We got an early start today from Needles under a beautiful sunrise.
We wanted to get a head start on the wind which is always bad across this stretch of I-40W to Barstow. It is high desert with absolutely nothing here except open land and hills/small mountains. There were not even any cows or an occasional ranch in the distance to see. As expected, the wind was there although it could have been worse as it was essentially a quartering headwind.
The drive over Tehachapi from Barstow wasn't too bad and we arrived at our stop for the night in Bakersfield around 2:00 pm. It is a nice park with lots of orange trees where you can pick the oranges (when they are in season). We picked up a few groceries at the local Walmart Neighborhood Market and will be eating in tonight. The plan is to get another early start tomorrow as we navigate our way up I-5 and through East Bay traffic on I-580 to our last stop in Marin before Judy's medical appointments in SF on Wednesday and then home on Thursday.
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