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7/31
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I leave Barstow eastbound on a frontage road and then ride the I-40 freeway for 2.5 miles to get past the naval base there

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2713-i40.jpg Before leaving Barstow, I stop at Walmart (a place I usually avoid) to buy a new CamelbakThumbnailsI get off the I-40 freeway at the Nebo Street exit, turn left, then go under the freeway and rejoin old Route 66 eastboundBefore leaving Barstow, I stop at Walmart (a place I usually avoid) to buy a new CamelbakThumbnailsI get off the I-40 freeway at the Nebo Street exit, turn left, then go under the freeway and rejoin old Route 66 eastboundBefore leaving Barstow, I stop at Walmart (a place I usually avoid) to buy a new CamelbakThumbnailsI get off the I-40 freeway at the Nebo Street exit, turn left, then go under the freeway and rejoin old Route 66 eastboundBefore leaving Barstow, I stop at Walmart (a place I usually avoid) to buy a new CamelbakThumbnailsI get off the I-40 freeway at the Nebo Street exit, turn left, then go under the freeway and rejoin old Route 66 eastboundBefore leaving Barstow, I stop at Walmart (a place I usually avoid) to buy a new CamelbakThumbnailsI get off the I-40 freeway at the Nebo Street exit, turn left, then go under the freeway and rejoin old Route 66 eastboundBefore leaving Barstow, I stop at Walmart (a place I usually avoid) to buy a new CamelbakThumbnailsI get off the I-40 freeway at the Nebo Street exit, turn left, then go under the freeway and rejoin old Route 66 eastbound

I'm riding into a strong headwind today, the opposite of the most typical wind pattern in this area. I'm often riding at under 10 miles per hour, though I do reach briefly 15 on a slightly downhill stretch of the freeway.