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After my brief visit to Route 66 Essex, CA, it's time to begin the long ride back to camp, beginning with Essex Road

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194440-essex-rd.jpg Across the road from the old Essex Café, an abandoned house awaits somethingThumbnailsIt's fun to stop and watch I-40 freeway traffic for a few minutes while crossing over it on Essex Road on the way back to campAcross the road from the old Essex Café, an abandoned house awaits somethingThumbnailsIt's fun to stop and watch I-40 freeway traffic for a few minutes while crossing over it on Essex Road on the way back to campAcross the road from the old Essex Café, an abandoned house awaits somethingThumbnailsIt's fun to stop and watch I-40 freeway traffic for a few minutes while crossing over it on Essex Road on the way back to campAcross the road from the old Essex Café, an abandoned house awaits somethingThumbnailsIt's fun to stop and watch I-40 freeway traffic for a few minutes while crossing over it on Essex Road on the way back to campAcross the road from the old Essex Café, an abandoned house awaits somethingThumbnailsIt's fun to stop and watch I-40 freeway traffic for a few minutes while crossing over it on Essex Road on the way back to campAcross the road from the old Essex Café, an abandoned house awaits somethingThumbnailsIt's fun to stop and watch I-40 freeway traffic for a few minutes while crossing over it on Essex Road on the way back to camp

The sun is dropping... The Clipper Mountains over there is also on my list for a visit; haven't squeezed it into one of my trips yet.