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From Kelbaker Road's 10-mile curve, the town of Baker doesn't look like it's still 10 miles away

8030-kelbaker-road.jpg I stop briefly at Kelbaker Road's 10-mile curve, which means just 10 more miles until I reach BakerThumbnailsOn the way to Baker, I look back at the cinder cones and the Kelbaker Hills several timesI stop briefly at Kelbaker Road's 10-mile curve, which means just 10 more miles until I reach BakerThumbnailsOn the way to Baker, I look back at the cinder cones and the Kelbaker Hills several timesI stop briefly at Kelbaker Road's 10-mile curve, which means just 10 more miles until I reach BakerThumbnailsOn the way to Baker, I look back at the cinder cones and the Kelbaker Hills several timesI stop briefly at Kelbaker Road's 10-mile curve, which means just 10 more miles until I reach BakerThumbnailsOn the way to Baker, I look back at the cinder cones and the Kelbaker Hills several timesI stop briefly at Kelbaker Road's 10-mile curve, which means just 10 more miles until I reach BakerThumbnailsOn the way to Baker, I look back at the cinder cones and the Kelbaker Hills several times

It also doesn't look like I'm still 1000 feet higher than Baker because the downhill slope is so gradual.