State highway 14, the Antelope Valley Freeway, extends from its junction with I-5 south of Santa Clarita, through Palmdale, Lancaster, and Rosamond, and then on upward into the stark Mojave Desert until it reaches US-395, the desert spine highway of California. The lower, more mountainous stretch was covered previously.
The desert stretch is not devoid of mountains however, it just skirts by them instead of plowing through like its southern counterpart.
These imposing desert peaks divide the Mojave Desert from the Los Padres National Forest, hoarding the moisture from the Pacific for the western side, and not sparing the east so much as a drop. The joshua trees distinctive to the Mojave Desert coax moisture from the air and from a dry soil to survive.
Check your engine temperature and oil level often… and don’t get lost out here.
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