On the way up to the mine tailings, I cross a drainage with profuse desert-mallow blooms
Date: April 29, 2008, 15h59
Riding down the gentle grade of Kelso-Cima Road to Kelso Depot
A strong north wind pushes me down the 3.5-mile, 400-foot descent and I exceed 30 miles per hour for a while. It is hotter here in the valley and I pass a four-wheel-drive group stopped for a shady break under the railway tracks.