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Home / Mojave Preserve and Desert bikepacking trips / Spring 2011: Mojave National Preserve and area bicycle camping / Day 1: Primm to South McCullough Mountains Wilderness area, Nevada by bicycle /

Approaching Crescent Pass, I ride under the power-transmission lines that I'll soon follow into the McCullough Mountains

1526-nipton-summit.jpg At the junction of Lucky Dutchman Road, I look back down into Ivanpah Valley and Ivanpah Dry LakeThumbnailsI start seeing a few wildflower blooms along Highway 164, so I pull over to walk around for a closer lookAt the junction of Lucky Dutchman Road, I look back down into Ivanpah Valley and Ivanpah Dry LakeThumbnailsI start seeing a few wildflower blooms along Highway 164, so I pull over to walk around for a closer lookAt the junction of Lucky Dutchman Road, I look back down into Ivanpah Valley and Ivanpah Dry LakeThumbnailsI start seeing a few wildflower blooms along Highway 164, so I pull over to walk around for a closer lookAt the junction of Lucky Dutchman Road, I look back down into Ivanpah Valley and Ivanpah Dry LakeThumbnailsI start seeing a few wildflower blooms along Highway 164, so I pull over to walk around for a closer lookAt the junction of Lucky Dutchman Road, I look back down into Ivanpah Valley and Ivanpah Dry LakeThumbnailsI start seeing a few wildflower blooms along Highway 164, so I pull over to walk around for a closer look

Traffic on Hwy 164/Nipton Road has been fairly light today. There are a few cars here right now, but I've often had the road to myself while climbing the hill.