Our last day in Los Angeles was spent at Magic Mountain, which was made famous when Paulie Shore refrenced "the Mountain" in the comedy classic, "Encino Man." Anyway, Magic Mountain is a pretty decent amusement park located in Valencia, California. The park had a decent amount of roller coasters, but what really made the park stand out was the roller coaster, "X." This thing is totally insane. There's really no good way of explaining this particular coaster; you simply have to ride it for yourself to understand the sheer magnitude of its awsomeness. Each seat swivels independently and its a totally disorienting ride. Ryan and I give it an 11 on a scale of 1 to 10. Magic Mountain also had a roller coaster that has you riding on your stomach as if you were Superman. While this sounds awesome, its really not if you're like me and have a somewhat large belly. I felt like I was going to puke after the ride, but that's probably my own fault for being a fatty. Anyway, "the Mountain" turned out to be a decent place to spend a few hours, so we're glad we went.
After we left Magic Mountain, we drove to Palm Springs. This city is in the middle of the desert, not far from Arizona. Ryan and I didn't get a chance to see much of the city, but what we can tell you is that the buildings are built low and the city is insanely hot. We arrived in Palm Springs around midnight and the tempurture had to be at least 100 degrees. We cranked up the air conditioning in our little motel room and we still had to bring in our portable fans to help keep us cool. After waking up, we were happy to get in our car to drive to our next destination... Gilbert, Arizona!
We reached Gilbert, AZ around five in the afternoon, where we met up with our second cousin, Z! This guy is great. He hooked us up with a free place to stay and fed us and let us do laundry. We are forever in his debt. Tomorrow, we'll wake up and possibly see Phoenix, Sedona, Flagstaff, the Grand Canyon, and hopefully we'll make it to Las Vegas! See you then!
-The Guys
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