This was the last day of our journey…. we left our friendly campsite before dawn so we could do one final farewell hike together.
(Maryanne insisted on putting $5 worth of gasoline in the car, although Helen claimed it was a waste and rip-off at the 4.50 price. This is an important detail for later.)
DARWIN FALLS waterfall hike! There was truly water on this hike. Shocking. It was really beautiful to see a flowing fall, surrounded by vegetation so lush it was like a fierce jungle. All around the tiny steam there was an explosion of green, and then 5 feet away it was the dry brown desert “life” we had been seeing for days…
We found a strange bird and wondering if it might be a dodo. It really looked like the sketches in science books. Or at least the nerdy sister who recalled her 2nd grade book claimed.
After this hike, we crammed into the Bug for the last few hours of travel. We passed hundreds of endangered Joshua Trees and Maryanne insisted on stopping and celebrating these trees. She even pondered about getting one tattooed on the back of her neck.
Next we drove.
And drove.
And drove.
Maryanne asked Helen where the nearest gas station was and Helen said ten miles.
This turned out to be false.
The gas light came on.
Maryanne asked Helen to GPS the nearest gas station.
Again, another 15 miles and another empty gas station.
The needle went below the EMERGENCY WHITE LINE.
Maryanne coasted the car for as long as possible.
THEN, A GAS STATION! IT WAS MORE MIRACULOUS THAN DARWIN FALLS!
Her tank had .2 gallons left.
In much better spirits, the sisters continued onward. Bypassing LA’s smog and omigodness, we headed north toward the beautiful land of SAN FRANCISCO! We saw the gorgeous Sierra Nevada mountains, which looked bizarre because we were still in the desert looking at snow covered mountains. (Stare and wonder at the photo.)
After a few more hours, Maryanne’s city driving skills were tested and she successfully navigated to Fairfax Avenue, with TomTom’s help. The oldest sister had hung a sign in the front window, demonstrating why she earned the best blog follower announcement.
(Maryanne insisted on putting $5 worth of gasoline in the car, although Helen claimed it was a waste and rip-off at the 4.50 price. This is an important detail for later.)
DARWIN FALLS waterfall hike! There was truly water on this hike. Shocking. It was really beautiful to see a flowing fall, surrounded by vegetation so lush it was like a fierce jungle. All around the tiny steam there was an explosion of green, and then 5 feet away it was the dry brown desert “life” we had been seeing for days…
We found a strange bird and wondering if it might be a dodo. It really looked like the sketches in science books. Or at least the nerdy sister who recalled her 2nd grade book claimed.
After this hike, we crammed into the Bug for the last few hours of travel. We passed hundreds of endangered Joshua Trees and Maryanne insisted on stopping and celebrating these trees. She even pondered about getting one tattooed on the back of her neck.
Next we drove.
And drove.
And drove.
Maryanne asked Helen where the nearest gas station was and Helen said ten miles.
This turned out to be false.
The gas light came on.
Maryanne asked Helen to GPS the nearest gas station.
Again, another 15 miles and another empty gas station.
The needle went below the EMERGENCY WHITE LINE.
Maryanne coasted the car for as long as possible.
THEN, A GAS STATION! IT WAS MORE MIRACULOUS THAN DARWIN FALLS!
Her tank had .2 gallons left.
In much better spirits, the sisters continued onward. Bypassing LA’s smog and omigodness, we headed north toward the beautiful land of SAN FRANCISCO! We saw the gorgeous Sierra Nevada mountains, which looked bizarre because we were still in the desert looking at snow covered mountains. (Stare and wonder at the photo.)
After a few more hours, Maryanne’s city driving skills were tested and she successfully navigated to Fairfax Avenue, with TomTom’s help. The oldest sister had hung a sign in the front window, demonstrating why she earned the best blog follower announcement.
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