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Home / Mojave Preserve and Desert bikepacking trips / 2010, Mojave National Preserve / Day 3: Kelso Peak area to Mid Hills campground, Mojave National Preserve, by bicycle /

I begin the climb up Cedar Canyon Road toward, and then into, the Mid Hills

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3948-cedar-canyon.jpg Detail view of the E Clampus Vitus plaque at the junction of Mojave Road, Kelso-Cima Road and Cedar Canyon RoadThumbnailsThe first 2.5 miles of Cedar Canyon Road rise at about 5% grade, so the views behind me improve quicklyDetail view of the E Clampus Vitus plaque at the junction of Mojave Road, Kelso-Cima Road and Cedar Canyon RoadThumbnailsThe first 2.5 miles of Cedar Canyon Road rise at about 5% grade, so the views behind me improve quicklyDetail view of the E Clampus Vitus plaque at the junction of Mojave Road, Kelso-Cima Road and Cedar Canyon RoadThumbnailsThe first 2.5 miles of Cedar Canyon Road rise at about 5% grade, so the views behind me improve quicklyDetail view of the E Clampus Vitus plaque at the junction of Mojave Road, Kelso-Cima Road and Cedar Canyon RoadThumbnailsThe first 2.5 miles of Cedar Canyon Road rise at about 5% grade, so the views behind me improve quicklyDetail view of the E Clampus Vitus plaque at the junction of Mojave Road, Kelso-Cima Road and Cedar Canyon RoadThumbnailsThe first 2.5 miles of Cedar Canyon Road rise at about 5% grade, so the views behind me improve quickly

The first thing that Cedar Canyon Road does upon leaving Kelso-Cima Road is cross the train tracks that I've been paralleling for the past two hours.