For the past week we have enjoyed our time spent in Southern California and got to see many things. We spent a lot of time in the Jacuzzi and at the REI stores in Huntington Beach and Santa Monica. We went to Shaw's Cove and got to see downtown L.A. and even had the opportunity to see the Griffith Observatory.
After a grueling day of packing, we finally got on the road by about 5pm and decided to head towards Death Valley NP, skipping Joshua Tree for the time being. We took California Highway 395 through the desert at night, a drive that I definitely recommend for anyone heading up in this direction. The road was like a roller coaster. We spent about four hours on the road and checked into a hotel in Ridgecrest, CA, a city of about 27,000 people that is near a facility where they test weapons. This particular location puts us in range of snagging one of the camping sites in Death Valley and will allow us to spend the entire day in the park hiking and setting up camp.
We will be out of cell phone and wifi reception for at least the next day, so expect an update after that.
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