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Mojave National Preserve and area bicycle camping, Spring 2011 Day 8: Gold Valley bicycle ride and a short hike in Saddle Horse Canyon, Mojave National Preserve I start riding up Wild Horse Canyon Road, the lower part of which is washboarded and sometimes sandy
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Day 8: Gold Valley bicycle ride and a short hike in Saddle Horse Canyon, Mojave National Preserve

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From here, the high point of the day, at about 4925 feet elevation, it will be mostly gentle downhill until I reach Searchlight

From here, the high point of the day, at about 4925 feet elevation, it will be mostly gentle downhill until I reach Searchlight

Date: May 17, 2011, 11h53

I start riding up Wild Horse Canyon Road, the lower part of which is washboarded and sometimes sandy

Since there's no traffic here except me (so far), I ride on whatever part of the road that looks like it provides the best riding surface.

Date: May 22, 2011, 18h48
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I start riding up Wild Horse Canyon Road, the lower part of which is washboarded and sometimes sandy
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