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Yesterday morning I left San José and took Amtrak train and bus to Baker, California to start the trip

07731-leaving-san-jose-800px.jpg ThumbnailsMy friend and housesitter hangs out on my front porch as I pull awayThumbnailsMy friend and housesitter hangs out on my front porch as I pull awayThumbnailsMy friend and housesitter hangs out on my front porch as I pull awayThumbnailsMy friend and housesitter hangs out on my front porch as I pull awayThumbnailsMy friend and housesitter hangs out on my front porch as I pull away

After a short ride to the train station from home in downtown San José on the 10-ton bike, I spent 11 hours on the Amtrak train and bus combination to get to Baker, gateway to Mojave National Preserve.