The last couple days i've made slow progress due to mr fankle. Luckily I've plenty of time so am taking it slow and enjoying myself. I spend much of yesterday walking on the dry Mohave river as route 66 is no fun anymore. The desert is a barren and dangerous place, so as not to disappoint today(after waking up to frost on my sleeping bag again) i came off the roads at Helendale and walked straight across it all afternoon. It was a pretty relaxing place, and after early embarrassment i had great enjoyment shouting out words like bananas, kamquat and man-alive. It's dark by 5.30 now so i camped early and watched a spectacular sunset over the Los Angeles Forest in the distance. Beyond there is LA...