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I ride almost five miles up the gentle grade of Kelso-Cima Road to the Cima Store, gaining about 450 feet in elevation

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5896-kelso-cima-road.jpg The road pops out of Cedar canyon and begins its way down the foothills toward Kelso-Cima RoadThumbnailsNear the bottom of Morning Star Mine Road, signs and cars pop up through the creosote-bush scrubThe road pops out of Cedar canyon and begins its way down the foothills toward Kelso-Cima RoadThumbnailsNear the bottom of Morning Star Mine Road, signs and cars pop up through the creosote-bush scrubThe road pops out of Cedar canyon and begins its way down the foothills toward Kelso-Cima RoadThumbnailsNear the bottom of Morning Star Mine Road, signs and cars pop up through the creosote-bush scrubThe road pops out of Cedar canyon and begins its way down the foothills toward Kelso-Cima RoadThumbnailsNear the bottom of Morning Star Mine Road, signs and cars pop up through the creosote-bush scrubThe road pops out of Cedar canyon and begins its way down the foothills toward Kelso-Cima RoadThumbnailsNear the bottom of Morning Star Mine Road, signs and cars pop up through the creosote-bush scrub

The slight uphill combined with patches of sunshine means that I'm starting to sweat; time to take off my windbreaker! I don't see any wetness on the road, but the distinct smell of summer rain is in the air.