Another 234

After yesterdays weather shenanigans, we were pleasantly surprised to see that the weather was predicted to be warm and clear all day today as we traveled from Barstow, CA, to Coalinga, CA, on our way home after traveling for a week short of 3 months.

We spent last night in the Desert Springs RV park near Barstow, CA.  I didn't notice when we checked in that the road out was little better than a "cat trail".  The park owners have hacked the roads out of the desert and haven't put down much more than a minimum amount of gravel.  Nessie groaned and rattled, but she made it and as far as I know, James is still attached behind her.  Other than the rough interior roads, this park rates a "good" recommendation from us for overnight stays.  The highway from Barstow into the Central Valley of California was reasonably good, and passed one our favorite areas: the Mojave Desert.  One of the more flourishing cities in the Mojave is California City:

Cal City was established back in the '60's with the idea of selling vast numbers of desert homes and creating an instant city ala Florida in the '30's.  Unfortunately, the dream wasn't altogether realized as soon as was hoped, and it took many years and several fortunes to finally establish a town.  Of course, the addition of a prison facility nearby helped the local economy a great deal.

So, 234 miles later, we found ourselves once again staying at the Sommersville Almond Tree RV Park near Coalinga, CA.  We've stayed here in the past,  and it is a decent, clean, overnight park. 

Tomorrow we'll be home after many miles and millions of memories.  I'll post a wrap-up soon, as the numbers shake out, but we've had an eventful trip from Northern California through Washington state and east to the midwest and back.  While we've missed our family and friends while we've been on the road, we wouldn't trade the experience for anything.