Today we headed from Barstow, CA to Williams, AZ. On the way we stopped at the High Sierra Oasis for gas. We were super thankful to see it appear as we were very low on gas and still miles from the next gas our GPS knew about. The guy who worked there confirmed that none of the GPS units know about them. The prices were a little on the high side, but stuck out in the middle of nowhere, with miles to go to the next stop, we were happy to pay the $3 for an ice cream on a 106F day (41C). Along with clean bathrooms they also have a restaurant. Ian had a beef burrito which was huge and good and I had a veggie burger (yes, believe it or not in the middle of nowhere I was able to find a veggie burger!) with fries. The total came to $17. A bit pricy, but super convenient.

The drive is easy – the I40 is in great shape and the road is straight and fairly level. The scenery is beautiful with flat desert covered in scrub brush bounded by mountains. It’s fairly empty – we saw very few towns along the way. Although at one point there was oddly a subdivision in the middle of nowhere. We have no idea where those people work.