Thursday, June 10, 2010

Day 9 - Lake Mead, NV to Sequoia National Park, CA


Welcome to California 4822 – After a little while, we began to see “real desert” and we got to the California state line. Although it was pretty barren looking, there were some trees and the cacti were getting more numerous. It was a little weird to see huge sand dunes all around us.
When we got to Tehachapi Pass, we saw a huge windmill farm. There were hundreds of windmills from those that were about 15-20 feet tall to the biggest windmills we had ever seen. Apparently this is one of the largest farms in the US.
We passed by miles and miles of fruit farms on our way through California. There were oranges, cherries, apples, avocados, grapes, lemons, pomelos, and grapefruits. We stopped near Porterville, CA and bought some cherries, oranges, and honey that turned out to be pretty amazing.


Our campground at Sequoia National Park was very beautiful. There were only 18 sites at the Mill Creek area and we were very near the river. There was plenty of tree cover and lots of wildlife.


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