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Warning to me: "Rough Road Next 23 Miles"

00523-rough-road-800px.jpg Ugh: my rear rack has broken, just above the bolt that attaches it to the bike frameThumbnailsWell, after my one-hour delay, I've remounted my saddlebags and have decided to continue on 7 miles more to Keystone CanyonUgh: my rear rack has broken, just above the bolt that attaches it to the bike frameThumbnailsWell, after my one-hour delay, I've remounted my saddlebags and have decided to continue on 7 miles more to Keystone CanyonUgh: my rear rack has broken, just above the bolt that attaches it to the bike frameThumbnailsWell, after my one-hour delay, I've remounted my saddlebags and have decided to continue on 7 miles more to Keystone CanyonUgh: my rear rack has broken, just above the bolt that attaches it to the bike frameThumbnailsWell, after my one-hour delay, I've remounted my saddlebags and have decided to continue on 7 miles more to Keystone CanyonUgh: my rear rack has broken, just above the bolt that attaches it to the bike frameThumbnailsWell, after my one-hour delay, I've remounted my saddlebags and have decided to continue on 7 miles more to Keystone Canyon

Three motorcyclists riding down the road wave at me, and I reciprocate. I've ridden this road on past Mojave National Preserve trips, and it is bumpy and washboarded as the sign suggests, but it's still quite drivable in an ordinary car.