It rained last night but the skies cleared when we got up this morning and we had an easy drive East to Fresno, South to Bakersfield, then East over Tejon Pass to Techachapi and East through the high desert.
Tejon Pass is at 4,000 ft but the road was dry with very little wind - about as good as you can expect this time of year. After traveling past Edwards AFB and Boron (Remember 20-Mule Team Borax), we turned South on US 395 towards San Bernadino. When we met I-15 about 30 miles north of San Bernadino the ride got a little interesting. You descend from the high desert back into the valley with a 12-mile 6% grade. Besides the normal complement of heavy traffic and lots of trucks, it became foggy with a heavy mist. Of course no one slowed down, turned on their headlights or decided not to weave in and out of traffic without using their turn signals. We moved over to the slow lane and tried to stay out of everyone's way.
When we got to I-10 and turned East it was still a little misty and we had mostly bumper-to-bumper traffic most of the way to Palm Desert. As we approached the Palm Springs/Palm Desert the skies cleared however and the temperature was close to 70 degrees.
We arrived at the Emerald Desert RV Resort in Palm Desert around 4:30 pm after a long drive (300+ miles), ready for a beer. The resort is an upscale destination RV resort. We have stayed her before and the amenities are first class. We will be here three nights with activities TBD. Tomorrow begins with sleeping in after a long travel day. We'll go from there.
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