As far West as Possible

North Hollywood, CA
Wow, Arizona was so cool! I think that AZ is going to be the official back-up plan for retirement. I think we could get on quite well there, despite the present kooky politics. Arizona currently holds the place as the most interesting surprise of our trip.
Sunday we enjoyed another amazing drive through AZ, inadvertently stumbling upon Joshua Tree National Forest (we drove right through it). Joshua trees are pretty cool bits of vegetation. We’re going to have to figure out how to get back to AZ soon. Having family there helps.
Our destination Sunday was Las Vegas, NV. Someplace I thought I’d never go, but we have family there. My Aunt and Uncle, in fact, who served in medical mission in Africa. We hadn’t seen each other in a few years, so it was great to reconnect. It was also great to spend time gleaning some of the benefits of their experience and wisdom.
Las Vegas. Today on the way to Los Angeles we ‘cruised the strip’ and gawked at the casinos and the unbelievable excess of the place. It was something to see, that’s for sure. Las Vegas overall is quite a place. It sits across a flat expanse of land and at night from a high point you can see something like a 30 mile expanse of lights.
As I type this, we have started our turn north. We’ve gone almost as far west as we’re going to go at this point, since we’ve now reached the West Coast by way of the Mojave Desert. The Mojave Desert is hot. And today, Los Angeles is hot. I’m surrounded by the supervised chaos of clean-up time at Team Armes HQ, and looking forward to our time together. Time for dinner!
Andrew