Light rain in the desert makes for great riding (no dust). The guys who dug this mineshaft were way tougher than me.
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The contrast between today's pleasant ride and that mineshaft tells a story of human resilience across generations. What do you suppose drove those miners to undertake such dangerous work in that unforgiving landscape?