Love's Travel Stop
I40, Exit 9 in Arizona
February 3, 2024
Quite a drive yesterday. Amazing scenery. From the lushness of Hidden Hills through the jagged mountains to the desert. Visited Zzyzx, California along I15, the path to Las Vegas. Before that was Victorville, a surprisingly new looking city that is very different than the sad looking little desert towns around it. After Zzyzx was Baker which appears only to exist to cater to the I15 traffic; the small place has seen better days. From there I headed into the Mojave Desert Preserve which was awesome -- beautiful scenery, lonely two lane road and the vastness of the desert. Had to make a decision when I got to I40 as to whether to continue on the two lane road or jump on the interstate; as it was nearly 430 pm and as tempted as I was I was not going to sleep in the desert ("with a billion stars all around") so I jumped on the interstate and got to Exit 9 in Arizona (time change!)
Where I could I jumped onto old US 66. Very fun.
I must have taken 200 photos -- here are a few:
