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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 /

The first 2.5 miles of Cedar Canyon Road rise at about 5% grade, so the views behind me improve quickly

3959-cedar-canyon.jpg I begin the climb up Cedar Canyon Road toward, and then into, the Mid HillsThumbnailsCedar Canyon Road's famous "pavement ends" sign, Mojave National PreserveI begin the climb up Cedar Canyon Road toward, and then into, the Mid HillsThumbnailsCedar Canyon Road's famous "pavement ends" sign, Mojave National PreserveI begin the climb up Cedar Canyon Road toward, and then into, the Mid HillsThumbnailsCedar Canyon Road's famous "pavement ends" sign, Mojave National PreserveI begin the climb up Cedar Canyon Road toward, and then into, the Mid HillsThumbnailsCedar Canyon Road's famous "pavement ends" sign, Mojave National PreserveI begin the climb up Cedar Canyon Road toward, and then into, the Mid HillsThumbnailsCedar Canyon Road's famous "pavement ends" sign, Mojave National Preserve

Looking back, I can see the old Mojave Road wiggling up the distant hills toward Marl Springs and Cima Dome.