Kessel run part 4

The rest of the journey after Childress was simple. The weather improved dramatically after about an hour, and I got onto I-40 which is a major highway and it was very straightforward thereafter.

I was grateful to see signs of imminent civilization:

More importantly, the landscape started to resemble what I was looking for on this trip, the beauty of the American Southwest:










Oh, and to conclude the Kessel shortcut saved me 2 hours of the trip, so it was worth it!