{"id":1673,"date":"2019-02-05T12:33:40","date_gmt":"2019-02-05T11:33:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icanbeme.space\/?p=1673"},"modified":"2022-08-30T17:49:11","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T15:49:11","slug":"travels-usa-roadtrip-2019-episode-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/index.php\/2019\/02\/05\/travels-usa-roadtrip-2019-episode-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Travels: USA Roadtrip 2019 \u2013 Episode 9"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2><strong>USA Roadtrip 2019 \u2013 Episode 9:<\/strong><br><strong>A Paradise of Stones<\/strong><br><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On a Friday, coincidentally the 13th day of our journey (25th January), was the one I enjoyed the most. It turns out it doesn\u2019t take much to make me happy \u2013 only a stone paradise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After 4 nights, we left LA behind and went to the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Joshua Tree National Park (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/jotr\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Joshua Tree National Park<\/a>. At first, I was a little bit confused when we arrived. After all the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Sequoia trees (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/index.php\/2019\/01\/30\/travels-usa-roadtrip-2019-episode-6\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sequoia trees<\/a> I also expected a forest of trees. But it was mainly a forest of stones. I commented that the stones looked like hardened dinosaur poo. But in fact, they were made of hardened magma that was pushed through the earth\u2019s crust ages ago. The Joshua trees, in comparison to the Sequoias, were pretty boring.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_JoshuaTree.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_JoshuaTree-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1681\" width=\"607\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_JoshuaTree-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_JoshuaTree-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_JoshuaTree-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 607px) 100vw, 607px\" \/><\/a><figcaption> <em>A Joshua tree<\/em> <br>&lt;Click image to enlarge&gt;<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-container-2 wp-block-gallery-1 wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-1-575x1024.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"575\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-1-575x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1684\" data-link=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/index.php\/2019\/02\/05\/travels-usa-roadtrip-2019-episode-9\/icanbeme_stoneparadise-1\/\" class=\"wp-image-1684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-1-575x1024.jpg 575w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-1-168x300.jpg 168w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-1-768x1368.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-2-1024x575.jpg\"target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-2-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1685\" data-link=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/index.php\/2019\/02\/05\/travels-usa-roadtrip-2019-episode-9\/icanbeme_stoneparadise-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-1685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-2-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-2-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-2-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-3-1024x575.jpg\"target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-3-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1686\" data-link=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/index.php\/2019\/02\/05\/travels-usa-roadtrip-2019-episode-9\/icanbeme_stoneparadise-3\/\" class=\"wp-image-1686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-3-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-3-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-3-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-4-1024x575.jpg\"target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-4-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1687\" data-link=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/index.php\/2019\/02\/05\/travels-usa-roadtrip-2019-episode-9\/icanbeme_stoneparadise-4\/\" class=\"wp-image-1687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-4-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-4-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-4-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-5-1024x575.jpg\"target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-5-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1688\" data-link=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/index.php\/2019\/02\/05\/travels-usa-roadtrip-2019-episode-9\/icanbeme_stoneparadise-5\/\" class=\"wp-image-1688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-5-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-5-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-5-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-6-1024x575.jpg\"target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-6-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1689\" data-link=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/index.php\/2019\/02\/05\/travels-usa-roadtrip-2019-episode-9\/icanbeme_stoneparadise-6\/\" class=\"wp-image-1689\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-6-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-6-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-6-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-7-1024x575.jpg\"target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-7-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1690\" data-link=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/index.php\/2019\/02\/05\/travels-usa-roadtrip-2019-episode-9\/icanbeme_stoneparadise-7\/\" class=\"wp-image-1690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-7-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-7-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-7-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-8-1024x575.jpg\"target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-8-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1691\" data-link=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/index.php\/2019\/02\/05\/travels-usa-roadtrip-2019-episode-9\/icanbeme_stoneparadise-8\/\" class=\"wp-image-1691\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-8-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-8-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-8-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>My stone paradise<br>&lt;Click images to enlarge&gt;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I feel like I cannot post enough photos here, nor hide my excitement for this place. It may not look that spectacular from these pictures, but for me it was one of the best playgrounds on Earth. I simply couldn\u2019t get enough of climbing around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-container-4 wp-block-gallery-3 wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-9-1024x713.jpg\"target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-9-1024x713.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1697\" data-link=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/index.php\/2019\/02\/05\/travels-usa-roadtrip-2019-episode-9\/icanbeme_stoneparadise-9\/\" class=\"wp-image-1697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-9-1024x713.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-9-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-9-768x535.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-10-1024x768.jpg\"target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-10-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1698\" data-link=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/index.php\/2019\/02\/05\/travels-usa-roadtrip-2019-episode-9\/icanbeme_stoneparadise-10\/\" class=\"wp-image-1698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-10-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-10-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-10-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-11-575x1024.jpg\"target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"575\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-11-575x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1699\" data-link=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/index.php\/2019\/02\/05\/travels-usa-roadtrip-2019-episode-9\/icanbeme_stoneparadise-11\/\" class=\"wp-image-1699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-11-575x1024.jpg 575w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-11-168x300.jpg 168w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-11-768x1368.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-12-575x1024.jpg\"target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"575\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-12-575x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1700\" data-link=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/index.php\/2019\/02\/05\/travels-usa-roadtrip-2019-episode-9\/icanbeme_stoneparadise-12\/\" class=\"wp-image-1700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-12-575x1024.jpg 575w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-12-168x300.jpg 168w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-12-768x1368.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-13-1024x575.jpg\"target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-13-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1701\" data-link=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/index.php\/2019\/02\/05\/travels-usa-roadtrip-2019-episode-9\/icanbeme_stoneparadise-13\/\" class=\"wp-image-1701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-13-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-13-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_StoneParadise-13-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>My playground<br>&lt;Click images to enlarge&gt;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When we departed, I felt really relaxed and deeply happy. On our way to our next AirBnB we stopped on the side of the road when we spotted something that looked like snow, despite the temperature of around 18\u00b0C.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_SaltyAreas-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_SaltyAreas-1-201x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1703\" width=\"836\" height=\"162\"\/><\/a><figcaption>A salt field<br>&lt;Click image to enlarge&gt;<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>It was \u201conly\u201d salt of course, but also here I felt the need to explore a bit and so I climbed the little hill next to the street \u2013 and found a river on the other side! It was incredibly beautiful, turquoise and very salty \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_SaltyAreas-2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_SaltyAreas-2-575x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1704\" width=\"275\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_SaltyAreas-2-575x1024.jpg 575w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_SaltyAreas-2-168x300.jpg 168w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_SaltyAreas-2-768x1368.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>A salty river<br><em>&lt;Click image to enlarge&gt;<\/em> <br><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The guys in the other car wanted to go home as quickly as possible, while Audrey, Enrique and I decided to make a little detour to one of the many ghost towns in the area, despite the risk that we\u2019d arrive after dark. The sun was already so low that our car\u2019s shadow looked like a bug moving through the desert:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IcanbeMe_DesertCar.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IcanbeMe_DesertCar-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1708\" width=\"571\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IcanbeMe_DesertCar-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IcanbeMe_DesertCar-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IcanbeMe_DesertCar-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Some desert in California<br> <em>&lt;Click image to enlarge&gt;   <\/em> <br><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>We found the ghost town hilarious: Instead of a deserted, abandoned place, we found a well-lit and renovated vistors centre. This however, was closed unfortunately due to the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2018%E2%80%932019_United_States_federal_government_shutdown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"government shutdown (opens in a new tab)\">government shutdown<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_Ghosttown.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_Ghosttown-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1707\" width=\"684\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_Ghosttown-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_Ghosttown-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_Ghosttown-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>We had no luck in the ghost town &#8230;<br> <em>&lt;Click image to enlarge&gt;  <\/em> <br><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Amused, we headed off to Needles, our destination for that night. It was almost completely dark on our way through the desert, so we could see the Milky Way. Only trucks\u2019 headlights and a glow far away on our left disturbed the darkness. We were wondering for half an hour what that glow was, until we concluded, it must be Las Vegas, even though it was still 100 miles away. Checking on Google Maps revealed that we were right. It\u2019s incredible how the light pollution of a big city can still affect the clearness of the night sky, even at a distance of over 100 miles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/index.php\/2019\/02\/07\/travels-usa-roadtrip-2019-episode-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">here<\/a> to read the next episode of this USA Roadtrip 2019 or navigate through the Table of Contents: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4><strong>Table of Contents<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"0\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Prologue &amp; Epilogue (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/index.php\/2019\/02\/21\/travels-usa-roadtrip-2019\/\" target=\"_blank\">Prologue &amp; Epilogue<\/a> <\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/index.php\/2019\/01\/16\/travels-usa-roadtrip-2019-episode-1\/\" target=\"_blank\">Arrival &amp; 1st Day<\/a> <\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/index.php\/2019\/01\/17\/travels-usa-roadtrip-2019-episode-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bryce, Zion and The Grand Canyon<\/a> <\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/index.php\/2019\/01\/20\/travels-usa-roadtrip-2019-episode-3\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cabin in the Woods<\/a>\u00a0 <\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/index.php\/2019\/01\/21\/travels-usa-roadtrip-2019-episode-4\/\" target=\"_blank\">Yosemite <\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/index.php\/2019\/01\/25\/travels-usa-roadtrip-2019-episode-5\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Golden Gate Bridge<\/a><\/li><li> <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/index.php\/2019\/01\/30\/travels-usa-roadtrip-2019-episode-6\/\" target=\"_blank\">Huge trees &amp; Hollywood<\/a> <\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/index.php\/2019\/02\/01\/travels-usa-roadtrip-2019-episode-7\/\" target=\"_blank\">Universal Studios Hollywood<\/a> <\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/index.php\/2019\/02\/03\/travels-usa-roadtrip-2019-episode-8\/\" target=\"_blank\">The LA experience<\/a> <\/li><li>A paradise of stones<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/index.php\/2019\/02\/07\/travels-usa-roadtrip-2019-episode-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Finally, Las Vegas<\/a>! <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Written by Julia Heuritsch | Last edited: 29th&nbsp;June&nbsp;2022<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>USA Roadtrip 2019 \u2013 Episode 9:A Paradise of Stones On a Friday, coincidentally the 13th day of our journey (25th [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[32,35],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.2 - 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