After leisurely travel preparations which included a delicious breakfast at the resort restaurant, we finally headed out at 1030 am. Short travel day again - less than 150 miles. Only a few miles east of Bakersfield we began climbing towards the Tehachapi Pass. It is quite high but the approach and descent are very long so the incline isn't too steep.
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That's why we stopped in Bakersfield yesterday. There were weather warnings, roads closed and today some school districts had a snow day. But by the time we went over the pass the road was bare and dry. It's funny - we were very concerned about running into snow at Siskiyou summit in northern California. But we never dreamed there would by snow in southern California. And a lot of it.
The eastern side of the pass opens into the Mojave high desert. Edwards Air Force Base is located here. At Edwards they do a lot of flight testing and also it was a landing site for the space shuttles.
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| Planes on tarmac at Edwards Air Force Base |
We are settled in for the night at Barstow KOA. It is right in the desert. But there are services here such as gas stations, diners and I think a motel or two.
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| Desert shot |
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| These are Joshua Trees |
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