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I reach Nipton around 17h15 and check in at the general store for a tent-camping site

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00358-welcome-to-nipton-800px.jpg After setting up camp, I sit down with a couple of cold beers from the store, enjoy the sunset and listen to the passing trainsThumbnailsMojave National Preserve map, Day 8: Butcher Knife Canyon corral to NiptonAfter setting up camp, I sit down with a couple of cold beers from the store, enjoy the sunset and listen to the passing trainsThumbnailsMojave National Preserve map, Day 8: Butcher Knife Canyon corral to NiptonAfter setting up camp, I sit down with a couple of cold beers from the store, enjoy the sunset and listen to the passing trainsThumbnailsMojave National Preserve map, Day 8: Butcher Knife Canyon corral to NiptonAfter setting up camp, I sit down with a couple of cold beers from the store, enjoy the sunset and listen to the passing trainsThumbnailsMojave National Preserve map, Day 8: Butcher Knife Canyon corral to NiptonAfter setting up camp, I sit down with a couple of cold beers from the store, enjoy the sunset and listen to the passing trainsThumbnailsMojave National Preserve map, Day 8: Butcher Knife Canyon corral to Nipton

The last three miles to Nipton are always a bit of a tease because pedalling gets slower due to the slight slope rising out of the Ivanpah Valley.

Nipton is as charming and semi-crusty today as on my previous trips here. The tent sites are overpriced, but the facilities compensate under the circumstances. I can't wait to have a shower, my first in seven days. A late-night soak in the outdoor hot tub should be nice later.