road trip post for thursday

So I got up Thursday morning at the Grand Canyon and headed for Joshua Tree. The most interesting thing I spotted that day was the General Lee. Heading north on (I think) AZ 64. Straightenin' the curves... flattenin' the hills...

After Prescott, AZ 89 turns into a really great motorcycle road. Awesome views and all:

Then there's a lat stretch with a lot of cactus...


And then, between the AZ/CA border and 29 Palms there's nothing for almost 100 miles. The rotting carcass of an abandoned gas station...


Not a single building...


...for miles.


I was really glad I gassed up before I hit that stretch, and I did finally make it to Joshua Tree.



Which was really beautiful.