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The shop got the parts and finally got our truck fixed about 2 pm.  The hotel was patient with us in the room after our 11 am checkout.  On our way out, we saw a sign claiming Tonopah as the … Continue reading →

The service station had to order parts (of course!) so we are here in a cheap hotel for another night.  We unloaded our cooler and kitchen into the hotel room and just made ourselves at home.  The room has a … Continue reading →

We continued on our way from Teakettle Junction to the Racetrack Playa.  The Racetrack Playa is the location of the famous moving rocks.  There are rocks on a dry lake bed that move, leaving tracks in the mud behind them. … Continue reading →

We started this morning at Scotty’s Castle.  This is a vacation home built by Chicago millionaire Albert Johnson and his wife Bessie in Death Valley around 1920’s and 30’s.  Johnson was first brought to Death Valley by a veteran of … Continue reading →

A beautiful morning, no quaking or shaking last night.  It is supposed to rain today and it looks like some clouds are moving in.  All of the dirt roads here are impassible in wet weather and we are about 5 … Continue reading →

We drove into Carrizo Plain National Monument.  This is a large valley flanked by mountain ranges, one of those ranges, the Temblor Range, is formed by the San Andreas Fault.  We drove down a dirt road to a Visitor Center, … Continue reading →

Mark and Sharon went off to work and we toured Santa Barbara.  Andrew’s bike was having problems so we found a bike shop and dropped it off.  We parked at the Santa Barbara pier and took a tram down State … Continue reading →

We continued up Rte 33 and the drive was beautiful.  Huge mountains, misty, foggy, a whitewater stream running alongside the road.  It reminded me a lot of the Appalachians.  We continued to the point that the road was closed at … Continue reading →

Rachel and Ricardo had to head back to work, so it’s time for us to head out.  They have an avocado tree in the backyard full of fruit, so we took some with us.  We were able o do a … Continue reading →

We went down to Venice Beach, CA and walked down the famous boardwalk.  We saw “Muscle Beach”, but we didn’t see the “muscles” that made it famous.  They must have been out to lunch.  We had a sausage at Toby Maroni’s … Continue reading →