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5 Days in the Desert travelog #20
Yermo, CA - Mon, 26 Dec 2022, 2pm

Today is shaping up to be as much about the driving as the hiking. But that's okay because the driving is purposefully scenic. The old Native American prayer, In Beauty I Walk, doesn't mean literally walking. It means journeying, as in the journey through life. Sometimes that journey is behind the wheel.

We finished up driving the Mojave Road through Afton Canyon by exiting at Basin Road, about 8 miles east of where we entered. The canyon, with its steep, colorful walls, had petered out by that point anyway. There were no more amazing side canyons like Spooky Canyon or the way nicer unnamed canyon. But it's still interesting to drive through a river. Here's a quick video:


Once back on dry, paved land we headed back toward Barstow, not to call it a day yet but merely to get lunch closer to town before heading back out across the desert. We ate at EddieWorld in Yermo. Yes, it's a bit tourist-trappy, but their food's pretty good and they have the biggest selection of stuffed animals I've ever seen under one roof. We bought a pizza, a chicken fingers basket, a couple of drinks, and a couple of sheep.

Up next: we'll head out east again to drive/hike at Pisgah Crater.

Date: 2023-01-03 03:47 am (UTC)
sorcyress: Drawing of me as a pirate, standing in front of the Boston Citgo sign (Default)
From: [personal profile] sorcyress
I was doing more of a skim than a full read (since I basically haven't been caught up with my friends list since like...the tenth December) and I was very startled to see "bought a pizza, chicken fingers, drinks, and a couple of sheep". I didn't realize there are places in the desert that sell both pizza and livestock!

It made more sense once I went back and more thoroughly read the context!

~Sor

Date: 2023-01-03 04:59 am (UTC)
sorcyress: Drawing of me as a pirate, standing in front of the Boston Citgo sign (Default)
From: [personal profile] sorcyress
*squee!* How adorable! They look extremely pleasantly soft as well!

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