Morning in Baker, CA after filling up on needed calories from the breakfast buffet at the Big Boy restaurant

Mojave National Preserve Bicycle Camping and Hiking, Fall 2009

Mojave National Preserve: Baker to east side of Devil's Playground, northwest of Old Dad Mountain, by bicycle (Day 1)

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About a mile into Mojave National Preserve, I pass a sandy unpaved road (Old Kelso Road) that goes where I'm going today

Date: November 22, 2009, 11h20

Morning in Baker, CA after filling up on needed calories from the breakfast buffet at the Big Boy restaurant

The "world's tallest thermometer" looms behind me, showing off a balmy 50 degrees F. The breakfast buffet here isn't the most exciting, but it's fresh, ready and plentiful, and the fried potatoes are really good.

Date: November 22, 2009, 08h40

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Morning in Baker, CA after filling up on needed calories from the breakfast buffet at the Big Boy restaurant

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Other bicycle camping trips on drycyclist.com:

Mojave National Preserve and Area Hiking and Bikepacking, Spring 2011 (15 days)
Route 66 and Kelso Dunes Wilderness Bikepacking, Fall 2010 (eight days)
Mojave National Preserve bikepacking and camping, Spring 2010 (14 days)
Mojave National Preserve Bicycle Camping and Hiking, Spring 2009 (16 days)
Mojave National Preserve Bikepacking and Hiking 2008 (14 days)
Henry Coe State Park Bikepacking 2008 (eight days)
Mojave National Preserve Xmas 2007 Mountain-Bike Camping (one week)
Henry Coe State Park Mountain-Bike Camping 2007 (eight nights)
Death Valley Bicycle Camping 2007 (two weeks)
Henry Coe State Park Bicycle Camping 2006 (four nights)
Mojave National Preserve Bicycle Camping 2006 (two weeks)
Mojave National Preserve Bicycle Camping 2000 (11 days)
Mojave National Preserve Bicycle Camping 1999 (one week)

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