Stop in for a cup of coffee
Like I said, the Mojave is a funny place. A good share of that part of the state all drains to the same point. Mountains to the west more mountains, Nevada side, tail end of the Sierra Nevadas is at the north end and no escape to the sea. There's a spot on the road to Vegas that actually has surface water most of the year, hardly bigger than an agricultural reservoir. The surrounding territory is essentially a massive dry lake.