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00291-morning-star-corral-800px.jpg Wheeeeee, Morning Star Mine Road descends into the Ivanpah Valley and the haze of the dayThumbnailsBack on pavement, the 10-ton bike and I fly gracefully down Morning Star Mine RoadWheeeeee, Morning Star Mine Road descends into the Ivanpah Valley and the haze of the dayThumbnailsBack on pavement, the 10-ton bike and I fly gracefully down Morning Star Mine RoadWheeeeee, Morning Star Mine Road descends into the Ivanpah Valley and the haze of the dayThumbnailsBack on pavement, the 10-ton bike and I fly gracefully down Morning Star Mine RoadWheeeeee, Morning Star Mine Road descends into the Ivanpah Valley and the haze of the dayThumbnailsBack on pavement, the 10-ton bike and I fly gracefully down Morning Star Mine RoadWheeeeee, Morning Star Mine Road descends into the Ivanpah Valley and the haze of the dayThumbnailsBack on pavement, the 10-ton bike and I fly gracefully down Morning Star Mine Road

I hate to break an enjoyable descent, but... On a hot day climbing this hill during my 2006 Mojave Preserve trip, I chatted with a pipe-smoking man and his wife camping here who gave me a Camelbak filled with ice water. Alas, he's not here today.

I wouldn't mind having the opportunity to thank him again.