1782 miles
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Last minute decisions with minimal planning.
The western US is within reach.
Monthly Archives: March 2023
March 21, 2023 Intermittent Storms
Be careful what you wish for.
My guilty pleasure is driving in hazardous conditions, and my favorite feeling is being inside a sealed car while driving in a torrential downpour.
My goal was to get to Tejon Pass northbound rest area for the night. I managed to escape the storm in Arizona. Little did I know what I was about to experience. As I left Indio, California at sunset, I noticed encompassing dark clouds to the north. The sun just set and I had about a 3 hour drive ahead of me. As I entered San Bernardino County, it began to rain. The wind picked up and the storm became fierce, lowering visibility and flooding the roadway. I had no choice but to lower my speed to 50 mph, extending my travel time. Live traffic conditions were turning for the worst. Several intermittent storms were wreaking havoc, causing accidents and slowdowns. I managed to get through the first storm, but had a building concern that it wasn’t over. While on the 210 freeway, I entered another storm. This one got me on the edge of my seat. My windshield wipers were on max, and I still couldn’t see ahead of me. As I drove underneath an overpass, I hit a large pool of water, and my windshield was blanked out for a full second. I couldn’t see a thing. I was literally scared to drive any further.
Be careful what you wish for, because you might get it, and you may not want it anymore, but it’s too late.
March 20, 2023 Everything Is Perfect
“You’re here all by yourself??”
I got my cactus fix.
March 19, 2023 Spring Bloom
March 18, 2023 Adventure Mode
There will never be an ideal time to travel.
Work will never slow down.
No one will make time for you.
The weather will never be perfect.
If you need company, you’ll be waiting a long time to go to places only you want to go.
March 17, 2023 Ocean Therapy
The ocean cures my anxiety.
March 5, 2023 Time Flies
When we are in school, we have a lot of time but no money.
When we have to work, we have a lot of money but no time.
When we are retired, we finally have the time and money, but no energy!