California December 2021 - On the Ground, In the World - CycleBlaze

California December 2021 - On the Ground, In the World - CycleBlaze

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By Where's Raven

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December 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021

California December 2021

California bike path skirting the Pacific

Watch that tide coming in on after that last step...

'Murica

Oranges, into the Santa Ana Winds

It's got electrolytes!

Bucket List Item #13, poke my finger on a cactus to confirm that I'm not dreaming

Cactus and mountains

For those in the know: I'm in a Ralph's grocery store, and over the sound system they start playing Creedence. But not any Creedence-- "Lookin' Out My Back Door'. And for a moment, the universe stood still, and all was right in the moment.

Two years later, I found an Indian Buffet in Santa Clarita. And it was *good*.

Never thought a jacuzzi in some house in the mountains would have been on the itinerary. Thanks, Hank!

Space X deployment at sunset. Picture doesn't do it justice

Oversized sidewalk along the ridgeline out of Castil

Rough patch along the ridgeline out of Castil

Heading down into the desert

Joshua Trees are just hella-cool

Cause cookies *and* Joshua Trees

For some reason I really, really seem to enjoy the long, straight open road. I'll let you know when I figure out why that's the case...

And then a car slowed down alongside me and asked if I'd like a chocolate bar. Of course I'd like a chocolate bar. Thanks, kind stranger!

Did I happen to mention that Joshua Trees are hella-cool?

And they're cooler with the moon and Venus in the background?

Joshua Tree wallpaper. Warning: They're pointy and capable of drawing blood.

The End of something

Love, love, love the feeling of just being out here...

Red Rock Canyon, on the first time through...

Top of Red Rock Canyon pass.

Don't know how these giant boulders got out here in the desert...

I found where BFE is located

"Meep-Meep!!!"

"...Roadrunner, that coyotes after you! Roadrunner, if he catches you you're through!!!"

Wide open spaces and glorious goodness

HDR just outside Ridgecrest. Called this home for a week. Nice to have the downtime

I now have newfound and humble respect for windstorms in the desert.

Feels like I went back in time...

On my way in to California City

Mojave desert was a Huang Mountain Green

The Mojave Vortex is just to the right of the bike

Typical kitchen setup in the desert

Life in the desert. Subtle and gorgeous

Moonrise in the Mojave

Just hanging with the ravens in the Mojave. About the only other animal out here

Sunset just outside Lancaster

Birthday Meal in Lancaster. Because, Indian.

Yeah, that's me hiding behind the couch. One mans garbage is another mans survival shelter from the infernal, cursed desert wind and freezing temperatures.

Concrete countertop. That was a treat.

Wind turbines provide the scope and scale involved

Red Rock Canyon State Park, while waiting for the freezing rain to pass

Amongst the cliffs

Cleaning up in my own private alcove in the cliffs

Speechless. Really frickin' tired of the cold, but still speechless

Red Rock Canyon looking north

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Karen CookGreat pics! I like the format.
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