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Snow In Arizona!? Bonnie And Clyde's Hideout! (2 March 2019)

  • Writer: TOPS1ONE
    TOPS1ONE
  • Jun 17, 2019
  • 4 min read

Updated: Jun 28, 2019

I didn't know it snowed in Arizona, but apparently it does. There's even snow on the highways! I've been driving slowly just to be cautious. I don't want the trip to end this early, lol. It's only day two! There is mostly desert out here in Arizona, lots and lots of desert. Until you get far enough north and you see a few trees scarcely scattered along the highway. There were a few small farms out here. There was snow covering a few patches of grass and some snow along the sides of the road. I didn't expect to see that. I also saw lots of Indian Reservations, which wasn't as surprising as the snow. There was a lot of empty land with signs that read Rent: $100 per month, but I couldn't imagine living in my car in that desert heat. That shit has to be killer. Plus, there's nothing around except canyons and cactus. There were a bunch of advertisements for fireworks and Indian wares such as blankets, pots, art, and other handmade things all along the highway. I guess the cliche is based on reality. When I was in a small town near Pheonix, I think the town was called Goodyear or something like that, which is a funny name for a town, I saw a really sexy blonde woman in her mid 20's to early 30's wearing a picnic table checkered shirt, short, cut off jean shorts, and a cowboy hat and boots with a silver gun on her hip. The funny thing was that she was in the Dollar General scowling at a can of baked beans. When I saw the gun on her hip, I whispered, "Awe, shit, that bitch got a gun." I think she heard me, though. She was only about eleven feet ahead of me. She looked up from the can of beans towards me and smiled. She was bad! She looked like she was about to go ride a horse and shoot empty beer bottles out of the sky. I had just purchased a small battery operated radio from Wal Mart, and I needed batteries. I know how bad the weather can get on the east coast, and I want to be able to listen to the weather alerts if a storm comes. I'm just outside of Albuquerque, New Mexico, right now. These canyons out here in the desert are fucking amazing! I feel like I'm on Mars. And the sky is bright blue. I was going to stop at the Grand Canyon, but I feel like that's where everyone goes. I want to go to places people usually don't go, and don't really know about. I'll probably go on a trip to the Grand Canyon when I get back to California. I'm not sure how long I'll be out here, but I plan on returning to California. Unless I can get a job. I always feel like I spent all of that time in school, worked my ass off, and it failed me. I had a 3.5 GPA for a reason! I showed up and I got my work done. And I excelled. I'd honestly be happy with a cashier job right now making minimum wage. I really don't want to stay in the low paying states because I couldn't imagine make anything less than California minimum wage. It's funny, though. California minimum wage is high compared to majority of the states, and a person still can't live above the poverty line in California on a minimum wage job, at least not alone. It forces you to depend on family members and friends, and it makes it difficult to be independent. Anyways, I saw Bonnie and Clyde's hideout in Arizona. As a matter of fact, there were a lot of gangsters who ran to the desert to hide from the law. There are actually signs paid for by the state pointing out where their hideouts are located. I think that's funny and a bit ironic. It's still true to this day. Everyone has this idea that California is some kind of lawless paradise. But they have no fucking idea! The California justice system is harsh and cruel. It's unforgiving. The California justice system will turn brother against brother and friend against friend. Or, people believe that California is like the movies. Just actors everywhere and surfers and shit. Hollywood is one of the worst areas. Hustlers and scam artists everywhere, and it's the fucking home base of Scientology. Those cultist motherfuckers are just waiting for some dumb ass out-of-stater with little education to walk into their store searching for salvation. They'll get salvation, alright, corporate salvation right in the center of their fucking skull! I digress. This shit fucking annoys me. But, I really am gratefull for what I have. I'm glad that I'm alive, I'm not in prison, and I'm able to see the country my way. There was a really steep hill on Interstate 40, and I had a bit of trouble getting over it. But eventually, I made it up and over, and now I'm here in Albuqurque. I'll probably sleep at the Wal Mart again tonight. I'm thinking about turning this trip into a camping trip. I just need a new tent.

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