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Near the lava field east of Newberry Springs is the end of Troy Dry Lake

route-66-5520.jpg I pass a lava field along old Route 66 east of Newberry SpringsThumbnailsI take a very short break along the shores of Troy Dry Lake to enjoy the Mojave Desert sceneryI pass a lava field along old Route 66 east of Newberry SpringsThumbnailsI take a very short break along the shores of Troy Dry Lake to enjoy the Mojave Desert sceneryI pass a lava field along old Route 66 east of Newberry SpringsThumbnailsI take a very short break along the shores of Troy Dry Lake to enjoy the Mojave Desert sceneryI pass a lava field along old Route 66 east of Newberry SpringsThumbnailsI take a very short break along the shores of Troy Dry Lake to enjoy the Mojave Desert sceneryI pass a lava field along old Route 66 east of Newberry SpringsThumbnailsI take a very short break along the shores of Troy Dry Lake to enjoy the Mojave Desert sceneryI pass a lava field along old Route 66 east of Newberry SpringsThumbnailsI take a very short break along the shores of Troy Dry Lake to enjoy the Mojave Desert scenery

The I-40 freeway is just over there, crossing the middle of the dry lake. Minerals rise to the surface, creating snowy white crusts in places.