dryfj.com / drycyclist.com (kevin cook)

9/31
Home / Mojave Preserve and Desert bikepacking trips / 2010, Mojave National Preserve / Day 1: Baker, California to Kelso Peak area, Mojave National Preserve /

Oh look, my first balloon sighting of this Mojave National Preserve trip (that white thing)

3283-kelbaker-road.jpg A while after my break at Kelbaker Road's 10-mile curve, I pause as I pass the dirt road that leads down to 17-Mile PointThumbnailsOne of my favorite moments of riding up Kelbaker Road is when I reach the edge of the lava, at left, about 13 miles out of BakerA while after my break at Kelbaker Road's 10-mile curve, I pause as I pass the dirt road that leads down to 17-Mile PointThumbnailsOne of my favorite moments of riding up Kelbaker Road is when I reach the edge of the lava, at left, about 13 miles out of BakerA while after my break at Kelbaker Road's 10-mile curve, I pause as I pass the dirt road that leads down to 17-Mile PointThumbnailsOne of my favorite moments of riding up Kelbaker Road is when I reach the edge of the lava, at left, about 13 miles out of BakerA while after my break at Kelbaker Road's 10-mile curve, I pause as I pass the dirt road that leads down to 17-Mile PointThumbnailsOne of my favorite moments of riding up Kelbaker Road is when I reach the edge of the lava, at left, about 13 miles out of BakerA while after my break at Kelbaker Road's 10-mile curve, I pause as I pass the dirt road that leads down to 17-Mile PointThumbnailsOne of my favorite moments of riding up Kelbaker Road is when I reach the edge of the lava, at left, about 13 miles out of Baker

I always find stray, deflated balloons in remote areas while hiking or biking, and here is my first of this trip. Just imagine all those frozen, festive, smiling faces while that balloon drifted away from their party.