Tuesday, April 1st

We started today at the small airport just east of 29 Palms. We are in the true desert now, the Mojave Desert. As we walk east, Joshua Tree National Park is on our right. Soon after we started walking, we had to pull our guns out. Pepper spray! Three large dogs, that looked like a cross between a German Shepard and a wolf started to cross the highway and they seemed friendly enough, but we weren't taking any chances. They followed us for a bit and then lost interest, which was OK by us. We walked on and came to a spot were the desert wildflowers were in full bloom. Very beautiful. One of the locals told Carol that the flowers haven't looked this good in ten years. She explained it all depends on the amount of rain the desert gets. On we walked until a car that had passed us turned around and the occupants wanted to know if we need any help. John told the young man that we were walking to Georgia and he said Georgia! They were very nice as are most people. Also a man and wife in an RV stopped and they didn't say anything, but I think they stopped to see if we were OK. On we walked until we came to the first road we had seen all day and waited for Carol and Ruth to pick us up. 15.3 miles today, not bad. Today I found a white towel, a steak knife, a sponge and a penny. I put 15.3 miles on my New Balance 1123. Stay tuned ….