Across the Desert

The last day of driving took us through wilderness land and the Mojave Desert. A few rest areas sell gas at more than double the price in Arizona and the signs warn of rattlesnakes. First stop in Los Angeles … Patrick’s apartment on Santa Monica Boulevard! We relaxed on his rooftop patio for a while before heading out to Pasadena. Daniel found us some cheap tickets to the Coldplay concert at the Rose Bowl Stadium. We parked at a special event parking lot then walked two miles to the stadium. It’s definitely the largest venue I’ve ever been in with a capacity of 92,542. When we entered, we were handed a wrist band to put on. It had LED lights that were controlled by the band’s tech team so 92,542 bands turned yellow when Chris Martin sang “Yellow,” and a wide array of other colors to set the tone.