As I pack the tent's contents into my saddlebags, I remove the big rocks I placed inside the tent to keep it from blowing away

Mojave National Preserve Bicycle Camping and Hiking, Fall 2009

Mojave National Preserve: Kelso Dunes area to Baker, CA by bicycle (Day 8)

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It's that everything-out-of-the-tent moment again; time to leave the Kelso Dunes area!

Date: November 29, 2009, 09h42

As I pack the tent's contents into my saddlebags, I remove the big rocks I placed inside the tent to keep it from blowing away

I do bring tent stakes with me, but rarely use them. Desert terrain tends to be too crumbly or sandy for stakes to help much with holding a tent down.

Date: November 29, 2009, 09h41

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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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