Diary for Harry and Judy's RV Trip


Day 34-June 28, 2016-To Bakersfield, CA

2016-06-28 to 2016-07-28

Day 34-June 28, 2016-To Bakersfield, CA

Drove 212 miles in 4-3/4 hrs.

109 in Bakersfield.

First we stopped at the campstore to fill up on propane and I noticed bird’s nests under the eaves of the store.  Lots of bird’s nests.  Quite a sight to see them (and hear them) flitting in and out but when I walked over to take a picture they went away.  We wanted to avoid LA traffic as best we could so we took I-215 or, as they say here, the 215 through Riverside and San Bernadino, 6 lanes of traffic each way, a bit crazy but not as bad as LA.  At Hesperia we got on Route 395 for 42 miles, a one lane road with a lot of trucks but not bad traffic.  A lot of double onion trucks on this road and when they got in front of us we got onions skins blowing on the windshield.  A lot of dips in this road, too, don’t know why.  We see a lot of Joshua trees again so we know we’re back in the desert and then we start going up and down in elevation through the San Bernadino Mountain Range.  Stopped for lunch at a parking lot for a pottery store in Kramer Junction and ended up buying a “rooster fish” ornament, about 3’ x 2’.  It will be fun trying to find a place to put it for the rest of the trip.  From there turned west to Route 58, past Edwards Air Force Base and then through the beautiful Sierra Nevada Mountains.  I think this mountain range is one of the prettiest in the country with its gentle rolling hills that remind me of pillows covered in golden grasses dotted with dark green trees and rock outcrops.  Up to over 4000’ elevation and then as we came down the mountain a splash of bright green which is the farms of Bakersfield.  Campground is really nice, pool, spa, laundry, etc., etc.  It’s a Passport America campground so it’s $15 a night, can’t beat that.  Set up, found a place for the fish and read a bit.  Took a walk around the campground, all the sites are nice, then back for dinner.  It doesn’t cool down here with sundown, just stays HOT!!