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And, the theme for the last day: Traffic! I-5 was slow off and on all the way from LA back to the bay area. We managed to get in by about 6pm for another 11 hours of driving... a total of 27 for the trip home.
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A view of the southern Sierras as we leave Joshua Tree.
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Joshua trees themselves, and Boulders that Bryan wanted to climb.
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National Park #4, Joshua Tree.
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So, we decide to make a quick side trip through Joshua Tree.
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We make it from Dallas to Blythe, CA in one day. This theoretically leaves only 600 of 1800 miles total left to drive.
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A desert storm in New Mexico.
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What Sous does for 15 out of the 16 hours we drive on Saturday.
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The west Texas dream: fields of windmills over fields of cotton.
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Carolyn and her faithful companion and treat-taker Sous.
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Sous and Leslie lounge after the meal.
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Bryan and Robert Pou backlit by fire.
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Marc applies more diesel. Totally safe!
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Sous shows no natural or reasonable fear of fire, and tries to extract choice sticks as they go up in flames.
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Bryan lights the blaze.
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Cameron douses the fire with diesel... you know, just to speed things up.
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Sous enjoys scummy pond water.
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Cameron and Bryan collect wood for the bonfire. Leslie coordinates and documents.
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