Mojave National Preserve wake-up call near Kelso Depot: morning sunshine

Mojave National Preserve Bicycle Camping and Hiking, Spring 2009

Kelso Depot and Cornfield Spring Road, Mojave National Preserve (Day 2)

1. Mojave... 2. I make a... 3. It's a hot ... 4. Time to dig... 5. I pack my... 6. Hmm... no... 7. Chilopsis... ... 45. Elevation...

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A closer view of the dugout reveals that its front wall is not concrete after all, but built of timbers covered in stucco

Date: June 06, 2009, 15h24

Mojave National Preserve wake-up call near Kelso Depot: morning sunshine

I thought I died peacefully when I dozed off last night, exhausted. But I'm reminded that I'm still alive when sun shines on my tent shortly after sunrise around 5h30. I manage to sleep in until 7h, but wake up with the feeling of having a hangover.

It's great to wake up in this beautiful emptiness for the first time in a bit over a year, with a view of the nearby Kelso Dunes.

Date: May 24, 2009, 07h06

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Mojave National Preserve wake-up call near Kelso Depot: morning sunshine

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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 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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