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Home / Mojave Preserve and Desert bikepacking trips / Fall 2010: Route 66 and Kelso Dunes Wilderness Bicycle Camping / Day 3: Day hike into Kelso Dunes Wilderness to the south end of Broadwell Mesa /

I heat up water for my instant Starbucks coffee, eat granola, dried fruits and nuts, and prepare my backpack for today's hike

6494-tent.jpg Here in the Bristol Mountains foothills, I'm awake early enough to see the gorgeous light of sunrise, a rarity for meThumbnailsThe distant flat of Broadwell Dry Lake and the Cady Mountains beyond get a lot of my attention as I peck at my breakfastHere in the Bristol Mountains foothills, I'm awake early enough to see the gorgeous light of sunrise, a rarity for meThumbnailsThe distant flat of Broadwell Dry Lake and the Cady Mountains beyond get a lot of my attention as I peck at my breakfastHere in the Bristol Mountains foothills, I'm awake early enough to see the gorgeous light of sunrise, a rarity for meThumbnailsThe distant flat of Broadwell Dry Lake and the Cady Mountains beyond get a lot of my attention as I peck at my breakfastHere in the Bristol Mountains foothills, I'm awake early enough to see the gorgeous light of sunrise, a rarity for meThumbnailsThe distant flat of Broadwell Dry Lake and the Cady Mountains beyond get a lot of my attention as I peck at my breakfastHere in the Bristol Mountains foothills, I'm awake early enough to see the gorgeous light of sunrise, a rarity for meThumbnailsThe distant flat of Broadwell Dry Lake and the Cady Mountains beyond get a lot of my attention as I peck at my breakfast

I'm not a morning person, but I want to get started early so I can hike as far as possible toward Broadwell Mesa with minimal hiking after dark on the return trip.