Holiday Inn Express Suites Barstow

... up to Calico by the KOA staff. Calico was a silver mining town in the 1860's. At the height of the mining rush 1500 people lived in Calico. Now, there are 9. It was restored by the man who built Knotts Berry Farm in LA and he gave the town back to the state. We had a look at the all the little shops, the old school house, went on the ...

We headed out about 630 in the morning. Jono, Michael, Steve and I met a the Chevron down the street from my house. We decided to go north through Pearblossom and the Mohave Deseret. <br><br>Headed north on the 15 toward Las Vegas and stopped here in Barstow for breakfest.<br>

... decided to sip on the camelbak water (desert makes you feel thirsty just looking at it). Hmm, nada. So I stubbornly decided to just go on, there aren't great shoulders here (try none) and I was comfy enough. At the motel, I discovered that the tube got twisted; there is a first time for everything. Just one more thing to file away, esp. when I am nearer to Phoenix and points south where you can count on needing the vest and the water to keep sane.<br>

... and it cost us $18 to get in. We could take Pasha in also as long as she was on a leash. We did see another dog or two there also. But for future reference, I wouldn't advise it in that kind of heat.<br><br>We parked and entered the outdoor oven to explore the little mining town which was preserved by none other than the Knott family, known for Knott's Berry Farm. So it did kind of have that theme park ...

Drove from Vegas (late as usual) to the Hoover Dam about 26 miles away. We drove across the Dam after going through security as its the 6th biggest terrorist target in the US. After parking up in the RV car park we walked to the Tours office in 126f heat !!!!! It was windy and felt like a hairdryer !!!! Tour was great and explained what happened and ...

Leaving Hollywood Christina, Brook and I hit the famous highway 15 en route to Las Vegas, a trip millions of a LA and Las Vegas residents do regularly. It seems to be a break from each other's cities madness and the norm.<br><br>Brook entertained us with his random lyrical outbreaks and the sound of nails bashing into a water bucket. Brook was working on his Art project for the week, which was designing a pendulum lamp; it turned out ...

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Day 183 Las Vegas - Arizona - Barstow - California. Before we left the City of Sin we chose to have an oil change and service done on the Castle, (How quick do the miles add up between services?) The nearest Wal Mart advertised the service for RV's so this gave us some time to wander around while this was being done. A bit of grocery shopping and then ...

... out yet again with a tickle on the neck was we looked at a lovely specimen...a female tarantula. Very nice stuff.....so down my alley, had a great time! Next to the Route 66 and Railroad museums, so much to take in, including a few souvenirs as momentos! Next to the local park, for the Chamber of Commerce Chili Cook off. Manny, a local Rotarian, shared some of the "best" chilli with us, then we sat in the park drinking (more) Bud Light!! Yummo - the chilli was like a mince ...

... out the lyrics to "Pour Some Sugar on Me" by Def Leppard, I, and how fitting it was, saw an IHOP in the distance. Quickly, without filling Pickles in on the exact reason why I chose this moment to almost run us off the road, I exited Route 15N into Victorville, CA. Mere miles from Calico, the craving could not be subdued. Unfortunately, I had no real clue as to where the IHOP was. We asked some pleasant men as to where it was and they pointed us in the right ...