Day 4 (December 30)

OMG. i have never driven so much in one day. we're about 200 miles south of san francisco after coasting around los angeles. after valencia (O! Valencia was, in fact, sung on the way in), we went through a mountain pass that was all at once the most beautiful night sight and the scariest. there was a 6 degree decline that made us feel as though we were riding an uncontrolled roller coaster. the mountains at night were luminous with their snowcaps reflecting in the moonlight. our intention was to drive much further and get as close to SF as possible so that we can have lots of time to burn tomorrow. however, after the scary pass, i needed to get out of the car asap. k$ said she closed her eyes for much of it because there was a semi-truck that was burning his brakes so as not to go out of control around the pass. there was even a "runaway truck" lane on the OPPOSITE SIDE OF I-5 from the Truck Lane. we both were slightly interested in knowing what that might look like (without death or harm to anyone, of course) to see a runaway eighteen-wheeler sliding down the mountain. so now i'm super tense and really excited about tomorrow.

we DID get to Joshua Tree and i photographed a specter (or? sp?) which was in all probability gram parsons. ;) it was gorgeous up in the little san bernadino mtns. beautiful colors off of the sunset. i'm beyond exhausted and tomorrow i have to be up for a super gay ol' time!

tucson to bakersfield, ca:

the decemberists--her majesty

tift merritt--tambourine

jay-z--the black album

the roots--game theory

bob dylan--rolling thunder revue