Mojave National Preserve Bicycle Camping and Hiking, Spring 2012
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Mojave National Preserve Bicycle-Camping and Hiking, Late Spring 2012 Mojave National Preserve: Primm, NV to Mail Spring, New York Mountains foothills, by bicycle: Day 1 Finally, I've reached the flatter, upper part of Ivanpah Road, still with blurry shadows due to the eclipse
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Mojave National Preserve: Primm, NV to Mail Spring, New York Mountains foothills, by bicycle: Day 1

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Here's one of the butterflies I see in the Desert willow (Chilopsis) flowers on Black Canyon Road: probably a Monarch butterfly

Here's one of the butterflies I see in the Desert willow (Chilopsis) flowers on Black Canyon Road: probably a Monarch butterfly

Date: June 02, 2012, 12h26

Finally, I've reached the flatter, upper part of Ivanpah Road, still with blurry shadows due to the eclipse

I'm exhausted, but I can pedal a bit more now with the lower sun and slightly cooler air. Some phony positive-packaging folks would call this moment a renaissance; I call it running on empty with stamina.

Date: May 20, 2012, 19h25
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Finally, I've reached the flatter, upper part of Ivanpah Road, still with blurry shadows due to the eclipse
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