dryfj.com / drycyclist.com (kevin cook)

6/16
Home / Mojave Preserve and Desert bikepacking trips / 2000: Mojave National Preserve Bicycle Camping Trip #2 / Day 6: Nipton to Keystone Canyon area via Walking Box Ranch Road /

Views of the New York Mountains (today's destination) while heading west on Walking Box Ranch Road

016_14-new-york-mountains-800px.jpg Walking Box Ranch Road turns out to be easy to locate on Nevada Highway 164ThumbnailsWalking Box Ranch Road passes fairly close to the Castle Peaks, which are visible from Nipton down below on the other sideWalking Box Ranch Road turns out to be easy to locate on Nevada Highway 164ThumbnailsWalking Box Ranch Road passes fairly close to the Castle Peaks, which are visible from Nipton down below on the other sideWalking Box Ranch Road turns out to be easy to locate on Nevada Highway 164ThumbnailsWalking Box Ranch Road passes fairly close to the Castle Peaks, which are visible from Nipton down below on the other sideWalking Box Ranch Road turns out to be easy to locate on Nevada Highway 164ThumbnailsWalking Box Ranch Road passes fairly close to the Castle Peaks, which are visible from Nipton down below on the other sideWalking Box Ranch Road turns out to be easy to locate on Nevada Highway 164ThumbnailsWalking Box Ranch Road passes fairly close to the Castle Peaks, which are visible from Nipton down below on the other side

Walking Box Ranch Road seems almost flat, but it does rise slowly, with a few little humps like these along the way. Dark clouds have moved in and obscured the sun, and the temperature feels like it might be dropping.