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LAX: After getting off your plane and to baggage claim will take about 30 minutes. Last 2 times I landed at LAX it took from 30-60 minutes just to leave the arrivals terminal with the amount of traffic. If you’re driving on a weekday towards the desert-good luck. I was just out there a week ago and the drive was about 4 hours. I was also going from Orange County so it was about 30 miles less than what you have to travel. Everyone lives that direction because homes are too expensive in LA and OC and you’ll be in rush hour traffic.
Advice:Hang out in LA or OC for a bit unless you don’t mind a 5 hour drive.
Joshua Tree: Was just there. The park is nice. But it’s all the same and it looks all the same. Bring food/drinks with you. We saw everything in a couple hours.
Food: The best Mexican food will be in LA. Try King Taco along the way. You’ll have better food options in Palms Springs than Desert Hot Springs.
The area: it’s full of sand people. These are tweakers with no teeth and no social skills. They live out there for a reason. It’s a time warp out there, you’ll definitely be stepping into the twilight zone. I’m not a smoker so I have no advice about that, however there are weed shops everywhere and they will even deliver to your hotel so you don’t have to worry about driving.
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