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Looking behind me at the heavily washboarded surface of Cedar Canyon Road as it drops into Cedar Wash

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3997-cedar-canyon.jpg Once Cedar Canyon Road enters the Mid Hills, it drops down into Cedar Wash for a couple of milesThumbnailsAfter six miles on Cedar Canyon Road, I reach my next turn for Mid Hills campground: Black Canyon Rd. Time for a break!Once Cedar Canyon Road enters the Mid Hills, it drops down into Cedar Wash for a couple of milesThumbnailsAfter six miles on Cedar Canyon Road, I reach my next turn for Mid Hills campground: Black Canyon Rd. Time for a break!Once Cedar Canyon Road enters the Mid Hills, it drops down into Cedar Wash for a couple of milesThumbnailsAfter six miles on Cedar Canyon Road, I reach my next turn for Mid Hills campground: Black Canyon Rd. Time for a break!Once Cedar Canyon Road enters the Mid Hills, it drops down into Cedar Wash for a couple of milesThumbnailsAfter six miles on Cedar Canyon Road, I reach my next turn for Mid Hills campground: Black Canyon Rd. Time for a break!Once Cedar Canyon Road enters the Mid Hills, it drops down into Cedar Wash for a couple of milesThumbnailsAfter six miles on Cedar Canyon Road, I reach my next turn for Mid Hills campground: Black Canyon Rd. Time for a break!

I rattle over this and swerve constantly to avoid the roughest stretches. Mojave National Preserve staff at Kelso Depot earlier made an "Oh, that rough road" comment when I mentioned I would be riding this route to Mid Hills campground today.