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The shortcut road up to Black Canyon Road is a good ride (without a heavy load), about 3/4 mile long

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4416-shortcut-road.jpg I reach the trees off the old Mojave Road under which I stashed my bicycle, and voilà, it's still thereThumbnailsThe shortcut road rises up through a patch of desert mallow flowers just before it reaches the Round Valley plateauI reach the trees off the old Mojave Road under which I stashed my bicycle, and voilà, it's still thereThumbnailsThe shortcut road rises up through a patch of desert mallow flowers just before it reaches the Round Valley plateauI reach the trees off the old Mojave Road under which I stashed my bicycle, and voilà, it's still thereThumbnailsThe shortcut road rises up through a patch of desert mallow flowers just before it reaches the Round Valley plateauI reach the trees off the old Mojave Road under which I stashed my bicycle, and voilà, it's still thereThumbnailsThe shortcut road rises up through a patch of desert mallow flowers just before it reaches the Round Valley plateauI reach the trees off the old Mojave Road under which I stashed my bicycle, and voilà, it's still thereThumbnailsThe shortcut road rises up through a patch of desert mallow flowers just before it reaches the Round Valley plateau

I see some tire tracks, but I haven't yet encountered a motor vehicle on this rough road.