# Spinning my wheels on the backroads of unincorporated Joshua Tree - Link: https://mywalkabout.net/spinning-my-wheels-on-the-backroads-of-unincorporated-joshua-tree/ - Published: 2019-05-15T05:40:45-07:00 - Author: My Walkabout No need for a shirt today, as it’s above eighty degrees at 7 a.m. out here in the desert on this Autumn morning. I finish my Bloody Mary and climb onto my bike. The sand is deep on the unincorporated roads out here on the edge of Joshua Tree. ![](https://i1.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_6276-2.jpg? fit=940%2C705&ssl=1) I find the strange out here. A makeshift outdoor living room where one can sit on a weathered couch and watch nature unfold before you. ![](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_6284-2.jpg? fit=940%2C705&ssl=1) Homesteads that feel somewhat like [Branch Davidian](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/9-things-you-should-know-about-david-koresh-and-the-branch-davidians/) fortresses than they do solitary places for one to simply live. I try not to judge though, as everyone deserves to live the life they choose, as long as harm is not inflicted upon others. Which I feel was what David Koresh was trying to do. I ride on….. ![](https://i1.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/HipstamaticPhoto- 562348768.361274-2.jpg?fit=940%2C671&ssl=1) I hear the music of the Blues coming from somewhere, filling the sky with somber sounds. My legs start to quiver from the deep sand that is bogging down the tires. I reach deep and pedal onward. ![](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/HipstamaticPhoto- 562351234.495507-2.jpg?fit=940%2C671&ssl=1) The feeling of wanting to live off the grid grows stronger. Perhaps I need my own compound, my solitary fortress, an inner sanctum where I can freely express my opinions while sitting on a weathered couch watching Nature’s television before me. ### Share this: * [ Email ](https://mywalkabout.net/spinning-my-wheels-on-the-backroads-of-unincorporated-joshua-tree/?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Spinning%20my%20wheels%20on%20the%20backroads%20of%20unincorporated%20Joshua%20Tree&body=https%3A%2F%2Fmywalkabout.net%2Fspinning-my-wheels-on-the-backroads-of-unincorporated-joshua-tree%2F&share=email) * [Post](https://x.com/share) * [Share on Tumblr](https://www.tumblr.com/share) * [ WhatsApp ](https://mywalkabout.net/spinning-my-wheels-on-the-backroads-of-unincorporated-joshua-tree/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) * [ Nextdoor ](https://mywalkabout.net/spinning-my-wheels-on-the-backroads-of-unincorporated-joshua-tree/?share=nextdoor) * [ Threads ](https://mywalkabout.net/spinning-my-wheels-on-the-backroads-of-unincorporated-joshua-tree/?share=threads) * [[ * [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) * [ Reddit ](https://mywalkabout.net/spinning-my-wheels-on-the-backroads-of-unincorporated-joshua-tree/?share=reddit) ### Like this: Like Loading…