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Now it's time to ride down "The Shortcut Road" between upper Black Canyon Road and Cedar Canyon Road

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4826-shortcut-road.jpg I zoom in for a better look at the expanse of orange Desert mallows in this part of Round ValleyThumbnailsThe "Shortcut Road" is only 3/4 mile long; soon enough, I'm approaching Cedar Canyon Road, that horizontal line aheadI zoom in for a better look at the expanse of orange Desert mallows in this part of Round ValleyThumbnailsThe "Shortcut Road" is only 3/4 mile long; soon enough, I'm approaching Cedar Canyon Road, that horizontal line aheadI zoom in for a better look at the expanse of orange Desert mallows in this part of Round ValleyThumbnailsThe "Shortcut Road" is only 3/4 mile long; soon enough, I'm approaching Cedar Canyon Road, that horizontal line aheadI zoom in for a better look at the expanse of orange Desert mallows in this part of Round ValleyThumbnailsThe "Shortcut Road" is only 3/4 mile long; soon enough, I'm approaching Cedar Canyon Road, that horizontal line aheadI zoom in for a better look at the expanse of orange Desert mallows in this part of Round ValleyThumbnailsThe "Shortcut Road" is only 3/4 mile long; soon enough, I'm approaching Cedar Canyon Road, that horizontal line ahead

I always enjoy this rough mountain-bike road, which starts out not so roughly. I rode this on the way to Mid Hills campground.