I traveled into Joshua Tree to get some Dr Bronner's (the best!) for showers and laundry. On the way, I saw two beautifully equipped hybrid bicycles and their owners, resting by a broken down shack.
78 km/48 mi
Lots of tent flapping: I woke up about two to wind blowing through the nearby boulders and my tent threatening to split at the seams, and I didn't get back to sleep.
Joshua Tree is named after a tree. Really a yucca. They are all over. You've probably seen them.
62 km/39 mi
Today was pretty much an exercise in moving myself up hills. Chiriaco Summit was at something like 1000 feet, while the campground I am at now is at about 3500 feet.
No homemade biscuits, Liz wasn't feeling well, but some fast-food biscuits and gravy hit the spot.