On Saturday we drove from Utah to Fresno. This ended up being a 13 hour drive. After a full week of back roads we found the interstate. After leaving Utah we drove through the northwest corner of Arizona, through Nevada, and into California. If you see this route on a map you'll realize it goes directly through the Mojave desert.
The desert is like a completely other world. It is incredibly beautiful. It is also hot. Very hot. We stopped for lunch in Baker, California, in the heart of the desert. We wanted to give the van a little bit of time to cool down, so we sat in a Burger King for a half hour. When we turned the van off it was 111 degrees. That is not a typo. Baker is the home of the world's tallest thermometer. It showed a temperature of 107 as we left. Shortly after we left Baker the thermometer in the van topped out at 116 degrees. Even though it's a dry heat, it's still HOT!
We reached Mark and Shari's home in Fresno at 6:30. It was 108 in Fresno when we got there. Still hot. We had a great time catching up, playing some games, and just enjoying the rest of the evening.
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Sounds like y'all are having big fun. The pics of Zion and the Canyons are spectaular - makes me want to drive out there and see for myself!
Zilla and Dandelion are doing great (though Zilla gave me a scare last night with her "flatten out and pretend to stop breathing" routine - she was fine, just resting!).
Hope the rest of the trip goes well! See you when you return.
Tony
Wow! the world is truly beautiful on that side of the country! I am so glad you guys are having such a good time! you will remember this forever! lots of updates from the ferg, but i will save those for when i see you in person! travel safe-susan!
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