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The 10-ton bike packed to go, I start the trek back up Jackass Canyon toward Kelbaker Road

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06968-leaving-devils-playground-800px.jpg Heading up Jackass Canyon Road, I see a car coming toward me!ThumbnailsI pass a short-cut up over Rocky Ridge that follows the power lines to the ridge top where I'm goingHeading up Jackass Canyon Road, I see a car coming toward me!ThumbnailsI pass a short-cut up over Rocky Ridge that follows the power lines to the ridge top where I'm goingHeading up Jackass Canyon Road, I see a car coming toward me!ThumbnailsI pass a short-cut up over Rocky Ridge that follows the power lines to the ridge top where I'm goingHeading up Jackass Canyon Road, I see a car coming toward me!ThumbnailsI pass a short-cut up over Rocky Ridge that follows the power lines to the ridge top where I'm goingHeading up Jackass Canyon Road, I see a car coming toward me!ThumbnailsI pass a short-cut up over Rocky Ridge that follows the power lines to the ridge top where I'm going

I have some ancient pavement here for traction, but within a mile I'll be hike-a-biking up the sandy wash.

The more I look at rocky Old Dad Mountain in front of me, the more I think I'd like to explore it one day. It's in an official Wilderness area, but there is a non-Wilderness road open to vehicles leading into that area not to far from here off Devil's Playground.