Whoever came up with the idea for an outdoor shower at Pacheco Camp deserves a round of applause

Day 6: Bicycle ride from Paradise Lake back to Pacheco Camp, the beginning of my route out of Henry Coe State Park

1. My final... ... 26. I suck back... 27. OK, it's... 28. Pacheco... 29. 94 degrees ... 30. I set up... 31. Whoever... 32. Away from...

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The old outhouse at Pacheco Camp (no longer used) sits near the more recent concrete outhouse a bit up the hill

Date: September 01, 2008, 12h47

Whoever came up with the idea for an outdoor shower at Pacheco Camp deserves a round of applause

To make it work, you bring in the garden hose from the outdoor sink and hook it up to the shower head, and voilà!

Even in the heat of summer, the water drawn in from Pacheco Spring is quite cold, and I can only stand under it for a few seconds at a time. But it's so refreshing...

Date: September 05, 2008, 15h59

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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 Camping, 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)
Mojave National Preserve Mountain-Bike Camping and Day Hikes 2008 (two weeks)
Mojave National Preserve Bicycle Camping 2007 (one week, Xmas-New Year's)
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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