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Still heading downhill into the Kelso Valley, now approaching the town of Kelso, that ribbon of buildings

01407-approaching-kelso.jpg The vegetation on the foothills of the adjacent Kelso Mountains is striking with its silver-grey brush against yellow flowersThumbnailsKelso Depot Visitor Centre, Mojave National Preserve, former 1920s train station restored in 2005The vegetation on the foothills of the adjacent Kelso Mountains is striking with its silver-grey brush against yellow flowersThumbnailsKelso Depot Visitor Centre, Mojave National Preserve, former 1920s train station restored in 2005The vegetation on the foothills of the adjacent Kelso Mountains is striking with its silver-grey brush against yellow flowersThumbnailsKelso Depot Visitor Centre, Mojave National Preserve, former 1920s train station restored in 2005The vegetation on the foothills of the adjacent Kelso Mountains is striking with its silver-grey brush against yellow flowersThumbnailsKelso Depot Visitor Centre, Mojave National Preserve, former 1920s train station restored in 2005The vegetation on the foothills of the adjacent Kelso Mountains is striking with its silver-grey brush against yellow flowersThumbnailsKelso Depot Visitor Centre, Mojave National Preserve, former 1920s train station restored in 2005

The strong south wind blowing against me feels cool, even though I'm still hot. But I'm headed downhill, so everything feels good after an afternoon of borderline heat exhaustion.