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flagrant and invalid friend chuck hop in the oldbutnew car.
"death valley," says invalid friend.
"i can't really tolerate you for that long," says flagrant.
they gas up at a chevron station in encino and go...
agreeing to either explore the trona pinnacles or red rock canyon state park:






invalid friend swears that beef jerky is really good
and insists on purchasing an unwrapped assortment
of the teriyaki, barbeque, and black peppered flavored snacks of horror
from a plastic jar at the service station... yeesh.
flagrant initiates the first fight, "you didn't use tongs, did you!?"






after the leathery beef jerky's somewhat extended mastication,
invalid friend unsuccessfully tries to impress flagrant by scarfing down nature valley granola bars.
flagrant the anorexic anxiety-filled wonder mumbles for many flat miles about glorified candy bars.
"banana nut and oats and honey," invalid friend says. "pure and simple ingredients. a wholesome snack."

topic of conversation:
"a banana, a nut- a healthy lifestyle choice with biodegradable rather than theme packaging."






they go nowhere fast, thus are listening to the smiths and it's
not that they are too lazy to clean the windshield
rather, this is a road trip and bug splotches happen.






""fresh beef jerky is really good""
flagrant points out that the billboard used the word fresh
invalid friend makes a note.
the next time they are anywhere near olancha, california
they will stop and shop at gus's place to find out.
"what's the point? it'll suck and you'll be wrong," flagrant says.

topic of conversation:
buffalo jerky, beef jerky, turkey jerky...
squid jerky and fish jerky are sold and easily obtainable in asia
why isn't chicken jerky available?






flagrant and invalid friend finally reach the trona pinnacles
national natural landmark in the greater mojave desert.
[ only having had two or three "i swear i'll leave you out here all alone" type of arguments ]
seven more miles were driven
down that nondescript rocky road to the left of the sign
the doors rattled to the point of nearly falling off the oldbutnew car.






shadscale plant growing in the searles dry lake.
gasp! lack of shock!
oh! predicted horror!
there is nothing to photograph in the desert.






searles dry lake.











motocross riders use this are of trona as their dirt playground.
"oh yeah, why aren't they riding? i bet they're doing drugs," flagrant says.

topic of conversation: who cares about jeremy mcgrath, a yamaha yz250 is still magenta.

the stoned motocross riders barely look up.
invalid friend notes a parked magenta yamaha yz250.

topic of conversation: who knew you could score a dime bag at trona?






tombstone, cone, ridge, and tower shaped pinnacle landscape.










trona railway amid nothing but smelly creosote bush.






railroad crossing, trona pinnacles.






virgin atlantic, british airways, and america airlines.
where 747s go to die.
an airplane graveyard in mojave, california.
"get out and take a picture for my blog," flagrant says.
[ note: crummy photo (c) 2003 invalid friend ]






the famous jawbone canyon store billboard featuring the overweight naked woman.
flagrant will actually admit to turning the oldbutnew car
around on the highway and backtracking to take this photo
invalid friend jumped out with the camera and hiked up
the same worn path that so many people before have used.
[ note: crummy photo (c) 2003 invalid friend ]




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