Into the Desert

We left southern California on Thursday without going through the metro Los Angeles traffic by staying north of the San Gabriel Mountains.  However, this was not a scenic drive.  We followed Interstate 40 across the Mojave Desert to Needles, which often has the highest summer temperatures in the nation and then crossed the Colorado River into Arizona.

Our plan was to spend three days in Lake Havasu City with Bob’s cousin Darlene, like we did two years ago.  The first part went as planned with some shopping, sightseeing, and a couple of “happy hour” gatherings with her neighbors.  It was good to see Darlene again! 

A respiratory infection hit Paige on the third day, which had us find the local Urgent Care facility, and extend our stay to a fourth day for further recuperation.

 

After Sunday’s round of medications and sleeping, we headed toward Phoenix along US93, also called the Joshua Forest Parkway, which is quite isolated and scenic.  We stopped for 2 more nights of recuperation at another Escapees park, this one in Congress Arizona.

 

We plan to get to Paula’s tomorrow mid-day.  It will be good to see everyone there!