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I pedal the final 10 miles to Ludlow in darkness, quite enjoyable with the almost-full moon peering through the clouds

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6253-route-66.jpg Well, I can't deny any longer that it's about to get dark here on Route 66ThumbnailsI check in at the Ludlow Motel: bland, but cleaner and more spacious than last night's accommodations in Barstow (and $10 more)Well, I can't deny any longer that it's about to get dark here on Route 66ThumbnailsI check in at the Ludlow Motel: bland, but cleaner and more spacious than last night's accommodations in Barstow (and $10 more)Well, I can't deny any longer that it's about to get dark here on Route 66ThumbnailsI check in at the Ludlow Motel: bland, but cleaner and more spacious than last night's accommodations in Barstow (and $10 more)Well, I can't deny any longer that it's about to get dark here on Route 66ThumbnailsI check in at the Ludlow Motel: bland, but cleaner and more spacious than last night's accommodations in Barstow (and $10 more)Well, I can't deny any longer that it's about to get dark here on Route 66ThumbnailsI check in at the Ludlow Motel: bland, but cleaner and more spacious than last night's accommodations in Barstow (and $10 more)

I lose 600 feet of elevation on this final stretch: nice downhill. The road is a bit bumpy, but not like it was east of Newberry Springs. I enjoy not sharing the road with any other vehicles while I watch headlights on the adjacent I-40 freeway fly by.