Janine was in Las Vegas for a trade show so I drove to pick her up and to cruise through the Mojave desert on the way back to Southern California. Leaving Interstate 10 before Baker, we drove south through the barren hills of the desert, up over a few small mountains, and climb up to the high desert of 29 Palms, Yucca Valley, and Joshua Tree. The weather was beautiful with 75 degrees, no clouds, no traffic, just amazing desert all with the windows down.
Out across the desert through many mountain ranges.
Amboy, CA – in the middle of nothing.

Christmas tree in Amboy, CA.
Gotta do the Route 66 thing through Amboy.
Another Xmas tree decorated with shoes.
This was a cool contrail we saw in the desert.
Interesting weather going on at about 10,000 feet.