May 24-27.
We leave Las Vegas and head west through Death Valley and the Sierra/Nevada mountains. We noticed that the air is so dry that frozen water bottles do not sweat at all as they begin to thaw. The roads are desolate and we see cacti, tumbleweeds, etc for hours, but the landscape is still pretty in its own way.
We cross into California and see snow again - its warm enough to drive with the top down - but snow is still on the ground.....
Next stop is Yosemite National Park where we see huge redwood trees and beautiful waterfalls.
One thing we did not expect to see in California was oil or gas wells, but these wells can been seen everywhere, even inside city limits of small cities.
As we continue our drive up the coast, we find that the beaches are very rocky and in many cases there is no beach.... Walking the beach in most cases means no more than 100 yard walk. We did see several surfers surfing in the Big Sur area but didn't see big waves.
We spend time driving on some of the back roads in central California and saw so many vegetable and fruit fields. Grocery shopping for fruits and veggies won't be the same now, I'll have to look to see if they came from California fields. I was able to buy fresh huge strawberries at roadside stands and really enjoyed them.
The other thing we came to appreciate was how many military bases we have on the Pacific coast - hidden along the way. We made one turn and saw a set of aircraft at the entrance of an air force base and saw this replica jet as if it was about to take off in front of us!. It was heart warming to remember all the military who serve to protect us all the time.
More to come soon as we move north! Enjoy.
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