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Mojave National Preserve Bicycle Camping Trip 2000 Day 6: Nipton to Keystone Canyon area via Walking Box Ranch Road Nipton Road, now Nevada Highway 164, rises through a pass between the New York Mountains and the McCullough Mountains
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Day 6: Nipton to Keystone Canyon area via Walking Box Ranch Road

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The Goffs General Store has just closed for the day (I wasn't expecting it to be open anyway)

The Goffs General Store has just closed for the day (I wasn't expecting it to be open anyway)

Date: November 12, 2000

Nipton Road, now Nevada Highway 164, rises through a pass between the New York Mountains and the McCullough Mountains

The views down toward Nipton and the Ivanpah Valley disappear behind me for good. I'm working up a sweat on this climb, but the wind is chilly enough that I almost feel cold.

I peel off my outer sweater for a while, but put it back on as soon as I reach the 4900-foot summit and start riding downhill again. Gee, I've climbed 1900 feet already today?

The downhill is fun and I'm cautiously counting my mileage to Walking Box Ranch Road to make sure that I don't miss it, in case it's not signed.

Date: November 10, 2000
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Nipton Road, now Nevada Highway 164, rises through a pass between the New York Mountains and the McCullough Mountains
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