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Colorado River at Needles California
Susan Helene Kramer
Traveling east across the
Mojave Desert it is refreshing to reach the Colorado River. It forms the
eastern boundary of California from just north of Needles south to Yuma, which
is just north of the Mexican border.
About ten miles further north
of Needles the Colorado River also serves as the border between Nevada and
Arizona. North of Needles the rest of California’s eastern border is Nevada -
the three states - California, Nevada and Arizona come together in an inverted
triangle.
On one of these eastern bound
trips from Los Angeles I pulled the car off the side of the road, parked, and
walked to the edge of the Colorado River. The temperature that summer day was
at least 100 F. I was totally unprepared when stepping into the rushing water
to find that it was freezing - much too cold for me to submerge. My kids got
wet, though, and I was satisfied to watch them splashing.
Traveling east across the
desert from Los Angeles is one time I can’t emphasize enough to carry plenty of
water bottles for everyone and for your car, too, in case of trouble.
The combination of wind and
heat can really dehydrate. And though we enjoyed viewing and playing a bit at
the river’s edge, it was good to turn around and be able to drive back to the
coast later.
I suggest that you refuel
your car in Needles and get in some air conditioning for a while before
continuing your trip.
The route I recommend from Los
Angeles across the Mojave Desert to the Colorado River and Needles is
Victorville on Rt. 15 north to Barstow, and then east on Rt. 40 all the way to
Needles. Victorville to Barstow is about 34 miles, and Barstow to Needles is
about 143 miles. My total driving time was about three hours.
Along the way you’ll see lots
of desert type vegetation spread out, such as Joshua trees and shorter scrub.
When you reach the Colorado River the bushes grow denser as you can see in this
photo of the Colorado River.
It is remarkable that this
round-trip across the state can be completed in one day, while viewing the
diversity of Los Angeles and suburbs out to the wide open desert of
south-eastern California and the Colorado River.
Traveling around California and reference information
Article and photo credit of
Colorado River - Susan Helene Kramer
Copyright 2012-2015 Susan Helene Kramer
Santa Barbara, California USA
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Published by Creations in Consciousness
email susan@susankramer.com
web site http://www.susankramer.com