Back at last from hiatus. This weekend, I will venture out on a 350 mile journey from L.A. to Phoenix and back in the same day. Below is the tentative schedule.
5:00 a.m. - Leave L.A.
6:45 a.m. - Arrive in Palm Springs
8:00 a.m. - Arrive in Blythe, CA and stop for breakfast
10:30 a.m. - Arrive in Phoenix, AZ
Once in Phoenix, I will be checking out the Arizona Japanese Matsuri (Festival) then checking out the Desert Botanical Gardens and perhaps hike up a few trails in Papago Park. After dinner, I will begin the long journey back to L.A.
6:00 p.m. - Depart from Phoenix, AZ
9:30 p.m. - Arrive in Indio, CA (although there will be a rest stop along the way, perhaps in Quartzsite, CA or Brenda, AZ)
Midnight-ish - Arrive back in L.A.
This will be a 10 hour drive, the second longest one-day drive I've ever done. The longest is L.A. to San Francisco and back in the same day (which I don't recommend, by the way). Full recap should be up by this time next week.
