Newberry Springs to Yucca
Woke up, had some yogurt, went for a desert walk, and jumped in the pool before heading out
Drove out of California and into Arizona. Listened to Bruce Springsteen, Nilüfer Yanya, more book, more TAL
Took a longer route so that I could drive on as much of Route 66 as possible. Stopped at Ludlow Cafe for a bite, played tag with some trains, pulled over at a giant crater, paid $8.50 a gallon for gas (yooooo) and generally got cooked by the sun.
Drove about 24 miles of dirt roads with insane views to my hipcamp in Yucca. It was out there, lemme tell ya. It was well over 100 degrees when I arrived, so I set up my camp chair in the shade of my car and read for an hour or so. Once it cooled off a bit I went for a walk around the property, then made myself a little dinner and enjoyed the sunset before heading to bed.
I was pretty nervous to sleep out there! The owners were on the property but not super near, I was the only guest, and it was so hot I needed to keep the front of the tent open. I kept waking up and having trouble falling asleep until I woke up a little after midnight and saw that the stars had come out. I took a stab at photographing them with my camera, realized that it was completely silent outside because there was nothing to be afraid of and slept like a heckin’ baby till the sun came up.
