ON THE ROAD AGAIN

The familiar scene at the Lake Havasu High School parking lot, where I hook up the Jeep

The Jeep was attached, and we were heading down the hill from the High School at 9:30am, with the Bishop, CA area as our first destination. It was going to be another one of those scorcher days, with temps over 100 in Havasu, and not much less as we made our way across the Mojave Desert. By the time we got to Barstow, the dash A/C wasn't keeping up, so I fired up the generator, and Patty got up and turned on the front roof A/C. That brought the inside temperature back down to a more comfortable level. I'm sure this is a scene played out by a lot of motor home folks, when it takes more than one A/C to keep the inside area cool as ambient temperatures reach into the triple digits. Another problem with hot days, is the rear diesel engine creates a lot of heat that seems to find its way into the bedroom. That additional heat just compounds the problem of trying to keep the inside of the motor home nice and cool.

Hwy 395 south of Lone Pine

We turned north on Hwy 395 at Kramer Junction (some people call it 4 corners), and set sail toward Carson City. This route up the eastern side of the Sierras is always high on my list of enjoyable drives, whether I'm in the motor home, car, or on the Harley.

Starting a little north of Ridgecrest, the old Southern Pacific & Carson & Colorado Railroad right of way becomes noticeable, and for me while I'm driving along, I enjoy trying to keep track of where these old railroads once ran. Sometimes it's easy to see where the old RR grades are, and other times, they disappear from sight. The Carson & Colorado narrow gauge RR ran from it's connection with the Southern Pacific near Owens Lake, all the way up the east side of the Sierras to where it connected with the Virginia & Truckee Railroad near Carson City.

By late afternoon, we pulled into the K-Mart parking lot in Bishop, CA, and with lots of room, and only a few other RV's present, we shut down for the day. Dinner was a couple of blocks away at a Chinese restaurant, and after a good meal, it was back to the motor home for a little TV before calling it a day.

This morning, it's only about 200 miles to Carson City, and after we get parked at the Gold Dust West Casino RV park, there will be much to do in preparation for our little RV rally which begins on Thursday.