I came back to Indio mostly because I didn’t get to Joshua Tree the first time around. I also needed to get plates for my moho since the folks I bought it from can’t seem to find the plates the DMV thinks are on it.
It was snowing in Tehachapi by the time I left and the rains were piling up in the dips on 395 and made for nervous near-hydroplaning in the moho. The only casualty of the trip was a lost hubcap on one of the duals. Could have been worse.
I changed the route up again coming back down. I took CA 202 E to CA 58 E to US 395 S to I15 S to I215 S to I10 E. Like this:
