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One of the final things to do before leaving Nipton is to replenish my water supply to full capacity at the outdoor sink

00462-nipton-water-bottles-.jpg A semi-final visit to the Nipton quonset-hut shower building before heading outThumbnailsAway again I go on the open road, leaving Nipton behind meA semi-final visit to the Nipton quonset-hut shower building before heading outThumbnailsAway again I go on the open road, leaving Nipton behind meA semi-final visit to the Nipton quonset-hut shower building before heading outThumbnailsAway again I go on the open road, leaving Nipton behind meA semi-final visit to the Nipton quonset-hut shower building before heading outThumbnailsAway again I go on the open road, leaving Nipton behind meA semi-final visit to the Nipton quonset-hut shower building before heading outThumbnailsAway again I go on the open road, leaving Nipton behind me

There's a good possibility that I will find water at Keystone Spring in the New York Mountains tomorrow, but it's not a sure bet.

So, it's the usual addition of almost 40 pounds of water, overloading my tough Old Man Mountain rear rack yet again: newly filled are my 10-litre water bag, four 1.5-litre water bottles, my two-litre Camelbak and the little water bottle on my bike.