Coachella Adventure Part 1/3; Let the Fun Begin!

 I just want to start by saying that this was one of the most exciting events of my life! I am so lucky to have been able to go to the 2015 Coachella Art and Music Festival! Thank you to Matt who Bought my ticket, you're awesome and I had a great time with you!

Secondly, packing for this was one of the hardest things EVER & of course I left it to the last minute too. Thankfully all went well and I have any panic moments while on this trip!

Here is the Map showing the Stops that we made along the way!
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1st;Stop 1. Las Vegas, NV
this was very interesting experience, since we arrived at 10pm on a Wednesday, No fountain shows, no sexy pirates, half the city was closed! It was kinda lame, but alcoholic Slurpees sure helped! Craziest thing I saw on this trip happened here though. While walking back to the hotel we stumbled upon 3 men in suits snorting lines of Cocaine. . . It blew my mind. I had never seen anyone do this nor did I expect to see it just out on the strip.

Stop 2 & 3. Bonnie & Clydes Death Car; Al Capones Bullet-Proof Car
Location: 31900 S. Las Vegas Blvd. Primm, NV 89019  (inside the Buffalo Bills Casino)
Not much happened here, just learned about how the mob created Vegas to launder money. Not Surprised. P.s. Reason its stops 2 & 3 is because it shows 2 different addresses for the 2 cars but they were in the same place (in the photo you can see Al Capones Bullet-Proof Car behind Bonnie & Clydes car.

Stop 4. World's Tallest Thermometer & Alien Jerky
Location: 72155 Blvd. Baker, CA 92309
When we got there it was 79 degrees! It was awesome coming from Rain/snow the day before. not much to say about a Thermometer...

BUT there were tons of signs saying "Fresh Alien Jerky" everywhere on our way and it happened to be located right across the street. We didn't buy any... but we did take some photos!



Stop 5. Afton Canyon Natural Area
Location: Barstow, CA
Started driving down a dirt road and saw a creepy gate with "No Trespassing" signs & an obvious DIY barb wire fence job. I started to feel like we were in a scene from a scary movie and began looking for spikes in the road ready to pop our unsuspecting tires. Luckily there were no spikes, our tires were fine. After driving for a few minutes you see a bridge with train tracks and some campsites.
the river sadly was all dried up, I was really looking forward to dipping my toes in :( . On the bright side we found some pretty sweet Chalcedony rocks, saw some wild animals, & of course took photos!








Stop 6. Lake Dolores Abandoned Water Park
Location: 72 Hacienda Rd. Newberry Springs, CA 92365
This stop was probably the Craziest stop for sure! In the reviews on Roadtrippers they had mentioned a old man in a jeep pulling up, yelling and screaming at them to leave, claiming to own the abandoned park. After reading through the whole review we couldn't tell if the man referenced just some crazy guy who happened to be there that day or if he really owned it and wanted people to stay off. Of course we had to see for ourselves. . . We got there and there were some poorly displayed "No Trespassing" signs but we couldn't help but take a look around anyways! We didn't get to see much except for tons of graffiti & old shacks that could have been arcade games or snack places way back when.  I started to hear music and as we got closer to the actual water park area we saw a garage with a jeep (of course my thoughts went straight to that review). I began to scope it out to see if there was a way to sneak past easily, but then I saw a motor home with the door wide open.
Panicked, we fled back toward the car because we weren't sure how into "Original Homeland Security" they were. Once back to the car, we saw a truck coming down the road. I thought it would be better to drive toward it nonchalantly and take pictures from the road. the Truck came to a stop once it had gotten to where we had been parked and sat there while I took pictures from a couple 100 ft. away. Once I got enough to satisfy me we turned back toward the freeway and the truck started to follow us! He literally waited for us to leave, and then followed us all the way back to the freeway!
I am a little sad we didn't get to see more of the abandoned water park but I fully plan on returning someday :).
Basically the only pic from this stop:

From here, we had 4 stops left but not enough sunlight. Instead, we searched for food! Ended up stopping at DiNapoli's Firehouse in Barstow. The layout of the restaurant was fun, walls decorated with different city and state's police & fireman's patches. Sadly the food was tasteless and bland (which was upsetting after reading promising reviews on Yelp).
Back on the road, the sun started to set as we headed through Yucca into Indio. I loved being able to look up at the stars and seeing so many so bright! Definitely not a luxury provided when living in the city.

To read about the Days spent at the festival please read "Coachella Adventure Part 2/3"
To read about the Last 4 stops we made on our way back read: " Coachella Adventure Part 3/3"

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