Day 13: Los Angeles, CA

I finally made it to Los Angeles. But there were a few more stops along the way.

I would have had this up sooner, but I forgot my computer charger in Tucson and had to wait a couple days to get a new one.

Joshua Tree National Park was right off the highway, and I'd heard great things about it so I popped in. Apparently there is a lot of wildlife there, but all I saw was a little gecko and some hawks. There were plenty of other things to see, though.

Like my shadow.

The mountains seemed to go on forever. I don't know exactly how far off into the distance you can see, but it's gotta be at least 50 miles and probably more.

Hoping to go out here again for a longer stay. There's lots more to see.

Alright, last one.

Another cool looking windmill farm, this one's out near Palm Springs. All those smudges are bugs splattered on my windshield. By my final count, I destroyed approximately 97,532 insects with my car over 4,077.2 miles. Aside from that Jeep top in Connecticut, I didn't run into anything else along the way.

Got to the new place around 8:30, and caught up with Billy for about 13 seconds before he was on the phone with Time Warner trying to get them to turn our cable on. Which they eventually did. Lazy bastards. It's been weird staying in a place for more than two nights, but it's good to get back into a regular schedule. I don't have a bed yet, though, so I've been sleeping on top of two sleeping bags. Not as bad as you might think, but certainly not ideal.

Apparently Tuesday Morning isn't as unique as Viva and I thought it was.

Friday night I went out to Venice Beach for a clambake on the shore, but it was already breaking up by the time we got there. So we went into this apartment down the street and hung out on a roof deck right by the beach. I think I made the right choice in moving out here, at least from early indications. Thanks for taking me aboard, Los Angeles.