The Wind & The Winnebago

So the morning started the same as the rest, breakfast followed by a 35+ min. ride to the route. We left off right off the highway so finding it was easy. The problem was it was a dirt road. AGAIN ! It followed the highway in the direction we're heading, so off I went.

The van was able to follow me for a few miles, but then the dirt road became a dirt path. I was on my own walking east with the highway. Soon the dirt path became nothing, so I decided to climb the hill and get a better view of where I was headed.
By hill I mean small mountain. On the top there were wind turbines everywhere, but I got a look at where I had to get. Once down to the highway it wasn't long before I met up with the guys.

Now earlier in the morning I received a Twitter comment from someone following the walk, named Florian. He said he lives in the Palm spring area and would like to come out and say hi. Cool. As I met the guys, he pulled up. Perfect timing because he had been trying to find me and was ready to head home. So we chatted for a bit and took a picture. It was nice to meet you Florian and Eddie(the dog) too.

Off down Route 62 I headed. It was an uphill, windy walk through the canyon. I stopped once to take a break and snapped this picture..

That motor home was going about 45 mph and was really that close. It was the only shady place I could find at that point.

I walked about another 9 miles fighting the wind. I have yet to walk with the wind at my back. Oh well. I decided my ankle couldn't handle any more and found the guys.

I think we may be taking another day off tomorrow to see if I can get healthy. We should be camping in Joshua Tree in the next couple days. That will be fun.

Day 8 total: 20 miles
Jesse Walks America total: 145.3
Poll total: 41.3