8 a.m. Room 127 -- Motel 6, Needles, California  ------ June 2, 2o14 ---- photo by Mark Weber ---- The Colorado River establishes the border between California and Arizona ---  Needles is the border town, Rt. 40 ---- Note the yoga mat on the floor ---  I'm traveling back to Albuquerque from Los Angeles, it takes me two days sometimes more . . . .