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Home / Mojave Preserve and Desert bikepacking trips / Fall 2010: Route 66 and Kelso Dunes Wilderness Bicycle Camping / Day 2: Ludlow to Bristol Mountains foothills by bicycle /

A wave of optimism strikes when I reach this rather smooth, and very ridable, stretch of the Bristol Mountains powerline road

6412-powerline-road.jpg The Bristol Mountains low road has a nice coating of kitty litter on the surface in many placesThumbnailsAs I enter the Bristol Mountains foothills, I've been noticing swaths of a small brick-red plantThe Bristol Mountains low road has a nice coating of kitty litter on the surface in many placesThumbnailsAs I enter the Bristol Mountains foothills, I've been noticing swaths of a small brick-red plantThe Bristol Mountains low road has a nice coating of kitty litter on the surface in many placesThumbnailsAs I enter the Bristol Mountains foothills, I've been noticing swaths of a small brick-red plantThe Bristol Mountains low road has a nice coating of kitty litter on the surface in many placesThumbnailsAs I enter the Bristol Mountains foothills, I've been noticing swaths of a small brick-red plantThe Bristol Mountains low road has a nice coating of kitty litter on the surface in many placesThumbnailsAs I enter the Bristol Mountains foothills, I've been noticing swaths of a small brick-red plant

Maybe I'll cover a bit of distance today after all. These desert backroads can be quite fickle, often worse than expected, but they often turn better than expected too.