Wednesday/Thursday April 9 & 10, 0mi/0km

Amboy CA to Anza-Borrego State Park (driving)

I drove most of the day again, this time only covering about 300 miles on paved roads, burying another 4 caches in the sand.

I didn’t see many cars or people out here all day, but definitely evidence that people have been here recently. It seems nowhere is safe from the current shitty state of events.

Once I got further west past the town of Mecca, there were noticeably more people highways and businesses as I approached Indio and the Coachella Valley. I stopped at a Big5 Sporting goods to get a fuel canister, and they only had this questionable-looking brand. I probably won’t die.

When I went to the cashier to check out, it was at this point I realized I must have dropped my credit card back at one of the caches. It was in my pocket along with a marker and pocketknife, and it must have fallen out when I was using those tools. I spent the rest of the day retracing my steps and searching but to no avail. So I called the card company and they’re sending me a new one next week. Good trail tip: Having Google pay and PayPal apps on your phone is an excellent backup plan.