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Miles and miles of verdant fields of fruits and vegetables
were a welcome sight after crossing the searing Mojave Desert. Leather
clad motorcyclist suffered here with steady temperatures of 108 degrees. A
fuel stop at a remote oasis in Essex, between Needles and Barstow, netted the
highest fuel prices for the trip with unleaded premium going for $4.49 a gallon.
I vowed I would never ride a motorcycle across this section of road again in
July heat. We pushed on in to Bakersfield, CA for the night and took a room. A shower never felt so good and we got some laundry done in a hotel washer and dryer for guest. 462 miles was the tally for the day. |