We drove on with the top down while playing various popular opera arias. I didn’t speak much because I was in awe of the view. <\/p>\n

<\/a>Then, miles from any village or highway intersection, we came upon a tall tree full of shoes. It reminded me of shoes on power lines but some of these shoes had messages on them – mostly “I wuz here!” and such but a couple mentioned their loves, fears, etc. There were even scuba flippers way up in the upper branches. SharkBoy was upset that he didn’t have any spare shoes to leave behind. It was probably the most surreal moment in the entire trip (except for most of West Hollywood).<\/p>\n

We stopped about a mile from a crater but the road leading to it was dirt and we didn’t want to risk the suspension. This is where SharkBoy claims to have seen the largest, reddest spider in the history of mankind. I didn’t, but I did see webs which made me get back into the car. Faster than usual.<\/p>\n

In a village called Joshua Tree, we found the only gay couple within miles who owned the local pottery shop. How is that possible?<\/p>\n

After SharkBoy got a “Military Cut” in 29Palms – a military town full of Koreans (…?) we drive up a pass, down the other side, we pass row upon row of windmills to enter Palm Springs…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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