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I keep pedalling slowly up Kelbaker Road, Mojave National Preserve

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07838-kelbaker-rising-800px.jpg I hang out at the Kelso Depot visitor centre for almost an hour, fill up my water supply, and ask rangers about area conditionsThumbnailsI start this Mojave National Preserve trip by waking up in my kitchy 1980s room at Baker's deteriorating Royal Hawaiian MotelI hang out at the Kelso Depot visitor centre for almost an hour, fill up my water supply, and ask rangers about area conditionsThumbnailsI start this Mojave National Preserve trip by waking up in my kitchy 1980s room at Baker's deteriorating Royal Hawaiian MotelI hang out at the Kelso Depot visitor centre for almost an hour, fill up my water supply, and ask rangers about area conditionsThumbnailsI start this Mojave National Preserve trip by waking up in my kitchy 1980s room at Baker's deteriorating Royal Hawaiian MotelI hang out at the Kelso Depot visitor centre for almost an hour, fill up my water supply, and ask rangers about area conditionsThumbnailsI start this Mojave National Preserve trip by waking up in my kitchy 1980s room at Baker's deteriorating Royal Hawaiian MotelI hang out at the Kelso Depot visitor centre for almost an hour, fill up my water supply, and ask rangers about area conditionsThumbnailsI start this Mojave National Preserve trip by waking up in my kitchy 1980s room at Baker's deteriorating Royal Hawaiian Motel

I've already passed the cinder cones, which are visible behind me. A couple of motorcyclists have passed me and waved, and an oncoming SUV honked and waved as it passed.