A switchback as China Hole Trail climbs through an area of thick chamise chapparal.

Henry Coe State Park mountain-bike camping trip 2007

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Day 9: China Hole to Park Headquarters, followed by the ride home to downtown San José

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I stop on this switchback on the way up Coit Road from Kelly Lake to look back on my route.

I stop on this switchback on the way up Coit Road from Kelly Lake to look back on my route.

Date: September 02, 2007, 15h05

A switchback as China Hole Trail climbs through an area of thick chamise chapparal.

One nice thing about impenetrable chamise thickets on steep slopes is that there's no danger of slipping off the edge of the trail and down the hill.

Date: September 03, 2007, 12h40

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A switchback as China Hole Trail climbs through an area of thick chamise chapparal.

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 nights)
Mojave National Preserve Mountain-Bike Camping and Day Hiking 2008 (two weeks)
Mojave National Preserve Mountain-Bike Camping Xmas 2007 (one week)
Death Valley Bicycle Camping 2007 (two weeks)
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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