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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 take a break from speeding down Nevada 164 toward Nipton to look at a dirt road that leads into the hills

7344-wee-thump-wilderness.jpg The eight-mile downhill to Nipton on Nevada 164 begins!ThumbnailsI continue zooming down Nevada 164 toward Nipton, California: miles of excellent downhill ridingThe eight-mile downhill to Nipton on Nevada 164 begins!ThumbnailsI continue zooming down Nevada 164 toward Nipton, California: miles of excellent downhill ridingThe eight-mile downhill to Nipton on Nevada 164 begins!ThumbnailsI continue zooming down Nevada 164 toward Nipton, California: miles of excellent downhill ridingThe eight-mile downhill to Nipton on Nevada 164 begins!ThumbnailsI continue zooming down Nevada 164 toward Nipton, California: miles of excellent downhill ridingThe eight-mile downhill to Nipton on Nevada 164 begins!ThumbnailsI continue zooming down Nevada 164 toward Nipton, California: miles of excellent downhill riding

A network of old dirt roads here leads to the Juniper Spring area of Mojave National Preserve, where I hiked yesterday.