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After another half hour, the gravel is finally thinning out and it looks like I can try getting on the bike and riding again

06896-jackass-canyon.jpg After another steep switchback and a bit more climbing, the views get even betterThumbnailsAfter another half hour, my two-litre Camelbak is empty again, so I take a break at a pull-out along Cedar Canyon RoadAfter another steep switchback and a bit more climbing, the views get even betterThumbnailsAfter another half hour, my two-litre Camelbak is empty again, so I take a break at a pull-out along Cedar Canyon RoadAfter another steep switchback and a bit more climbing, the views get even betterThumbnailsAfter another half hour, my two-litre Camelbak is empty again, so I take a break at a pull-out along Cedar Canyon RoadAfter another steep switchback and a bit more climbing, the views get even betterThumbnailsAfter another half hour, my two-litre Camelbak is empty again, so I take a break at a pull-out along Cedar Canyon RoadAfter another steep switchback and a bit more climbing, the views get even betterThumbnailsAfter another half hour, my two-litre Camelbak is empty again, so I take a break at a pull-out along Cedar Canyon Road

There will be a bit more gravel ahead, but not much. I am able to pedal my way, at a slow speed, up most of the gentle grade ahead in upper Jackass Canyon.