California I am in you! 353 miles closer to home, and in the same time zone!
First part of the trip through the Mojave was breathtaking, sun not yet visible, blue and pink light on mountains and valleys and rain showers (paintings are dry), and strange dusky light from the eclipse.
Then the Barstow-Bakersfield highway. So strange. First part, flat as far as one can see, hot and dry and hundreds of Joshua trees, straight heat-shimmering highway for miles and miles.
Then a climb up into golden-yellow grassy hills (again, far as one can see) covered in wind turbines and (I think?) black oak trees, twisty climb and descent, with quirky signs (an ad for a Chevron station "Eat Fruit, Get Gas" made me grin).
And finally, descent into my own personal hell, Bakersfield. Sky yellow with smoke, so many people in so many cars!
Drive overall was fine, quick, with light-enough traffic to enjoy the astonishing landscape.
Josephine has just about had it. Had to drag her out from under the bed this morning to pill her and then close her in the bathroom while I loaded the car so she couldn't get back under the bed. Tomorrow she'll be back at super-angel Danya's house with her old nemesis Lulu, whom I'm sure she'll greet with great relief. She'll have stories to tell. She's been a trooper.
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