I saw a lot of dragonflies buzzing around the plants along the dam, and here's one resting on a plant at my campsite

Day 3: Pacheco Camp to Paradise Lake by bicycle, Henry Coe State Park

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There we go, the sun dips down behind the hill, so no more hot sun baking my tent

Date: September 02, 2008, 18h05

I saw a lot of dragonflies buzzing around the plants along the dam, and here's one resting on a plant at my campsite

It turns out that several of these leafless plant stems around my campsite have dragonflies clinging to them. They camouflage so well that they could go unnoticed, and for some reason they don't fly away when I approach them with the camera.

Date: September 02, 2008, 14h55

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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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