"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than exposure." -- Helen Keller
Two guys travel across the US in scooters going no faster than 29 mph. A joke? An adventure. Since I spent 14 hours yesterday driving 650 miles in the desert (including Death Valley), I can identify with their desert experience. Except that I love the desert, whereas you could say the desert kicked their asses...
We broke down in Death Valley, I hate the desert and until you go for yourself you will never know what it is like. I lost my mind, Pete and I were seeing things, we ran out of water it was terrible. It was 130 degrees and 103 at night- so bad. I do not know what else to say. I can say with all honesty that being in the desert like that pushed me mentally to no place I have been before, I can’t even begin to explain what was going on…Oh and did I mention that I need to get my scooter serviced cause it is going 19mph max speed. It was horrible.
Otherwise like I said before we are in Nevada, we met a guy at the bar named Jason and he and his girlfriend took us in. We are crashing here tonight; it is amazing how many good people you meet along the way. I am exhausted and I have a beard. So with that said we will push to vegas…Be happy…endure the heat….and hope that I can get some servicing to the scooter.
Here's a video of their experience. I can say, that being in the desert is no joke. It is a harsh environment that pushes you places you would never willingly go. That is why I like the place.
Another hat tip to the mantra of: the journey is the destination.
