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It looks flat, but the walk up the fan toward the Providence Mountains is a gentle uphill at about 4% grade

06960-cornfield-spring-road.jpg The exact location of Cornfield Spring Road has moved a few times over the decadesThumbnailsLooking back down to Kelso Valley, I watch a train slowly climb the Kelso-Cima gradeThe exact location of Cornfield Spring Road has moved a few times over the decadesThumbnailsLooking back down to Kelso Valley, I watch a train slowly climb the Kelso-Cima gradeThe exact location of Cornfield Spring Road has moved a few times over the decadesThumbnailsLooking back down to Kelso Valley, I watch a train slowly climb the Kelso-Cima gradeThe exact location of Cornfield Spring Road has moved a few times over the decadesThumbnailsLooking back down to Kelso Valley, I watch a train slowly climb the Kelso-Cima gradeThe exact location of Cornfield Spring Road has moved a few times over the decadesThumbnailsLooking back down to Kelso Valley, I watch a train slowly climb the Kelso-Cima grade

I hike briskly, enjoying the sunshine and the scenery, even though I feel like crap due to the flu-like symptoms of the cold I caught two nights ago. The sun is warm and I'm comfortable wearing just a T-shirt.