We slept in this morning and after saying goodbye to the Skaggs set off down the dirt road which meanders across this corner of the wide, windy Mojave.
It was a relatively uneventful day. We enjoyed walking through woody Joshua Tree groves. The sun, while blazing unhindered overhead throughout the day was never too much to bear. The trail followed for much of the day the great submerged tunnel of the LA aqueduct above which we could hear the untouchable flow of cool Sierran waters.
The day was spent almost entirely on a dirt road. All in all it was a pretty boring hike with little elevation change and next to no shade. We were happy to find a little magic just as we wrapped up our 16 miles, though. A local family had driven out and parked adjacent to the Cottonwood Creek bridge, where we ended up sleeping, and were offering soda and beer, chips and cookies to the hikers who came by. I graciously accepted a cold Sam Adams and mini snack bags of Chips Ahoy and Fritos. Together, they constituted the perfect appetizer.
We crashed early in the sand by Cottonwood Creek.
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