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I make it back to the pavement of Hidden Springs Road and roll happily down the hill under the I-40 freeway toward old Route 66

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8428-hidden-springs-rd.jpg I return to the 10-ton bike and coast down the gravel road past a recently built fenceThumbnailsThe headwind is so strong as I ride Route 66 that I can barely maintain 7 miles per hourI return to the 10-ton bike and coast down the gravel road past a recently built fenceThumbnailsThe headwind is so strong as I ride Route 66 that I can barely maintain 7 miles per hourI return to the 10-ton bike and coast down the gravel road past a recently built fenceThumbnailsThe headwind is so strong as I ride Route 66 that I can barely maintain 7 miles per hourI return to the 10-ton bike and coast down the gravel road past a recently built fenceThumbnailsThe headwind is so strong as I ride Route 66 that I can barely maintain 7 miles per hourI return to the 10-ton bike and coast down the gravel road past a recently built fenceThumbnailsThe headwind is so strong as I ride Route 66 that I can barely maintain 7 miles per hour

After half a mile, I'll reach Route 66 (National Trails Hwy) and make a left toward Barstow.