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Mojave National Preserve Mountain-bike Camping (Bikepacking) and Hike 2008 Day 2: Eight-mile day hike from campsite on middle fork Globe Mine Road to Tough Nut Mine via Good Hope Mine and back A bluish-grey moth with subtle peach trim visits my cup while coffee is steeping
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Day 2: Eight-mile day hike from campsite on middle fork Globe Mine Road to Tough Nut Mine via Good Hope Mine and back

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Date: April 25, 2008, 12h19

A bluish-grey moth with subtle peach trim visits my cup while coffee is steeping

This is my first trip using the filterless MSR "mugmate" to make coffee, which works like a big tea bag (the coffee steeps). I'm happy to report that it makes great coffee. I brought a pound of Peet's French roast coffee freshly ground for press pot, which makes my saddlebags smell good.

Some small wasp-like insects, as well as a couple of yellow jackets, were also attracted to the vapour of my boiling water and steeping coffee. Other than that, there are very few flies here, perhaps because it's a bit windy this morning.

I eat a typical camp breakfast, which is, in addition to two cups of strong black coffee, granola, tamari almonds, dried cherries, dried apricots and some dried rambutan that I'm trying for the first time.

Date: April 24, 2008, 11h16
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