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My eight miles of zooming downhill on the highway is about to end as I arrive at Nipton, that tuft of trees a mile or two ahead

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7353-nipton-road.jpg I continue zooming down Nevada 164 toward Nipton, California: miles of excellent downhill ridingThumbnailsAt the Nipton store, I check in for another night of tent camping, chat a bit, and buy some beer and salty potato chipsI continue zooming down Nevada 164 toward Nipton, California: miles of excellent downhill ridingThumbnailsAt the Nipton store, I check in for another night of tent camping, chat a bit, and buy some beer and salty potato chipsI continue zooming down Nevada 164 toward Nipton, California: miles of excellent downhill ridingThumbnailsAt the Nipton store, I check in for another night of tent camping, chat a bit, and buy some beer and salty potato chipsI continue zooming down Nevada 164 toward Nipton, California: miles of excellent downhill ridingThumbnailsAt the Nipton store, I check in for another night of tent camping, chat a bit, and buy some beer and salty potato chipsI continue zooming down Nevada 164 toward Nipton, California: miles of excellent downhill ridingThumbnailsAt the Nipton store, I check in for another night of tent camping, chat a bit, and buy some beer and salty potato chips

My brief visit to Nevada has concluded and I'm back in California. It's amazing how quickly a drop of 1800 feet elevation can occur on a bicycle!