The Kelbaker Road summit lies just ahead where the power lines cross the road at the left

Mojave National Preserve Bicycle Camping and Hiking 2008

Day 14: Cima Dome to Baker via Kelso Depot and Kelbaker Road, Mojave National Preserve

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Near the collapsed cabin is a platform in front of another tunnel, which happens to be right above the lower one

Date: April 27, 2008, 15h35

The Kelbaker Road summit lies just ahead where the power lines cross the road at the left

The last mile or two before the Kelbaker Road summit looks a bit like a moonscape and is always anti-climatic in that no grand views of the surrounding valleys can be experienced here.

Date: December 31, 2007, 16h25

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The Kelbaker Road summit lies just ahead where the power lines cross the road at the left

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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 Hiking, Spring 2010 (14 days)
Mojave National Preserve Bicycle Camping and Hiking, Fall 2009 (eight days)
Mojave National Preserve Bikepacking and Hiking, Spring 2009 (16 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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