Sunrise Desert Hot Springs, CA
We were up and en route early this morning in hopes of beating the heat. In return for our effort we did have a couple of hours of relatively cool driving and we watched a colourful sunrise over the desert.
We drove across the Mojave Desert today, and it was HOT. It was also very lonely. I kept checking for call boxes. They were five miles apart and I calculated that including the melted ice in our cooler and the club soda, we had enough water that we might be able to walk that far and live. It was a big relief when we passed a cell phone tower.
For a few miles, we also drove on Route 66. We got our kicks and saw our first roadrunner of the trip.
We are staying at the Golden Nugget, in Laughlin. As a new member of the casino Gold Card Club, I received a credit for $10 in the casino., which we quickly deposited in the slots.
The casinos are located along the Colorado River. There is a pedestrian walkway along the river. Once it cooled down to about 90 F, we went for an evening walk. The river supports a variety of wildlife: we saw ducks, fish, bats and skunks.
Trip mileage: 3010 miles
We drove across the Mojave Desert today, and it was HOT. It was also very lonely. I kept checking for call boxes. They were five miles apart and I calculated that including the melted ice in our cooler and the club soda, we had enough water that we might be able to walk that far and live. It was a big relief when we passed a cell phone tower.
For a few miles, we also drove on Route 66. We got our kicks and saw our first roadrunner of the trip.
We are staying at the Golden Nugget, in Laughlin. As a new member of the casino Gold Card Club, I received a credit for $10 in the casino., which we quickly deposited in the slots.
The casinos are located along the Colorado River. There is a pedestrian walkway along the river. Once it cooled down to about 90 F, we went for an evening walk. The river supports a variety of wildlife: we saw ducks, fish, bats and skunks.
Trip mileage: 3010 miles
Between Palm Springs and Laughlin
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