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2/17
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1.5 downhill miles on the old Mail Spring Road, then 3.5 miles down Ivanpah Rd into the Lanfair Valley

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youtube-yDT5U8Kl8OI-608e51ad7b459.jpg I make a last-minute decision to leave Mail Spring and ride to Mid Hills campground today (I was going to stay here another day)ThumbnailsI make a quick stop along Ivanpah Road to climb up onto an old railway grade that is marked as a road on some mapsI make a last-minute decision to leave Mail Spring and ride to Mid Hills campground today (I was going to stay here another day)ThumbnailsI make a quick stop along Ivanpah Road to climb up onto an old railway grade that is marked as a road on some mapsI make a last-minute decision to leave Mail Spring and ride to Mid Hills campground today (I was going to stay here another day)ThumbnailsI make a quick stop along Ivanpah Road to climb up onto an old railway grade that is marked as a road on some maps

I rapidly lose a few hundred feet of elevation as I ride down Ivanpah Road, but due to the bumpy, washboarded road, I ride almost as slowly as if I were riding uphill. A bit sweaty even on the downhill!