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I have about 10 miles of uphill ahead of me on Morning Star Mine Road

00772-morning-star-mine-roa.jpg All packed up, I begin walking the bike down Keystone Canyon; my tripod blows over and my camera lands face-first and diesThumbnailsMorning Star Mine Road keeps climbing slowly up the fanAll packed up, I begin walking the bike down Keystone Canyon; my tripod blows over and my camera lands face-first and diesThumbnailsMorning Star Mine Road keeps climbing slowly up the fanAll packed up, I begin walking the bike down Keystone Canyon; my tripod blows over and my camera lands face-first and diesThumbnailsMorning Star Mine Road keeps climbing slowly up the fanAll packed up, I begin walking the bike down Keystone Canyon; my tripod blows over and my camera lands face-first and diesThumbnailsMorning Star Mine Road keeps climbing slowly up the fanAll packed up, I begin walking the bike down Keystone Canyon; my tripod blows over and my camera lands face-first and diesThumbnailsMorning Star Mine Road keeps climbing slowly up the fan

"Caution: this road subject to flash-flood."

The road cuts through creosote-bush scrub at the lower elevations as it slowly begins its climb up the hill. I'm heading south now, and the first thing I notice is that I'm pedaling hard into a strong headwind.