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I've got about 7 miles of bumpy dirt road to ride on the way to Nipton (the last 3 are old pavement)

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4624-nipton-desert-rd.jpg I reach the main dirt road from Primm to Nipton, often called Nipton-Desert Road, and note that I'm 10.5 miles from my next stopThumbnailsI pass a few old household items dumped along Nipton-Desert RoadI reach the main dirt road from Primm to Nipton, often called Nipton-Desert Road, and note that I'm 10.5 miles from my next stopThumbnailsI pass a few old household items dumped along Nipton-Desert RoadI reach the main dirt road from Primm to Nipton, often called Nipton-Desert Road, and note that I'm 10.5 miles from my next stopThumbnailsI pass a few old household items dumped along Nipton-Desert RoadI reach the main dirt road from Primm to Nipton, often called Nipton-Desert Road, and note that I'm 10.5 miles from my next stopThumbnailsI pass a few old household items dumped along Nipton-Desert RoadI reach the main dirt road from Primm to Nipton, often called Nipton-Desert Road, and note that I'm 10.5 miles from my next stopThumbnailsI pass a few old household items dumped along Nipton-Desert RoadI reach the main dirt road from Primm to Nipton, often called Nipton-Desert Road, and note that I'm 10.5 miles from my next stopThumbnailsI pass a few old household items dumped along Nipton-Desert Road

It's a slow ride due to the road's roughness, and it's ever so slightly uphill, rising about 500 feet from Primm to Nipton. But it's *my* road, essentially traffic-free except for me.