Bicycle camping in and around Death Valley National Park 2007
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Bicycle camping (bikepacking) in and around Death Valley National Park 2007 Day 5: 31.7 mostly uphill paved miles from Furnace Creek Campground to Monarch Canyon up in the Funeral Mountains A bit above Hell's Gate, I turn back to see how much I've climbed since my rest stop there
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Day 5: 31.7 mostly uphill paved miles from Furnace Creek Campground to Monarch Canyon up in the Funeral Mountains

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I begin the gentle westward climb up Highway 178 into Death Valley National Park

I begin the gentle westward climb up Highway 178 into Death Valley National Park

Date: April 19, 2007, 12h58

A bit above Hell's Gate, I turn back to see how much I've climbed since my rest stop there

Yes, I have risen. Yes, this is steeper than Beatty Cutoff was. Yes, I'm glad that endorphins have kicked in because I don't seem to have much real energy left and I'm not there yet.

It's a beautiful day.

Date: April 22, 2007, 16h30
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A bit above Hell's Gate, I turn back to see how much I've climbed since my rest stop there
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  • 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 Mountain-Bike Camping and Day Hiking 2008 (two weeks)
  • Mojave National Preserve Mountain-Bike Camping Xmas 2007 (one week)
  • Henry Coe State Park Mountain-Bike Camping 2007 (eight nights)
  • Henry Coe State Park Mountain-Bike 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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