February was wet and stormy, and Stevie and I took Sunday hikes out to the old Berkeley Dump beach where ancient bottles and insulators are revealed in the mud cliffs in the wake of high tides and waves. 
While studying Garden Design, my final project was a presentation on Seating–I was taking (Steve said “too many”) photographs of benches and lawn chairs everywhere we went. 
My friend Darlene had given me her 1981 Mazda GLC–. My Datsun was having electrical issues and I reluctantly decided to sell it. By March 24, Comet Hyukatake was visible to the Naked Eye from the street in front of our house. Thursday, March 28 we left Berkeley at 9:30 AM and drove down I-5 through the Tehachapis, up Rt. 395 to Red Rocks campsite #29 PHOTO ($7).
REDROCKS,RANDSBERG,ANZA BORREGO CARRIZO CAMP BAT CAVES MOONLIGHT HIKE SPRAINED ANKLE W/ GARY MADELEINE KAI TOM LAURIE STEVE
After banana pancakes Friday, we drove thru Randsberg, (Very Cool), Barstow, to catch an early lunch at Astro Burger, pick up beer and groceries and gas up at Von’s. We took the Ludlow turnoff at 1:15 and headed south for Anza Borrego, meeting our friends at Agua Caliente campground site #31. PHOTO Saturday, after a drive out to the old rail line and hike with Gary, Larry, Kai, and Tom, PHOTO we all drove to Ocotillo outside the south-east corner of the park for lunch at a little Mexican taco stand. Sunday we drove to San Diego and spent some time on the freezing beach with Kai and Tom, then checked out Balboa Park and the Zoo. PHOTO Leaving our friends in San Diego 9:30 Tuesday morning, Stevie and I headed back for another night in Anza Borrego, stopping in Brawley where I lost my wallet–don’t notice until we got to Needles, heading through Rt. 95, Kingman, and the Big Mama Mountains to camp at Burro Creek Wednesday night. This is the amazing Painted Rock area of the Turtle Mountains where we spent a couple of days with the Comet before heading back through LA to visit my brother Friday and Saturday, then Palmdale, leaving Monday morning at 9 to head home. PAINTING OF HYAKUTAKE My wallet was waiting in the mail, some nice people had found it in Brawley and mailed it to me.
Travels With Stevie 