Out of the Mojave River. Lunch in Yermo.
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canyonwalker5 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.
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.
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Date: 2023-01-03 03:47 am (UTC)It made more sense once I went back and more thoroughly read the context!
~Sor
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Date: 2023-01-03 04:23 am (UTC)The one on the left is Rocky, nickname for Montana Rockies, which we've had for several years. The two on the right are new this trip. The white one is Banff (or Baanff), the brown one is as-yet unnamed, but we're thinking Sierra. Or maybe Miguel since that's what the tag stitched into his chest says.
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Date: 2023-01-03 04:59 am (UTC)