After breakfast we began winding our way to Joshua Tree National Park. Stopped back at the La Paz County park to empty our tanks and refill our water reservoirs. Then at the WalMart in Parker for a grocery run – still crazy busy – the parking lot was full of RVs! Safeway was much less crowded (no parking for RVs to start with) for the few last items we didn’t pick up already. Then across the bridge and into California.

We were stopped by the Agriculture Waystation. They asked if we had any live plants or… something. I told him just the mostly alive Aloe plant sitting in our console cup holder. He asked if it stayed in the house and when I told him “always” he said that was the right answer and to have a great trip. So we moseyed on our way – pondering what the second part of the question was. If it was fruit, we had just picked up our usual stash from the grocery store. If it was something else, we probably don’t have it. -shrugs- Either way, we’re here now.

On down the road until we hit I-10 and then it was only a few miles to the exit for Joshua Tree. There was plenty of boondocking available just outside the park entrance, so we pulled in and, after a false start at a spot we just couldn’t get level at, found a nice little spot that was easily leveled and here we are!

Made tortillas to go with tacos for supper and then called it an early night. Tiring day, for no reason.