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Old Kelso Road occasionally crosses dry washes where it is suddenly rocky instead of sandy

06800-devils-playground.jpg Old Kelso Road has proven to be more rideable than I expected, but this final part before the power lines is a bit roughThumbnailsOld knob-and-tube wiring once provided power to the light fixture outside the rear porch doorOld Kelso Road has proven to be more rideable than I expected, but this final part before the power lines is a bit roughThumbnailsOld knob-and-tube wiring once provided power to the light fixture outside the rear porch doorOld Kelso Road has proven to be more rideable than I expected, but this final part before the power lines is a bit roughThumbnailsOld knob-and-tube wiring once provided power to the light fixture outside the rear porch doorOld Kelso Road has proven to be more rideable than I expected, but this final part before the power lines is a bit roughThumbnailsOld knob-and-tube wiring once provided power to the light fixture outside the rear porch doorOld Kelso Road has proven to be more rideable than I expected, but this final part before the power lines is a bit roughThumbnailsOld knob-and-tube wiring once provided power to the light fixture outside the rear porch door

This little wash crossing here would be fun on an unloaded mountain bike, but the 10-ton bike slipped in the loose gravel here and lost traction. I'm sweating a bit already, so I'm not wearing a sweater.