Spring Training 2019 - Day 76

We are in Lone Pine, CA, in the shadow of Mt. Whitney.   At 14.494 ft., Whitney is the highest mountain in the contiguous 48 states.

It was a hard drive today with lots of wind. We left Palm Desert around 9:30 am after getting gas and a mocha on the way out of town. We had probably around a 20 mph cross wind most of the way to San Bernadino on I-10. We then turned north on I-215/I-15 where we picked up US 395 north up the east side of the Sierra.  The wind continued,  mostly a cross wind from the west, but not quite as strong as it was leaving Palm Desert.  

Once we got on 395 at Victorville we were in the high desert at 3,000 ft.+. There is not much along the road except a few cows, several half-alive ghost towns and not much else.  The scenery improved a little as we approached the Sierra and the wind died down a little.  It was only a 250 mile drive today but it felt much longer.

The RV park where we are staying, Boulder Creek RV Resort, is a nice park .  We have stayed here before, several years ago on a trip east.  The park is crowded, probably since it is spring break for the Easter weekend.  It is still windy, but not too cool.  We are at 3,700 ft. so it may be a little chilly tonight.

The plan tomorrow is to visit Manzanar, the partially restored Japanese American relocation center in WW II, that is now a National Historic Site.  Depending on timing, we may also do some more sightseeing in the area.