I walk around the bend into Old Dad Canyon and can no longer see back down to the valley floor below

Mojave National Preserve Bicycle Camping and Hiking, Fall 2009

Mojave National Preserve: Old Dad Mountain Canyon and Idora Mine Canyon day hike (Day 2)

1. Early... ... 6. About 1.25 ... 7. Barrel... 8. Great views... 9. I walk... 10. I stumble... 11. Not much... 12. Just beyond... ... 67. Old Dad...

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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

I walk around the bend into Old Dad Canyon and can no longer see back down to the valley floor below

I'm at around 2300 feet elevation now (my campsite sits at about 1615 feet). It doesn't feel like I've risen 700 feet already because the grade coming up the fan is so gentle.

Date: November 23, 2009, 10h28

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I walk around the bend into Old Dad Canyon and can no longer see back down to the valley floor below

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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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