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We've been driving past orchard after orchard out here in the desert. Apparently this area is big for almonds and pistachios. The irrigation method seems to be a hybrid of drip and ditch. Wondering how many of the nuts we've nibbled have come from here.
Just passed an oil field that stretched as far as eye could see on both sides of the road!
Who knew that 55% of the roses grown in the country are grown in the California community of Wasco?
East of Bakersfield it's desert but there's a lot of agriculture. The contrast is stark. Arid on one side of the road, lush and green on the other. And 95 degrees at 10:30 AM.
Traveling between Barstow and Bakersfield it's hot, flat, dry, and forbidding with mountains in the distance. We drove through the town of Boron, the home of the largest borax mine in the world and the Kramer Junction Solar Generation Facility. We've passed Twenty...
This campground is situated alongside the highway and the desert stretches out behind. There's some intentional vegetation, shrubbery planted between the campsites that affords a little bit of precious shade. The temperatures will remain above a hundred until sometime...
We're staying at a campground near Barstow CA. Route 66 was once the major highway through this town bringing visitors from all over. These tourists ate at diners and restaurants all along the route. Tonight we dined on food that tasted like 1950's memories at Peggy...
As we travel in our modern air-conditioned vehicle on this 115F late June afternoon, we marvel at the courage of those who drove through this desert decades ago on adventures along Route 66, The Mother Road.
See Park Video Ranger Talk #1 Ranger Talk #2 After early morning Mass in Bishop CA we headed south on US-395 to Death Valley National Park. We're awfully glad we did this in October and not in the middle of summer. Not only were we hot but the car's radiator got...
National Park Video It was an absolutely beautiful autumn Saturday in Yosemite. We thought it was crowded but staff talked about how quiet the park was. We enjoyed the scenery, a walk to the Lower Yosemite Falls - dry this time of year, and watching some deer enjoy...
Planning a trip? Dreaming of travel? Perhaps some of our adventures could inspire yours! Over the last several years we’ve had the distinct pleasure of many cross country journeys traveling though the Lower 48 in tents and our various teardrop campers as well as an amazing Alaska adventure that did not involve a camper.
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While berthed at San Pedro in the Port of Los Angeles we had the opportunity to visit the USS Iowa BB-61 for a self guided tour.
Our stop in Manzanilla gave us a taste of Old Mexico even as the area is a major container port. We enjoying learning about the production of sea salt, tasting amazing tropical fruits, and even participating in the making of mud bricks.
This passage was extraordinary since it was the maiden transit of Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 through the Post-Panamax locks of the Panama Canal and under the Bridge of the Americas. We feel so privileged to be a small part of this historic event.