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I exchange waves with the conductor of a passing freight train that rises slowly on the tracks along Kelso-Cima Road

07893-me-train-800px.jpg I examine the southward view from Bathtub Spring Peak, since this will be my downhill route in a few minutesThumbnailsI exit "The Gate" in the Bristol MountainsI examine the southward view from Bathtub Spring Peak, since this will be my downhill route in a few minutesThumbnailsI exit "The Gate" in the Bristol MountainsI examine the southward view from Bathtub Spring Peak, since this will be my downhill route in a few minutesThumbnailsI exit "The Gate" in the Bristol MountainsI examine the southward view from Bathtub Spring Peak, since this will be my downhill route in a few minutesThumbnailsI exit "The Gate" in the Bristol MountainsI examine the southward view from Bathtub Spring Peak, since this will be my downhill route in a few minutesThumbnailsI exit "The Gate" in the Bristol Mountains

These uphill trains are actually quite slow, and it will turn out that the conductor of each train that I pass during this trip will wave. These freight trains can be heard across much of Mojave National Preserve.