We are still making good time although we don't reach Arizona by sunset. And thus we find ourselves at the New Mexico section of the Continental Divide after dark. We have discussed staying over here so that we can see the Rockies by daylight but decide to press on. We do stop long enough to snap a photo of this watershed.
Arizona is a dark blur (Donny is driving) but we have seen some amazing things in Arizona already so don't mind missing a few sights. Donny has thought to wake me when we reach Needles, California as I imagined it to be a neat town, instead it is a huge metropolis which might have some fun parts but none visible from I40. We reach what we think is a toll road but it turns out to be an agricultural inspection stop. We are asked if we have any fresh fruit, plants or such. We don't, but ponder what California doesn't want coming into their state from Arizona. Sure we are near Mexico but not that near, or so it seems to us.
We witness an incredible sunrise which lights up the surrounding desert in brilliant colors. We are at the end of I40 which has served us well. We are near the town of Mojave and are actually still in the Mojave Desert although we passed by the park portion in the dark. We decide to eat a leisurely breakfast as we are way ahead of schedule. We find a charming diner dedicated to old pedal cars of which it has a huge display. Breakfast is perfect, fresh salsa, huge omelets and steaming hot pancakes do the trick.
We are ready for the California leg of our road marathon.
Arizona is a dark blur (Donny is driving) but we have seen some amazing things in Arizona already so don't mind missing a few sights. Donny has thought to wake me when we reach Needles, California as I imagined it to be a neat town, instead it is a huge metropolis which might have some fun parts but none visible from I40. We reach what we think is a toll road but it turns out to be an agricultural inspection stop. We are asked if we have any fresh fruit, plants or such. We don't, but ponder what California doesn't want coming into their state from Arizona. Sure we are near Mexico but not that near, or so it seems to us.
We witness an incredible sunrise which lights up the surrounding desert in brilliant colors. We are at the end of I40 which has served us well. We are near the town of Mojave and are actually still in the Mojave Desert although we passed by the park portion in the dark. We decide to eat a leisurely breakfast as we are way ahead of schedule. We find a charming diner dedicated to old pedal cars of which it has a huge display. Breakfast is perfect, fresh salsa, huge omelets and steaming hot pancakes do the trick.
We are ready for the California leg of our road marathon.
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