Barstow Station

... get water from two different guys who stopped, it was enough to get us through the last 6 miles into Barstow where we stormed a petrol station and downed the largest cold drinks money could buy. The thirstbusters were incredible – thank heaven for ...

... Propulsion Laboratory, its main purpose is to track and communicate with space missions. It includes the Pioneer Deep Space Station, which is a U.S. National Historic Landmark. The current observatory is part of NASA's Deep Space Network. The Goldstone ...

The good old Station wagon and the US National ...

... this was probably not the "BEST" place in Barstow to be staying : ) It went down hill from there. On the other hand - the next morning we stopped at what has to be one of the coolest McDonalds we have ever been in. McDonald's Barstow Station ...

Barstow station and the many foreign tourists at ...

Man this place is a cheesy tourist's delight. I guess in the past it was a train station. Now it's full of knick knacks and cheesy things, including a McDonald's in a passenger train car. It's popular because it's exactly half way between Las Vegas and ...

... off AC to avoid over-heating next 10 miles. Of course it was lunch time again. It was hot! Very hot but beautiful. What a peasant surprise, when we found the acceptably clean pool at the Desert Inn Motel in Barstow. Splash and good ...