Feb. 27, 2010 – Day Six: We were back on the trail early Saturday morning and crossing into California by 0900 hours. Dropping down out of the Sacramento Mountains we eased our way into the Mojave. With an annual average rainfall of just 10 inches the Mojave supports roughly 2,000 different plant species most notable of which may be Yucca Brevifolia, or the Joshua tree.
In order to gain some perspective, at Essex we dropped south off of I-40 onto the legendary and storied route 66 and continued through the Mojave towards Ludlow, California. The raw, stark beauty of the Mojave is all but stunning; the ancient rhythms of the Earth are evident there.
At Ludlow we stopped for some coffee and pie and admired the 1951 Chevy panel truck rusting silently behind the Ludlow Café. From San Bernardino to the coast we fought a deluge of rain and the notorious southern California traffic. By 1800 hours, through a rain streaked and dirty windshield we caught our first glimpse of the Pacific Ocean.
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