The Clark Fork River remains in shadow, as the sun creeps over a distant ridge shining soft light on westbound BNSF G-MTELVW9-28 (Mellette, SD-Longview, WA. Pastel colors from the sunrise in the distant valley are even more accentuated as several forest fires simmer in the area. This location directly above Montana Rail Link's Tunnel 6 on the 4th Subdivision between Rivulet and Westfall is one of the more difficult locations on the MRL to access.