Today was a big day, as Channel Islands, as the name suggests, are islands, and the only way to get there is by boat. The specific island we chose to go to is Santa Rosa island, and that is a 3 hour ride, each way… So we had to be there by 7:15 AM for… Continue reading Channel Island National Park
Tag: California
Faria Beach – we have reached the Pacific Coast and the ocean is in sight from the back of our RV window.
Faria Beach is in Ventura, CA. We arrived at our beach campground and had to navigate really tight turns to back-in to our site. But the reward was that there was perhaps a 50ft barrier of big rocks between the back window of our RV and the ocean. We are literally as far west as… Continue reading Faria Beach – we have reached the Pacific Coast and the ocean is in sight from the back of our RV window.
Bonelli Bluffs
Bonelli Bluffs was a midpoint stopover between Joshua Tree National Park and the Pacific coast. It is located slightly north of I-10 in a place called San Dimas, which is slightly east of Los Angeles. It is a wonderful oasis in an urban environment, with views of the snow covered peaks of the San Bernardino… Continue reading Bonelli Bluffs
Joshua Tree National Park – day 2
Yesterday, we covered the top part of the park, which is where the Joshua Trees are, and most of the trails. Today, we drove all the way to the South entrance of the park (Cottonwood visitor center), which interestingly gets into a distinct desert. The western half of the desert (yesterday) is in the Mojave… Continue reading Joshua Tree National Park – day 2
Joshua Tree National Park
Today we did a loop inside Joshua Tree National Park, entering by the Joshua Tree station and exiting from the Twentynine Palms station. While the main attraction is the Joshua Trees, there is also a major component related to geology (aka rocks – once again…) We had lunch at Keys view, with a magnificent view… Continue reading Joshua Tree National Park
Driving into California through the desert
As we drove into California, we had a forced stop for agriculture control at the California state boundary but we were just waved by. We were impressed that during our drive in the desert heading north on CA-177 from I-10, and then west on CA-62, we did not encounter a single house or business for… Continue reading Driving into California through the desert