Forprotection fromthesummersun, the Mojavelivedinopen-sided, flat-toppeddwellings known as shades, eacha roof of polesandarrowweedsupportedbyposts set in arectangle.
On nice summer days, me and a good friend of mine named Heather would walk the sprawling weed-free lawn holding hands, dressed to the nines in our JC Penny tour guide income finest, and strolled towards the Cliff Walk over looking the Atlantic.