Day 14 - Needles to Los Angeles, California

Time to head home.  There are 2 ways to do this trip.    The shortest way is through Barstow and over the mountains.  It is about 250 miles and will take you the best part of a day driving through the desert.  You can stop in Barstow for a meal if you are happy to dine on fast food.  There is also a huge Factory Outlet on the west side of the town:

Needles to Los Angeles Via Barstow

We drove through Palm Springs.  That is a longer trip with yet more desert but you might want to consider stopping in Palm Springs for a night.  Plenty to see there.  The drive this was will take at least 5 hours (293 miles):

Needles to Los Angeles via Palm Springs

Trip done!  Think we might try this one again some time.