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After a short climb to a crest at about 5440 feet elevation, Gold Valley Mine Road begins heading downhill

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4515-gold-valley-road.jpg The windmill at the Gold Valley Mine site is from the American West Windmill Company in Amarillo, TexasThumbnailsI pass through an old ranch fence and a sign marking the adjacent hiking trailThe windmill at the Gold Valley Mine site is from the American West Windmill Company in Amarillo, TexasThumbnailsI pass through an old ranch fence and a sign marking the adjacent hiking trailThe windmill at the Gold Valley Mine site is from the American West Windmill Company in Amarillo, TexasThumbnailsI pass through an old ranch fence and a sign marking the adjacent hiking trailThe windmill at the Gold Valley Mine site is from the American West Windmill Company in Amarillo, TexasThumbnailsI pass through an old ranch fence and a sign marking the adjacent hiking trailThe windmill at the Gold Valley Mine site is from the American West Windmill Company in Amarillo, TexasThumbnailsI pass through an old ranch fence and a sign marking the adjacent hiking trail

I'm enjoying the straight-on view of Wild Horse Mesa (the flat-topped highlands ahead), which I hiked during last spring's Mojave National Preserve trip. Usually I'm somewhere down below, looking up to it.