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After half an hour, I stop for a few minutes on the way up the hill: I'm in Nevada now

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6039-nevada-164.jpg At the Nevada border, I notice that my 10-litre MSR water bag is dripping a bit from the nozzleThumbnailsFrom the Nevada-California border on Nipton Road/Nevada 164, I look back down the hill to the tiny town of NiptonAt the Nevada border, I notice that my 10-litre MSR water bag is dripping a bit from the nozzleThumbnailsFrom the Nevada-California border on Nipton Road/Nevada 164, I look back down the hill to the tiny town of NiptonAt the Nevada border, I notice that my 10-litre MSR water bag is dripping a bit from the nozzleThumbnailsFrom the Nevada-California border on Nipton Road/Nevada 164, I look back down the hill to the tiny town of NiptonAt the Nevada border, I notice that my 10-litre MSR water bag is dripping a bit from the nozzleThumbnailsFrom the Nevada-California border on Nipton Road/Nevada 164, I look back down the hill to the tiny town of NiptonAt the Nevada border, I notice that my 10-litre MSR water bag is dripping a bit from the nozzleThumbnailsFrom the Nevada-California border on Nipton Road/Nevada 164, I look back down the hill to the tiny town of Nipton

A new "Welcome to Nevada" sign has been posted since I last rode by here and entered Nevada briefly, two years ago, this one with fewer bullet holes. On the California side, it's called Nipton Road; from now on, I'll be on Nevada 164.