Quote Originally Posted by ddagencylv View Post
it's not a bad drive. The "Santa Ana wind will get you going through Yucaipa then onto Apple Valley to the I-15. To keep "bosslady" happy, stop at the Lenwood outlets, get her a nice pair of Prada gloves and keep it moving...lol

That area you mention is kind of due west from Palm Springs and in a way, a different direction to where I want to go. From Palm Springs, I head on a loop that takes you to Yucca Valley, and on up to the stumps. From the stumps, you go to Vegas cutting through the Mojave National Preserve.