Moving Camping Trip - Day 4

Yesterday we traveled a total of 401 miles. A long slow day. Hills are soooo very slow. Our poor truck is boarderline for not being strong enough to pull our trailer. We went over the Tehachapi Mountain Range at 25 mph. I felt like the pioneers as we slowly went up that range. If only we could have one of those semi-trucks push us up 10 mph faster then we are able to go. Pat turned on the heat in order to keep the engine from over heating. There was another 5th Wheel who passed us and soon we were passing him and their truck had the hood up. A reminder not to push the engine. Once we made it over, we seen the hills loaded with wind mills. We were all amazed at the sight.

We left Lodi and traveled Hwy 12 and then turned onto Hwy 99. All along Hwy 99 we seen many orchards along the way. Many more grapes for wine, raisins, grape juice and fresh grapes. Lots of Almond orchards. And when we made it to Bakersfield, and turned East onto Hwy 58. Soon we seen our first orange orchards. The oranges were ripe, golden, and beautiful. The rolling mountains were beautiful with purple flowers painting them. Then came orange flowers painting them. I was so taken by the purple, that I didn't get the camera out until the orange hills. The contrast with the green was beautiful.

On the other side of the pass was the Mojave Desert. Vicky didn't hink it was a desert, but wondered why it was so dead. lol It was actually green with lots of stage brush. We seen our first Joshua trees. They are oddly cool looking. We made it to Barstow at 9:30 and set up in the pitch black of night.