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Travel Blogs from Bakersfield
The Dust Bowl and Bakersfield: The Pothole
Thursday 9/6/12:
After having a very busy and fulfilling couple of days in San Francisco it was time to hit the road towards Vegas. We thought it was too far to do in one day so we went on Google Maps to find a halfway point. There were not a lot of options, considering our Yosemite dream was now out of the question. We found a place …
Rain, Steak Dinner, and Very Strange Experience
All right, here we go:
I was pulled from school early and was off. We quickly left the Bay Area behind us. On Highway 152, we stopped to buy travel snacks. On Highway 5, it started POURING RAIN! We drove for what seemed like endless hours through rain. By the time we reached our cutoff to Bakersfield, the rain had subsided.
It was …
15th Anniversary
Deb and Brian will be married 15 years on the 29th!! Caleb wanted to do something nice for them. He invited the family over and got an awesome cake. He is so thoughtful that kid.... he loves his parents very much! It was nice to see Brian's family... they are all such good people! Enjoy and Happy Anniversary Debbie and Brian!!!
When is a lake not a lake?
Steve's snoring is beginning to wear a bit thin now. I'm tired and need to sleep, but the combination of jet lag and the sound of snoring is working well to keep me there. Back on the road again we make our way to Lake Iabella, where I am anticipating a country park and a lovely landscape, but no; there is a lake, but the landscape is barren. Lake …
Our Second Try for Yosemite
After being snowed out of Yosemite on Tuesday, we decided that since we were within a couple of hour drive we would try one more time to see the park. The weather forecast still included snow, but the roads into the park were open although the pass across the mountain was still closed. We are glad we went. Even though the sky was mostly cloudy with occasional light snow/rain coming down, we did have some periods of sunshine. The ...