There it is! I’ve finally made it. Zzyzx Road.

Damn! The ground is scorching hot. I can handle it though. If I follow this dirt road, they said I’d find the best and biggest abandoned watering hole in the Mojave Desert known to insect, just short of Vegas. And that I wouldn’t want to leave.

On foot, the road went on forever.

A week later, I came upon a huge crucifix-shaped neglected but half-filled pool that appeared crumbled under the desert sun. Shade covered part of it. A few other insects like me were lounging around along the waterline in the shade as if they’d found a paradise. An abundance of insect-water and food. Arrogance was in the air. I could tell they had been here a long time.

Looks like there’s no humans around and my new neighbors don’t seem to mind. I’m going to be here for a long time.