Are We there Yet?

A TOURIST ASKED
a Desert Rat, “How far would you say it was to Barstow?”

Teakettle Junction, Death Valley National Park

Teakettle Junction, Death Valley National Park

“Well,” calculated the Desert Rat, “It’s 24,992 miles the direction you’re going; ’bout 27 if you turn ’round.”

Adapted from H. Oliver’s Desert Rat Scrapbook.