass lots of desert senna flowers exuding their sweet scent as I ride down Kelbaker RoadScattered lava rock, sand, and washboard texture define the half-mile-long ride on Aiken Mine Road, my final unpaved roadThumbnailsI pass lots of desert senna flowers exuding their sweet scent as I ride down Kelbaker RoadScattered lava rock, sand, and washboard texture define the half-mile-long ride on Aiken Mine Road, my final unpaved roadThumbnailsI pass lots of desert senna flowers exuding their sweet scent as I ride down Kelbaker RoadScattered lava rock, sand, and washboard texture define the half-mile-long ride on Aiken Mine Road, my final unpaved roadThumbnailsI pass lots of desert senna flowers exuding their sweet scent as I ride down Kelbaker Road

Just 20 miles and 2000 feet of elevation loss until I reach Baker. It is quite warm here, but not scorching like when I stopped here on my way up to the Kelso Peak area on the first day of this trip.