Desert Trip (Day 14)

We left Borrego Springs about 8:30 AM after topping-off the propane in the RV at the resort before leaving. It was a long, uneventful drive under clear, but very windy conditions back up to I-10 at Indio then west through San Bernadino and up and over the Tehachapi mountains to Bakersfield. We then headed north on 99 to Visalia, then west to Lemoore NAS half way between I-5 and 99 near Hanford.

We are staying at the base FAMCAMP (RV park). There are few people here at the moment, and we have a pull-through site (we don't have to unhook the car) with full hook-ups. The cable TV is down at the moment, but that is almost a relief since we are still on vacation and so much of the news is bad. It was a long drive, but we are here under threatening skies and no rain yet.

Nevada City and the whole foothill region is being hit with a major snowstorm at the moment (snow to 1,000 ft and maybe a foot or more at our house - just under 3,000 ft). Our plan for tomorrow is to drive to Beale AFB FAMCAMP ( about 30 minutes away from Nevada City but in the valley) and stay there until we can safely get home. The Green Machine is very low to the ground and does not have 4-wheel drive, so the roads have to be plowed for us to make it up the mountain. We might have to leave the RV at Beale for awhile until we get get the snow cleared from the RV parking spot at mom's. We should be at Beale tomorrow afternoon and we'll see what the situation in N.C. is when we get there.