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Hector Road here provides an opportunity for cars to get off old Route 66 here and get back on the freeway

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8169-route-66.jpg I begin the slight downhill on old Route 66 into the town of Newberry Springs, with the Newberry Mountains in the backgroundThumbnailsThis abandoned property at the east end of Newberry Springs has a commanding view of the Rodman Mountains in the backgroundI begin the slight downhill on old Route 66 into the town of Newberry Springs, with the Newberry Mountains in the backgroundThumbnailsThis abandoned property at the east end of Newberry Springs has a commanding view of the Rodman Mountains in the backgroundI begin the slight downhill on old Route 66 into the town of Newberry Springs, with the Newberry Mountains in the backgroundThumbnailsThis abandoned property at the east end of Newberry Springs has a commanding view of the Rodman Mountains in the backgroundI begin the slight downhill on old Route 66 into the town of Newberry Springs, with the Newberry Mountains in the backgroundThumbnailsThis abandoned property at the east end of Newberry Springs has a commanding view of the Rodman Mountains in the backgroundI begin the slight downhill on old Route 66 into the town of Newberry Springs, with the Newberry Mountains in the backgroundThumbnailsThis abandoned property at the east end of Newberry Springs has a commanding view of the Rodman Mountains in the background

Along this stretch, I've been busy staring at the low pointy and rolling hills on the far side of the freeway over there, and how light plays on them as clouds roll by.