day 1
225 miles
225 total
395 to Bishop
Start late, So Valleys Library, breakie at Topaz Lake. very pretty, lotsa snow on the mountains
Start late, So Valleys Library, breakie at Topaz Lake. very pretty, lotsa snow on the mountains
day 2
276 miles
501 total
Bishop to Victorville
enjoy those little towns, check out Fossil Falls, head into the ugliness of the ex-urbs of LA
enjoy those little towns, check out Fossil Falls, head into the ugliness of the ex-urbs of LA
day 3
98 miles
599 total
Victorville to Irvine
enter the Los Angeles megapolis. The first few miles over the Cajon pass are quite dramatic, then it's freeway roulette, hoping the path you choose doesn't have a random Saturday afternoon traffic jam on it.
enter the Los Angeles megapolis. The first few miles over the Cajon pass are quite dramatic, then it's freeway roulette, hoping the path you choose doesn't have a random Saturday afternoon traffic jam on it.
day 4
148 miles
747 total
leavin the beach for the desert
kind of a fun driving day. Started late because it was so comfortable hanging with Bob and Julie, then a nice drive down the coast, cut east at Laguna to cross the Santa Ana Mountains and make my way to my cheesy resort in Desert Hot Springs.
kind of a fun driving day. Started late because it was so comfortable hanging with Bob and Julie, then a nice drive down the coast, cut east at Laguna to cross the Santa Ana Mountains and make my way to my cheesy resort in Desert Hot Springs.
day 5
137 miles
884 total
to Joshua Tree
putter around the big city of Desert Hot Springs for a while, then an easy drive to the always delightful Joshua Tree.
putter around the big city of Desert Hot Springs for a while, then an easy drive to the always delightful Joshua Tree.
day 6
243 miles
1,127 total
Joshua Tree to Tecopa
nice stop at Kelso Mohave National Preserve, cross I-15 and eat at Baker
nice stop at Kelso Mohave National Preserve, cross I-15 and eat at Baker
day 7
211 miles
1,338 total
Tecopa - Death Valley - Lone Pine
sad breakfast in Shoshone, take my time in Death Valley, really nice this time of year. Not much in the flower department, but the rocks are beautiful. The drive to Lone Pine is pretty darn excellent also.
sad breakfast in Shoshone, take my time in Death Valley, really nice this time of year. Not much in the flower department, but the rocks are beautiful. The drive to Lone Pine is pretty darn excellent also.
day 8
186 miles
1,524 total
Lone Pine - Bridgeport
do a drive-by on Keough Hot Springs (dislike), great mexican breakfast in Bishop, on the the hot springs!
do a drive-by on Keough Hot Springs (dislike), great mexican breakfast in Bishop, on the the hot springs!