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Home / Mojave Preserve and Desert bikepacking trips / Fall 2010: Route 66 and Kelso Dunes Wilderness Bicycle Camping / Day 4: South Bristol Mountains foothills campsite to Broadwell Dry Lake by bicycle, with a detour to Ludlow for water /

I look behind me as I push the 10-ton bike through the sand trap on the Bristol Mountains powerline road

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7224-bristol-mountains.jpg All packed up, I bicycle down the Bristol Mountains powerline road and reach the junction of the high road and the low roadThumbnailsThe sand accumulation comes to an end as the road rises up onto a firmer, more gravelly surfaceAll packed up, I bicycle down the Bristol Mountains powerline road and reach the junction of the high road and the low roadThumbnailsThe sand accumulation comes to an end as the road rises up onto a firmer, more gravelly surfaceAll packed up, I bicycle down the Bristol Mountains powerline road and reach the junction of the high road and the low roadThumbnailsThe sand accumulation comes to an end as the road rises up onto a firmer, more gravelly surfaceAll packed up, I bicycle down the Bristol Mountains powerline road and reach the junction of the high road and the low roadThumbnailsThe sand accumulation comes to an end as the road rises up onto a firmer, more gravelly surfaceAll packed up, I bicycle down the Bristol Mountains powerline road and reach the junction of the high road and the low roadThumbnailsThe sand accumulation comes to an end as the road rises up onto a firmer, more gravelly surface

Walking through this two days ago, I felt like I had reached a potentially major obstacle, not knowing how long the sand would last. Now that I know it's only a short distance, it's just like another bump on the road.