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Home / Mojave Preserve and Desert bikepacking trips / 2010, Mojave National Preserve / Day 12: Malpais Spring to Nipton by bicycle, plus Ivanpah Valley sunset hike, Mojave National Preserve /

I arrive back at the "main road," Walking Box Ranch Road, and begin the 11-mile ride to the Nevada 164 highway

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7252-walking-box-ranch-rd.jpg I stop at Stagecoach Well when I hear a rubbing sound and, yes, my rear wheel is rubbing against the bike frame againThumbnailsAfter a mile, I pass the "stateline" sign on Walking Box Ranch Road; I'm leaving California and entering NevadaI stop at Stagecoach Well when I hear a rubbing sound and, yes, my rear wheel is rubbing against the bike frame againThumbnailsAfter a mile, I pass the "stateline" sign on Walking Box Ranch Road; I'm leaving California and entering NevadaI stop at Stagecoach Well when I hear a rubbing sound and, yes, my rear wheel is rubbing against the bike frame againThumbnailsAfter a mile, I pass the "stateline" sign on Walking Box Ranch Road; I'm leaving California and entering NevadaI stop at Stagecoach Well when I hear a rubbing sound and, yes, my rear wheel is rubbing against the bike frame againThumbnailsAfter a mile, I pass the "stateline" sign on Walking Box Ranch Road; I'm leaving California and entering NevadaI stop at Stagecoach Well when I hear a rubbing sound and, yes, my rear wheel is rubbing against the bike frame againThumbnailsAfter a mile, I pass the "stateline" sign on Walking Box Ranch Road; I'm leaving California and entering Nevada

I'm backtracking the route to Nipton that I followed to get here three days ago. I considered taking an alternate route via Ivanpah Road, but I've ridden that route more often than Walking Box Ranch Road.