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It'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

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194808-essex-rd.jpg After my brief visit to Route 66 Essex, CA, it's time to begin the long ride back to camp, beginning with Essex RoadThumbnailsI reenter Mojave National Preseve at dusk, and ride most of the final 20-some miles back to camp in the dark: a pleasant eveningAfter my brief visit to Route 66 Essex, CA, it's time to begin the long ride back to camp, beginning with Essex RoadThumbnailsI reenter Mojave National Preseve at dusk, and ride most of the final 20-some miles back to camp in the dark: a pleasant eveningAfter my brief visit to Route 66 Essex, CA, it's time to begin the long ride back to camp, beginning with Essex RoadThumbnailsI reenter Mojave National Preseve at dusk, and ride most of the final 20-some miles back to camp in the dark: a pleasant eveningAfter my brief visit to Route 66 Essex, CA, it's time to begin the long ride back to camp, beginning with Essex RoadThumbnailsI reenter Mojave National Preseve at dusk, and ride most of the final 20-some miles back to camp in the dark: a pleasant eveningAfter my brief visit to Route 66 Essex, CA, it's time to begin the long ride back to camp, beginning with Essex RoadThumbnailsI reenter Mojave National Preseve at dusk, and ride most of the final 20-some miles back to camp in the dark: a pleasant eveningAfter my brief visit to Route 66 Essex, CA, it's time to begin the long ride back to camp, beginning with Essex RoadThumbnailsI reenter Mojave National Preseve at dusk, and ride most of the final 20-some miles back to camp in the dark: a pleasant evening

I took a similar photo of this "tube of civilization" while riding here back in 2000, but without the nice belt of venus at sunset.