Simpson Summit to Wildcat Station xp-trail-eastPony Express Trail where it meets Highway 95 (looking east)gate-and-signGate and XP Trail sign at Highway 95 (looking west)pit-viperApparently, there is a Strava course known as "Pit Viper that runs to Bass Flat from Highway 95pit-viper-endthis sign marks the end of the trail (on the west side of Bass Flat)mogulsMore gently-sloped moguls near where the two-track diverges from the XP Trail (facing west)carson-sinkLooking north from the edge of the trail plain to where it drops into Carson Sink Meadowscarson-sink-northLooking north into Carson Sinktrail-and-fenceTwo-track (and XP Trail) along the Carson Sink Meadows fencewildcat-1Wildcat Freight Station ruinswildcat-station-from-eastWildcat Freight Station ruins (from the east)xp-trail-bass-flatPony Express Trail as it exits Bass Flat in the west (looking east)bass-flat-surfaceThis picture might give you some idea of the misleadingly smooth-looking surface of Bass Flatbass-flat-xp-trailThe markers are nice, though you can't always see (or ride a straight line to) the next onebass-flat-xp-markerClose up of one type of XP markerbass-flat-markersTrail markers at the west end of Bass Flat (looking east)footprints-and-tire-tracksMy footsteps and tire tracks on the west side of Carson Passsimpson-pass-westLooking west over Bass Flat toward Wildcat Scarp from near the summit of Simpson Passsimpson-pass-gateGate near the summit of Simpson Passsummit-xp-monumentPony Express monument at Simpson Passsand-hill-forkFork in the trail west of Simpson Pass. Take the left fork to go by Sand Hill Station.pipeline-road-southPipeline road on the east edge of Bass Flat (facing south)pipeline-road-northPipeline road on the east edge of Bass Flat (facing north). the ADT follows this road.bass-flat-northThe trail along the north edge of Bass Flat (facing west)bass-flat-southDivergence of trails on the west side of Bass Flatalluvium-and-rocksSome parts of this area are a little like moonscapeunexplained-crossAn unmarked crossbass-flat-fencethe American Discovery Trail along the west side of Bass FlatmophieSomehow dropped my Mophie (charger), and rode back a mile to find it.sign-highway-groundXP sign at Highway 95. Notice the texture of the ground.
