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I ride 3 miles on Ivanpah Rd, then 7 miles across Ivanpah Valley on Nipton Road, and arrive at Nipton, population 20

5948-nipton.jpg I ride a few hundred feet on pavement on Black Canyon Road before turning off toward Saddle Horse CanyonThumbnailsI ride 2 miles on Ivanpah Road before turning off on the Mojave Road to head back to Piute Gorge; I arrive home a bit past 21hI ride a few hundred feet on pavement on Black Canyon Road before turning off toward Saddle Horse CanyonThumbnailsI ride 2 miles on Ivanpah Road before turning off on the Mojave Road to head back to Piute Gorge; I arrive home a bit past 21hI ride a few hundred feet on pavement on Black Canyon Road before turning off toward Saddle Horse CanyonThumbnailsI ride 2 miles on Ivanpah Road before turning off on the Mojave Road to head back to Piute Gorge; I arrive home a bit past 21hI ride a few hundred feet on pavement on Black Canyon Road before turning off toward Saddle Horse CanyonThumbnailsI ride 2 miles on Ivanpah Road before turning off on the Mojave Road to head back to Piute Gorge; I arrive home a bit past 21hI ride a few hundred feet on pavement on Black Canyon Road before turning off toward Saddle Horse CanyonThumbnailsI ride 2 miles on Ivanpah Road before turning off on the Mojave Road to head back to Piute Gorge; I arrive home a bit past 21h

There's a fair amount of traffic on this road. Despite the dark clouds ahead, it has been sunny down here in Ivanpah Valley, and I'm working up a sweat: quite a contrast to the cold up in the hills.