We left Northridge this morning and headed North with "moderate" traffic on "The 405". We soon encountered the dreaded "Grapevine", the series of steep climbs and descents out of the LA Basin and into the San Joaquin Valley. The road was filled with a lot of slow-moving trucks and fast moving cars weaving in and out of traffic. We made it through it all O.K. and were glad we didn't try going that way in the snow and rain on the way down.
The rest of the trip to Chowchilla up Highway 99 for our overnight stop was uneventful and we arrived at The Lakes RV Park and Golf Resort about 3:00 pm. The park is really nice and appears to be a destination resort with an attached golf course and a small lake in the middle. It looks like many of the RV spots are for sale and/or long-term rental. For example, a lakeside RV site is advertised in the park brochure for $75,000. No old hulk RVs and trailers, single-wides, or blue tarps in sight. There is also a gated housing area adjoining the park that looks like it may be affiliated with the park and resort. We are not sure how such an oasis like this ended up in Chowchilla, but it is a nice place to stay on the way home. Our guess is that most RVers come here for the golf. We drove about 250 miles today and have decided that between 200- 300 miles a day is about max for us now.
We have about a 3 1/2 hour drive home tomorrow and should arrive in the early afternoon.
Day 23 Pictures
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