Vagabender

Heading into Los Angeles. The traffic aggrevated our transmission issues, and the air was hot and tangy with exhaust. Still, we came through it just fine; had a good time even.

The day before we were in the 100-degree heat of the desert, running from wildfires and pirate camping off an unpaved rancher road. Now we were at a snowmelt lake.

This big freeway interchange marks the real end of the LA sprawl, about 75 miles East of the city center.

Big fire over that hill. We learned later that it shut down Interstate 15 for a day and a half.

Three tresspassers outside Zion.

Three itinerant anti-teetotallers camped in the desert.

Joshua Tree is full of these big rock piles. Our campsite was around one of them which provided shade and climbing opportunities.

Rock formation named after queen Victoria because apparently at one point there was a similarity there.

Here we are down in Queen's Garden at Bryce Canyon.

About half a mile down into the canyon. Chasin' down the Hoodoos.