Fuel prices keep going up and of course people are complaining. This is one reason many are leaving their RVs in Arizona and just driving their cars back and forth. However, though the prices look terrible Ron figures it will only cost us about $100.00 more to drive home than it did to drive down. When looking at that way it's really not that bad.
We stopped for a break at a Rest Area and a man was letting his Iguana out for a walk. Not a typical thing to see, especially for us Northerners. This guy was about 5 feet long.
The agricultural area of California goes on for hundreds of miles. The fields go for as far as you can see. We were happy to see new fields planted as we came through this area of California. It is referred to as the Dust Bowl and there are signs all over that say "Congress Created Dust Bowl". Another sign we see is "Where water flows food grows". There obviously are water issues here. Since we saw many fields planted we are hoping some of the issues have been resolved. After talking with a farmer in Arizona he told us that the farmers are learning to make the best use of the water they have. That could be the same issue here, or perhaps more water has been allotted to farming. I don't know the issues and can only guess at the solutions.
Here's the California Aqueduct that brings water to the fields. It is a series of canals, tunnels and pipelines that is 701.5 miles long. It carries water that has been collected from the Sierra Nevada Mountains and valleys of Northern, Central and Southern California.
We stopped at a Rest Area for lunch and found olive trees growing there. We are now in the olive growing area of California.
Tonight we stopped at Rolling Hills Casino in Corning, California. They have a very nice campground. It was now our turn to have some problems. It had something to do with the electrical system and the inverter. Anyway, our TV would not work. So we, the ladies, went over to the RV lounge to watch American Idol on their TV. Besides having fun furniture to sit on we had a great time cheering on our favorites.
We stopped for a break at a Rest Area and a man was letting his Iguana out for a walk. Not a typical thing to see, especially for us Northerners. This guy was about 5 feet long.The agricultural area of California goes on for hundreds of miles. The fields go for as far as you can see. We were happy to see new fields planted as we came through this area of California. It is referred to as the Dust Bowl and there are signs all over that say "Congress Created Dust Bowl". Another sign we see is "Where water flows food grows". There obviously are water issues here. Since we saw many fields planted we are hoping some of the issues have been resolved. After talking with a farmer in Arizona he told us that the farmers are learning to make the best use of the water they have. That could be the same issue here, or perhaps more water has been allotted to farming. I don't know the issues and can only guess at the solutions.
Here's the California Aqueduct that brings water to the fields. It is a series of canals, tunnels and pipelines that is 701.5 miles long. It carries water that has been collected from the Sierra Nevada Mountains and valleys of Northern, Central and Southern California.
We stopped at a Rest Area for lunch and found olive trees growing there. We are now in the olive growing area of California.
Tonight we stopped at Rolling Hills Casino in Corning, California. They have a very nice campground. It was now our turn to have some problems. It had something to do with the electrical system and the inverter. Anyway, our TV would not work. So we, the ladies, went over to the RV lounge to watch American Idol on their TV. Besides having fun furniture to sit on we had a great time cheering on our favorites.
Doris, Carole and Sheral
