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I start backtracking a little, looking for a good campsite here in the Bristol Mountains foothills

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6450-powerline-road.jpg Well, it looks like almost a mile of this sand lies ahead of me, and it would take some time to push the bike through it allThumbnailsI choose a spot about 150 feet in from the road; I don't like to be too close to the road in case visitors should pass byWell, it looks like almost a mile of this sand lies ahead of me, and it would take some time to push the bike through it allThumbnailsI choose a spot about 150 feet in from the road; I don't like to be too close to the road in case visitors should pass byWell, it looks like almost a mile of this sand lies ahead of me, and it would take some time to push the bike through it allThumbnailsI choose a spot about 150 feet in from the road; I don't like to be too close to the road in case visitors should pass byWell, it looks like almost a mile of this sand lies ahead of me, and it would take some time to push the bike through it allThumbnailsI choose a spot about 150 feet in from the road; I don't like to be too close to the road in case visitors should pass byWell, it looks like almost a mile of this sand lies ahead of me, and it would take some time to push the bike through it allThumbnailsI choose a spot about 150 feet in from the road; I don't like to be too close to the road in case visitors should pass by

I like a campsite with a view, but not so exposed on an open ridge that my tent will be whipped to death should strong desert winds pick up again. After half a mile, I think I've found a spot that suits me, so I park the 10-ton bike.