Cross Country

Day One -

Oxnard to Tucson

We left Oxnard and drove the gorgeous PCH - Pacific Coast Highway - south along the coast and thru Malibu and then Santa Monica.

Sparkling, perfect day.

At Santa Monica we got on I-10 East and started back across this amazing country in earnest.

It took a while (of course) to get out of the eastward sprawl of L.A.

We passed the largest wind farm I have ever witnessed just outside of Palm Springs.

Through the desert and finally across the seemingly inconsequential Colorado River (the Grand Canyon has a thing or two to say about how inconsequential it is!) at Blythe and on into Arizona. Immediately started the grade up and into a slightly different looking landscape.

The desert has it's own thing altogether. It exists at the extreme of climate and conditions, and yet life - in it's particular forms of cactus, scrub brush, critters hiding out during the day, etc etc - finds it's way to expression.

Made it into Tucson in time for a great Mexican dinner with friends.

Drinks after at a funny, kitchy Tiki Bar, right out of an episode of Hawaii 5-0 (it has been here over 45 years).

Laughs, good times.

Lovin' this.

More tomorrow