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After ten miles, Kelbaker Road bends sharply away from civilization

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06313-kelbaker-road-bend-800px.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 stopThumbnailsJust beyond Cane Spring, I come across more surface iceI 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 stopThumbnailsJust beyond Cane Spring, I come across more surface iceI 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 stopThumbnailsJust beyond Cane Spring, I come across more surface iceI 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 stopThumbnailsJust beyond Cane Spring, I come across more surface iceI 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 stopThumbnailsJust beyond Cane Spring, I come across more surface ice

It's always at this curve on Kelbaker Road where I start to feel irrevocably part of Mojave National Preserve on a bicycle-camping trip, living out of my saddlebags.