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Home / Mojave Preserve and Desert bikepacking trips / 2010, Mojave National Preserve / Day 1: Baker, California to Kelso Peak area, Mojave National Preserve /

My next break along Kelbaker Road is near the road to the Rainy Day Mine site, with the cinder cones in the background

3310-kelbaker-road-senna.jpg One of my favorite moments of riding up Kelbaker Road is when I reach the edge of the lava, at left, about 13 miles out of BakerThumbnailsLooking behind me down Kelbaker Road, I've risen about 1500 feet over approximately 16 milesOne of my favorite moments of riding up Kelbaker Road is when I reach the edge of the lava, at left, about 13 miles out of BakerThumbnailsLooking behind me down Kelbaker Road, I've risen about 1500 feet over approximately 16 milesOne of my favorite moments of riding up Kelbaker Road is when I reach the edge of the lava, at left, about 13 miles out of BakerThumbnailsLooking behind me down Kelbaker Road, I've risen about 1500 feet over approximately 16 milesOne of my favorite moments of riding up Kelbaker Road is when I reach the edge of the lava, at left, about 13 miles out of BakerThumbnailsLooking behind me down Kelbaker Road, I've risen about 1500 feet over approximately 16 milesOne of my favorite moments of riding up Kelbaker Road is when I reach the edge of the lava, at left, about 13 miles out of BakerThumbnailsLooking behind me down Kelbaker Road, I've risen about 1500 feet over approximately 16 miles

The faint cinnamon-clove scent in the air must be from all the yellow desert senna flowers. The day is getting warmer...