Mojave Desert - Southern California
The Mojave Desert covers a vast part of southern California. It includes America's Highway, Rt. 66 and towns that grew up and faded along that route. When president Eisenhower signed the bill creating the US Interstate system it meant the end of the old highways. Rt 40 came through California leaving the towns, motels, gas stations of Rt. 66 to the ravages of the desert heat, wind and sand. Today some of these towns are rebuilding, but many have been taken over by the desert. These images include the area that stretches from Barstow to the Arizona border in Needles, down to Lucerne Valley and Vidal's Crossing.
