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The 10-ton bike awaits departure at Nipton's outdoor sink after the final, heavy addition of my water supply

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6016-nipton.jpg The cactus garden in front of the Hotel Nipton is artfully built of multi-coloured rockThumbnailsThe 10-ton bike and I wobble up Nipton Road away from the campground and pass a few antique buildings while leaving townThe cactus garden in front of the Hotel Nipton is artfully built of multi-coloured rockThumbnailsThe 10-ton bike and I wobble up Nipton Road away from the campground and pass a few antique buildings while leaving townThe cactus garden in front of the Hotel Nipton is artfully built of multi-coloured rockThumbnailsThe 10-ton bike and I wobble up Nipton Road away from the campground and pass a few antique buildings while leaving townThe cactus garden in front of the Hotel Nipton is artfully built of multi-coloured rockThumbnailsThe 10-ton bike and I wobble up Nipton Road away from the campground and pass a few antique buildings while leaving townThe cactus garden in front of the Hotel Nipton is artfully built of multi-coloured rockThumbnailsThe 10-ton bike and I wobble up Nipton Road away from the campground and pass a few antique buildings while leaving town

I bungee the weighty 10-litre water bag on my front rack to avoid overloading the rear rack. This saves my rear rack from breaking, but makes steering more difficult, and more demanding on the arm muscles.