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Home / Mojave Preserve and Desert bikepacking trips / 2010, Mojave National Preserve / Day 8: Mid Hills campground to Nipton by bicycle, Mojave National Preserve /

I head east, downhill, a couple of miles on Wild Horse Canyon Road until it reaches Black Canyon Road beyond the pinnacle ahead

5776-wild-horse-canyon-road.jpg As I exit Mid Hills campground, I notice what looks like rain clouds over in the area of the Providence MountainsThumbnailsI ride through the shade of a dark cloud as I descend Black Canyon Road toward Cedar Canyon RoadAs I exit Mid Hills campground, I notice what looks like rain clouds over in the area of the Providence MountainsThumbnailsI ride through the shade of a dark cloud as I descend Black Canyon Road toward Cedar Canyon RoadAs I exit Mid Hills campground, I notice what looks like rain clouds over in the area of the Providence MountainsThumbnailsI ride through the shade of a dark cloud as I descend Black Canyon Road toward Cedar Canyon RoadAs I exit Mid Hills campground, I notice what looks like rain clouds over in the area of the Providence MountainsThumbnailsI ride through the shade of a dark cloud as I descend Black Canyon Road toward Cedar Canyon RoadAs I exit Mid Hills campground, I notice what looks like rain clouds over in the area of the Providence MountainsThumbnailsI ride through the shade of a dark cloud as I descend Black Canyon Road toward Cedar Canyon Road

Despite the dark clouds behind me, it's still a bright and sunny day over toward Pinto Mountain, Round Valley, and beyond.