Road Trip, Part 1.9

[compilerbitch]

Cold feet

It's now about 11pm, Sunday night, in Goleta. Some of my plans seem a bit unravelly at the moment -- it appears that I40 has snow forecast for tomorrow and the day after around the Grand Canyon and further east. This is (was?) my intended route. I am currently seriously considering a change of plan and taking a more southerly, lower altitude route that would take me through Phoenix, AZ instead. Though it buggers up my chances of photographing the Grand Canyon, it's probably better to be alive. I've just arranged to stay over with friends in Phoenix, so it's all good. I don't need to be there until quite late, so I have time for a photo-stop along the way. The obvious place on the route is Joshua Tree National Park, but I'd already intended to go there at the end of the week, so I might go and take a look at the Salton Sea instead. Or something. We shall see.

Comments

[caladri.livejournal.com]

Take I-10. It's kind of keen. Take CA-99 down to Barstow -- it's really incredibly beautiful. Lots of windfarms and then desert full of Joshua Trees and squee.

[midendian.livejournal.com]

Yeah I concur. 99 to 58 to 247 to 62 to JoTr or 177 (Rice Rd) to I-10.

[sparsityproblem.livejournal.com]

Maybe it's too late already, but do check out the Salton Sea! I'd love to see your pictures of it.

[compilerbitch.livejournal.com]

I have a Vague Plan to go there on Sunday. I have a motel booked in 29 Palms, so what I intend to do is get away from here early on Sunday, drive to the Salton Sea, take some photos there, then drive up through the Joshua Tree NP on the way to the motel.

(I am alive and in Phoenix at the moment, by the way, but I probably won't get time to update here for a couple of days)