I took off very early from Palm Springs on my return trip to Monterey so that I would get back before dark. I took the 62 up to Yucca Valley where I jumped on the 247. Going by Johnson Valley my hands nearly froze off from the cold desert air. I saw a number of built 4x4s heading to Johnson Valley for King of the Hammers. Then in Lucerne Valley I got on the 18 toward Victorville where I got on the 395 up to Kramer Junction and Highway 58 through Mojave and Tehachapi and on to Bakersfield. Then across on 58 to the 5 where I went north a bit before I got over to the 33 up to Coalinga where I got on the 198 over the Diablo Range and then I met up with the 101 back to Salinas where I got on the 68 to get back to Monterey. It was a very long day of riding!