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After my break, I ride up Black Canyon Road from Cedar Canyon Road, still 5-6 miles away from Mid Hills campground

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4007-black-canyon.jpg After six miles on Cedar Canyon Road, I reach my next turn for Mid Hills campground: Black Canyon Rd. Time for a break!ThumbnailsAn energy-bar break is de rigueur here before tackling the final few miles up to Mid Hills campgroundAfter six miles on Cedar Canyon Road, I reach my next turn for Mid Hills campground: Black Canyon Rd. Time for a break!ThumbnailsAn energy-bar break is de rigueur here before tackling the final few miles up to Mid Hills campgroundAfter six miles on Cedar Canyon Road, I reach my next turn for Mid Hills campground: Black Canyon Rd. Time for a break!ThumbnailsAn energy-bar break is de rigueur here before tackling the final few miles up to Mid Hills campgroundAfter six miles on Cedar Canyon Road, I reach my next turn for Mid Hills campground: Black Canyon Rd. Time for a break!ThumbnailsAn energy-bar break is de rigueur here before tackling the final few miles up to Mid Hills campgroundAfter six miles on Cedar Canyon Road, I reach my next turn for Mid Hills campground: Black Canyon Rd. Time for a break!ThumbnailsAn energy-bar break is de rigueur here before tackling the final few miles up to Mid Hills campground

I crank it and don't stop for the first uphill mile to get beyond the slippery part. It's not horribly steep, but the washboarded road surface and surface sand here and there keeps speed to a minimum. The energy bar I just ate is working!