3 Days of Travel

We drove from Daniel, Wyoming to Beaver, Utah, to Barstow, Californina, to Bakersfield, California over the past 3 days. The first day was a long trip, we drove past the Young Family Farms - Lavender Farm. I tried to catch a picture of the beautiful lavender as we whizzed by. Later in the evening I saw on Facebook that Barb had been there that day!

 

In the little town of Beaver we stayed at the KOA Campground, where Ingrid checked us in and told us if we wanted a real treat for dinner to go to Timberline Restaurant. She was not exaggerating at all. The food from freshly shredded hash browns, to made from scratch sweet rolls and fruit pies was home cooked and delicious. It is easy to find and right at exit 109 on I-15.


The next stop on this leg of the journey to Yosemite was smack dab in the middle of the Mojave Desert near Barstow, California.  After passing Las Vegas and crossing the California border we saw three very bright lights. At first they looked like lighthouses, but that wouldn't be the case in the desert. It was just early afternoon and the lights were the brightest we've ever seen. I pulled out the handy, dandy iPad to Google "three bright lights in the desert". Google didn't let me down. In February 2014, Ivanpah Solar Power Facility opened the concentrated solar thermal power plant. I learned the plant produces 392 megawatts of electricity, enough to serve 140,000 homes in northern and southern California.

As we were preparing to get on the road this morning, Ray didn't want a bowl of cereal for breakfast and since our internal clocks have us up on the eastern time zone, at least three hours earlier than the others at KOA, we decided to find Peggy Sue's 50's Diner. We had seen the billboard advertisement yesterday when we arrived at the Barstow KOA. Peggy Sue's was very easy to find and another good place to stop on I-15. True to the name, it is a 50's diner with seats at a counter, booths near the window as well as a larger dining room you find at the end of the yellow brick road, yellow tiles on the floor. The menu was full of food choices such as the John Wayne Omelet, which Ray chose and I had the Travelers Breakfast. Waitresses wore uniform dresses with matching aprons and headbands.  By this time it won't be too early to start the engine of the RV. Thoughtful traveler, Ray, didn't want to wake everyone parked near us, too early.

The trip today wasn't as long as the past two days. We could have gone all the way to Yosemite, but we couldn't get on our reserved site until Sunday. We decided to stop at Bakersfield and found a real gem, Country RV Park. We could see it is a beautiful, well-cared for place. It is a joy to be here after traveling the past two days in the desert.