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The 1.5-mile-long road to Blue Jay Mine rapidly deteriorates, but makes for a fun ride on a mountain bike

4941-bluejay-mine-road.jpg I see my first pink cactus bloom of the day, with Wild Horse Mesa in the backgroundThumbnailsAt the end of the road, I lock my bike in a ditch, then start hiking up the hill above the Blue Jay Mine tunnelI see my first pink cactus bloom of the day, with Wild Horse Mesa in the backgroundThumbnailsAt the end of the road, I lock my bike in a ditch, then start hiking up the hill above the Blue Jay Mine tunnelI see my first pink cactus bloom of the day, with Wild Horse Mesa in the backgroundThumbnailsAt the end of the road, I lock my bike in a ditch, then start hiking up the hill above the Blue Jay Mine tunnelI see my first pink cactus bloom of the day, with Wild Horse Mesa in the backgroundThumbnailsAt the end of the road, I lock my bike in a ditch, then start hiking up the hill above the Blue Jay Mine tunnelI see my first pink cactus bloom of the day, with Wild Horse Mesa in the backgroundThumbnailsAt the end of the road, I lock my bike in a ditch, then start hiking up the hill above the Blue Jay Mine tunnel

I walk the bike up the end of the rough road.