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It's getting close to darkness here on Route 66 and my cheap camera is trying to compensate by turning everything blue

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2866-sunset.jpg It has been cloudy most of the day, but a bit of sun is peering through the clouds as sunset approaches along old Route 66ThumbnailsIt has been dark for an hour now, and I'm finally on the dirt road off Route 66 leading up toward Sleeping Beauty mountainIt has been cloudy most of the day, but a bit of sun is peering through the clouds as sunset approaches along old Route 66ThumbnailsIt has been dark for an hour now, and I'm finally on the dirt road off Route 66 leading up toward Sleeping Beauty mountainIt has been cloudy most of the day, but a bit of sun is peering through the clouds as sunset approaches along old Route 66ThumbnailsIt has been dark for an hour now, and I'm finally on the dirt road off Route 66 leading up toward Sleeping Beauty mountainIt has been cloudy most of the day, but a bit of sun is peering through the clouds as sunset approaches along old Route 66ThumbnailsIt has been dark for an hour now, and I'm finally on the dirt road off Route 66 leading up toward Sleeping Beauty mountainIt has been cloudy most of the day, but a bit of sun is peering through the clouds as sunset approaches along old Route 66ThumbnailsIt has been dark for an hour now, and I'm finally on the dirt road off Route 66 leading up toward Sleeping Beauty mountainIt has been cloudy most of the day, but a bit of sun is peering through the clouds as sunset approaches along old Route 66ThumbnailsIt has been dark for an hour now, and I'm finally on the dirt road off Route 66 leading up toward Sleeping Beauty mountain

I still have 10 miles to go, some uphill, after 35 miles of pedalling today. Getting tired, I stop for an energy bar before sunlight vanishes. After dark, and only a few cars pass by (everyone is on the nearby freeway, and there's little reason not to be).