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I ride two miles on Black Canyon Road on the way back to Mid Hills campground, Mojave National Preserve

4423-black-canyon-road.jpg The shortcut road rises up through a patch of desert mallow flowers just before it reaches the Round Valley plateauThumbnailsThe two miles and four hills up Wild Horse Canyon Road are much easier than last night when I was carrying a full loadThe shortcut road rises up through a patch of desert mallow flowers just before it reaches the Round Valley plateauThumbnailsThe two miles and four hills up Wild Horse Canyon Road are much easier than last night when I was carrying a full loadThe shortcut road rises up through a patch of desert mallow flowers just before it reaches the Round Valley plateauThumbnailsThe two miles and four hills up Wild Horse Canyon Road are much easier than last night when I was carrying a full loadThe shortcut road rises up through a patch of desert mallow flowers just before it reaches the Round Valley plateauThumbnailsThe two miles and four hills up Wild Horse Canyon Road are much easier than last night when I was carrying a full loadThe shortcut road rises up through a patch of desert mallow flowers just before it reaches the Round Valley plateauThumbnailsThe two miles and four hills up Wild Horse Canyon Road are much easier than last night when I was carrying a full load

My bones rattle while I absorb the road's washboard texture, but sometimes I can avoid it by riding at the right edge of the road, or in the middle of the road.