On Tuesday, March 5th<\/strong> our destination was Mountain Valley RV Park in Tehachapi, CA. This was about an hour shorter trip than the first day and, because of the time zone change, we gained an hour – to be given back on March 10th when Daylight Savings Time causes a “spring forward”. We had dinner at The Red House barbecue on Tehachapi Blvd. and it was every bit as we remembered. We got back “home” before 7:00 PM just before the rain started to fall pretty heavily and the wind started picking up. By the time we went to bed we had some pretty high winds blowing and they blew for most of the night. At times they were so strong that I had serious fear of some sort of damage to the coach or the car from falling tree limbs or wind damage to our slide-out awning covers. We would have slept better at the Orange Grove RV Park on the other side of the mountain near Bakersfield<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n Wednesday, March 6th<\/strong> we are in a campground at the Stanislaus County Fairgrounds in Turlock, CA. Carol found it using a new phone app – Ultimate Public Campgrounds ($3.99). She checked other apps we have and could not find it with them. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n On Thursday, March 7th<\/strong> we arrived at Mark’s house. The girls – Kristin, Katelyn and Brooke were scheduled to attend that evening’s presentation of the musical – The Little Mermaid – that we were here to see Katie and Brooke in. There are two complete casts and this was their opportunity to see the show with the other cast. Mark was also leaving to do his duty as a volunteer “flydad” – dads who work the cables, pulleys and ropes to make the cast fly above the stage. We spent the evening playing Uno with Alex and had a great time<\/p>\n\n\n\n On Friday, March 8th<\/strong> it was our turn to see the show. We had an early dinner at a local Italian restaurant with Darryl and Linda, Gene and Jean, Mark, Kristin and Alex. The show was really good with Katie having a good part that included some singing, talking and dancing while Brook was in the ensemble supporting cast. We loved it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Saturday and Sunday<\/strong> we mostly hung around in the house with a nice warm fire burning in the cast iron stove. Sunday we visited Darryl and Linda’s new home in Cameron Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n Monday, March 11th<\/strong> we left Mark’s for a visit with some long-time Amdahl friends elsewhere in Sacramento. We had Jerry and Carolyn Feroben, Dianne Siler and Andy Thomson at Jerry and Carolyn’s home and a tasty dinner that evening at a restaurant in the original Tower Records building in downtown Sacramento.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n Tuesday, March 12th<\/strong> we arrived an Manny and Deo Trovao’s home in the hills overlooking San Jose. We treated Manny and Deo to dinner at Red Lobster and went to bed early.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n Wednesday, March 13th<\/strong> we visited Amdahl friends Jim and Tonia Baker at their home in Silver Creek. We were surprised by Linda and Mel Cottle. Linda was also an Amdahler back in the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n Thursday through Sunday, March 14th through the 17th<\/strong> we visited Brian and Chris at their home on the 17th floor of a high-rise in downtown San Jose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n On Sunday, March 17th<\/strong> we returned to Manny and Deo’s and spent Monday and Monday night there. I took advantage of the availability of tools and a little help fixing the entry step which had broken at the Turlock stop on the way here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tuesday, March 19th<\/strong> we left San Jose to continue our trip. We had no plans other than to visit Carla and Artistic HangUps in Salinas and to spend the night at San Lorenzo County Park in King City. We decided to stay at the park for an extra night to rest and plan the rest of our trip. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n Thursday, March 21st through Sunday morning, March 24th<\/strong> was spent at Pismo Beach. We looked at where we wanted to go and how much time we wanted to spend at each place and decided to go to Pismo for 3 nights, Joshua Tree for 3 with a night to get there which turned out to fit with our wish to see the Reagan Library. We found a campground that was really close to the Reagan Library that had an available space for $37 – a bargain given today’s prices and demand. So our plan for Sunday is to drive to Simi Valley and arrive no earlier than the 11am check-in time and visit the Library for 2-3 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n On Sunday, March 24th<\/strong>, we left Pismo and drove to Simi Valley to the Ventura County park that Carol found on our new Ultimate Public Campgrounds app. It was a real mess. The spot we had reserved was so unlevel that the front would have needed to be elevated at least 6 inchs to be level. There was no sewer connection and no dump station. The spot next to ours was closer to level (only 3″ required), open, there was no one around and no one answered any phone number we had so we took it. We left a note about who we were and what we did then we left for the library which was only about 2 miles away. When we returned someone was in the spot we were supposed to be in – they had a hydraulic leveling system and their front wheels were well off the ground – and no one said anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Reagan Library was aesthetically beautiful. It was modern and set on a hill with a panoramic view of the valley around it. While the museum itself was beautiful, the message was the same as back in his presidential days – complete and utter BS. I started off listening to one of his campaign speeches and got p’d off immediately. When we toured the Air Force 1 there was actually a photograph of Ollie North – a convicted felon – things have not changed only gotten worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/tehachapi-march-2019\/IMG_20190305_171249644.jpg\"\n)
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![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nMonday, March 11th<\/strong> we left Mark’s for a visit with some long-time Amdahl friends elsewhere in Sacramento. We had Jerry and Carolyn Feroben, Dianne Siler and Andy Thomson at Jerry and Carolyn’s home and a tasty dinner that evening at a restaurant in the original Tower Records building in downtown Sacramento.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nTuesday, March 12th<\/strong> we arrived an Manny and Deo Trovao’s home in the hills overlooking San Jose. We treated Manny and Deo to dinner at Red Lobster and went to bed early.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nWednesday, March 13th<\/strong> we visited Amdahl friends Jim and Tonia Baker at their home in Silver Creek. We were surprised by Linda and Mel Cottle. Linda was also an Amdahler back in the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nThursday through Sunday, March 14th through the 17th<\/strong> we visited Brian and Chris at their home on the 17th floor of a high-rise in downtown San Jose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 17th<\/strong> we returned to Manny and Deo’s and spent Monday and Monday night there. I took advantage of the availability of tools and a little help fixing the entry step which had broken at the Turlock stop on the way here.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTuesday, March 19th<\/strong> we left San Jose to continue our trip. We had no plans other than to visit Carla and Artistic HangUps in Salinas and to spend the night at San Lorenzo County Park in King City. We decided to stay at the park for an extra night to rest and plan the rest of our trip. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nThursday, March 21st through Sunday morning, March 24th<\/strong> was spent at Pismo Beach. We looked at where we wanted to go and how much time we wanted to spend at each place and decided to go to Pismo for 3 nights, Joshua Tree for 3 with a night to get there which turned out to fit with our wish to see the Reagan Library. We found a campground that was really close to the Reagan Library that had an available space for $37 – a bargain given today’s prices and demand. So our plan for Sunday is to drive to Simi Valley and arrive no earlier than the 11am check-in time and visit the Library for 2-3 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 24th<\/strong>, we left Pismo and drove to Simi Valley to the Ventura County park that Carol found on our new Ultimate Public Campgrounds app. It was a real mess. The spot we had reserved was so unlevel that the front would have needed to be elevated at least 6 inchs to be level. There was no sewer connection and no dump station. The spot next to ours was closer to level (only 3″ required), open, there was no one around and no one answered any phone number we had so we took it. We left a note about who we were and what we did then we left for the library which was only about 2 miles away. When we returned someone was in the spot we were supposed to be in – they had a hydraulic leveling system and their front wheels were well off the ground – and no one said anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Reagan Library was aesthetically beautiful. It was modern and set on a hill with a panoramic view of the valley around it. While the museum itself was beautiful, the message was the same as back in his presidential days – complete and utter BS. I started off listening to one of his campaign speeches and got p’d off immediately. When we toured the Air Force 1 there was actually a photograph of Ollie North – a convicted felon – things have not changed only gotten worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, March 25th<\/strong> we drove to Joshua Tree, CA and the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground. It seemed to take forever to get there but we wanted to take the back roads and stay off of the Interstates as much as we could. We were glad we did – the LA area traffic (extends pretty far east from there) is very stressful, if you are used to it or not. The campground is OK, reasonably priced and close to the park entrances – there are two entrances on the North side, one here in the town of Joshua Tree and the other at the town of 29 Palms a few miles down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26th and 27th<\/strong>, we visited the park. On Tuesday we went to the 29 Palms entrance because Carol had seen a sign on the way through town to use the 29 Palms entrance because of long lines at the Joshua Tree entrance. She had read that people go to the closest entrance and the line can be more than an hour long when it is busy. It is Spring Break and wildflower season during our time here so that was good advice. On Wednesday we got up early and were inside the park at 9:00am so that we could park at the Barker Dam trailhead on the advice of the ranger at the welcome center – they have one at each entrance. Tomorrow, our plan is to go through the park and out the south entrance all the way to Interstate 10 at Chiriaco Summit. From there we will head to Anza Borrego area for some dry camping in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t](\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/marks-march-2019\/IMG_20190307_184239716.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nMonday, March 11th<\/strong> we left Mark’s for a visit with some long-time Amdahl friends elsewhere in Sacramento. We had Jerry and Carolyn Feroben, Dianne Siler and Andy Thomson at Jerry and Carolyn’s home and a tasty dinner that evening at a restaurant in the original Tower Records building in downtown Sacramento.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nTuesday, March 12th<\/strong> we arrived an Manny and Deo Trovao’s home in the hills overlooking San Jose. We treated Manny and Deo to dinner at Red Lobster and went to bed early.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nWednesday, March 13th<\/strong> we visited Amdahl friends Jim and Tonia Baker at their home in Silver Creek. We were surprised by Linda and Mel Cottle. Linda was also an Amdahler back in the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nThursday through Sunday, March 14th through the 17th<\/strong> we visited Brian and Chris at their home on the 17th floor of a high-rise in downtown San Jose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 17th<\/strong> we returned to Manny and Deo’s and spent Monday and Monday night there. I took advantage of the availability of tools and a little help fixing the entry step which had broken at the Turlock stop on the way here.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTuesday, March 19th<\/strong> we left San Jose to continue our trip. We had no plans other than to visit Carla and Artistic HangUps in Salinas and to spend the night at San Lorenzo County Park in King City. We decided to stay at the park for an extra night to rest and plan the rest of our trip. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nThursday, March 21st through Sunday morning, March 24th<\/strong> was spent at Pismo Beach. We looked at where we wanted to go and how much time we wanted to spend at each place and decided to go to Pismo for 3 nights, Joshua Tree for 3 with a night to get there which turned out to fit with our wish to see the Reagan Library. We found a campground that was really close to the Reagan Library that had an available space for $37 – a bargain given today’s prices and demand. So our plan for Sunday is to drive to Simi Valley and arrive no earlier than the 11am check-in time and visit the Library for 2-3 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 24th<\/strong>, we left Pismo and drove to Simi Valley to the Ventura County park that Carol found on our new Ultimate Public Campgrounds app. It was a real mess. The spot we had reserved was so unlevel that the front would have needed to be elevated at least 6 inchs to be level. There was no sewer connection and no dump station. The spot next to ours was closer to level (only 3″ required), open, there was no one around and no one answered any phone number we had so we took it. We left a note about who we were and what we did then we left for the library which was only about 2 miles away. When we returned someone was in the spot we were supposed to be in – they had a hydraulic leveling system and their front wheels were well off the ground – and no one said anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Reagan Library was aesthetically beautiful. It was modern and set on a hill with a panoramic view of the valley around it. While the museum itself was beautiful, the message was the same as back in his presidential days – complete and utter BS. I started off listening to one of his campaign speeches and got p’d off immediately. When we toured the Air Force 1 there was actually a photograph of Ollie North – a convicted felon – things have not changed only gotten worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, March 25th<\/strong> we drove to Joshua Tree, CA and the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground. It seemed to take forever to get there but we wanted to take the back roads and stay off of the Interstates as much as we could. We were glad we did – the LA area traffic (extends pretty far east from there) is very stressful, if you are used to it or not. The campground is OK, reasonably priced and close to the park entrances – there are two entrances on the North side, one here in the town of Joshua Tree and the other at the town of 29 Palms a few miles down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26th and 27th<\/strong>, we visited the park. On Tuesday we went to the 29 Palms entrance because Carol had seen a sign on the way through town to use the 29 Palms entrance because of long lines at the Joshua Tree entrance. She had read that people go to the closest entrance and the line can be more than an hour long when it is busy. It is Spring Break and wildflower season during our time here so that was good advice. On Wednesday we got up early and were inside the park at 9:00am so that we could park at the Barker Dam trailhead on the advice of the ranger at the welcome center – they have one at each entrance. Tomorrow, our plan is to go through the park and out the south entrance all the way to Interstate 10 at Chiriaco Summit. From there we will head to Anza Borrego area for some dry camping in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t](\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/marks-march-2019\/IMG_20190308_214231838.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nMonday, March 11th<\/strong> we left Mark’s for a visit with some long-time Amdahl friends elsewhere in Sacramento. We had Jerry and Carolyn Feroben, Dianne Siler and Andy Thomson at Jerry and Carolyn’s home and a tasty dinner that evening at a restaurant in the original Tower Records building in downtown Sacramento.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nTuesday, March 12th<\/strong> we arrived an Manny and Deo Trovao’s home in the hills overlooking San Jose. We treated Manny and Deo to dinner at Red Lobster and went to bed early.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nWednesday, March 13th<\/strong> we visited Amdahl friends Jim and Tonia Baker at their home in Silver Creek. We were surprised by Linda and Mel Cottle. Linda was also an Amdahler back in the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nThursday through Sunday, March 14th through the 17th<\/strong> we visited Brian and Chris at their home on the 17th floor of a high-rise in downtown San Jose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 17th<\/strong> we returned to Manny and Deo’s and spent Monday and Monday night there. I took advantage of the availability of tools and a little help fixing the entry step which had broken at the Turlock stop on the way here.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTuesday, March 19th<\/strong> we left San Jose to continue our trip. We had no plans other than to visit Carla and Artistic HangUps in Salinas and to spend the night at San Lorenzo County Park in King City. We decided to stay at the park for an extra night to rest and plan the rest of our trip. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nThursday, March 21st through Sunday morning, March 24th<\/strong> was spent at Pismo Beach. We looked at where we wanted to go and how much time we wanted to spend at each place and decided to go to Pismo for 3 nights, Joshua Tree for 3 with a night to get there which turned out to fit with our wish to see the Reagan Library. We found a campground that was really close to the Reagan Library that had an available space for $37 – a bargain given today’s prices and demand. So our plan for Sunday is to drive to Simi Valley and arrive no earlier than the 11am check-in time and visit the Library for 2-3 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 24th<\/strong>, we left Pismo and drove to Simi Valley to the Ventura County park that Carol found on our new Ultimate Public Campgrounds app. It was a real mess. The spot we had reserved was so unlevel that the front would have needed to be elevated at least 6 inchs to be level. There was no sewer connection and no dump station. The spot next to ours was closer to level (only 3″ required), open, there was no one around and no one answered any phone number we had so we took it. We left a note about who we were and what we did then we left for the library which was only about 2 miles away. When we returned someone was in the spot we were supposed to be in – they had a hydraulic leveling system and their front wheels were well off the ground – and no one said anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Reagan Library was aesthetically beautiful. It was modern and set on a hill with a panoramic view of the valley around it. While the museum itself was beautiful, the message was the same as back in his presidential days – complete and utter BS. I started off listening to one of his campaign speeches and got p’d off immediately. When we toured the Air Force 1 there was actually a photograph of Ollie North – a convicted felon – things have not changed only gotten worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, March 25th<\/strong> we drove to Joshua Tree, CA and the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground. It seemed to take forever to get there but we wanted to take the back roads and stay off of the Interstates as much as we could. We were glad we did – the LA area traffic (extends pretty far east from there) is very stressful, if you are used to it or not. The campground is OK, reasonably priced and close to the park entrances – there are two entrances on the North side, one here in the town of Joshua Tree and the other at the town of 29 Palms a few miles down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26th and 27th<\/strong>, we visited the park. On Tuesday we went to the 29 Palms entrance because Carol had seen a sign on the way through town to use the 29 Palms entrance because of long lines at the Joshua Tree entrance. She had read that people go to the closest entrance and the line can be more than an hour long when it is busy. It is Spring Break and wildflower season during our time here so that was good advice. On Wednesday we got up early and were inside the park at 9:00am so that we could park at the Barker Dam trailhead on the advice of the ranger at the welcome center – they have one at each entrance. Tomorrow, our plan is to go through the park and out the south entrance all the way to Interstate 10 at Chiriaco Summit. From there we will head to Anza Borrego area for some dry camping in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t](\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/marks-march-2019\/IMG_20190309_172050262.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nTuesday, March 12th<\/strong> we arrived an Manny and Deo Trovao’s home in the hills overlooking San Jose. We treated Manny and Deo to dinner at Red Lobster and went to bed early.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nWednesday, March 13th<\/strong> we visited Amdahl friends Jim and Tonia Baker at their home in Silver Creek. We were surprised by Linda and Mel Cottle. Linda was also an Amdahler back in the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nThursday through Sunday, March 14th through the 17th<\/strong> we visited Brian and Chris at their home on the 17th floor of a high-rise in downtown San Jose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 17th<\/strong> we returned to Manny and Deo’s and spent Monday and Monday night there. I took advantage of the availability of tools and a little help fixing the entry step which had broken at the Turlock stop on the way here.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTuesday, March 19th<\/strong> we left San Jose to continue our trip. We had no plans other than to visit Carla and Artistic HangUps in Salinas and to spend the night at San Lorenzo County Park in King City. We decided to stay at the park for an extra night to rest and plan the rest of our trip. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nThursday, March 21st through Sunday morning, March 24th<\/strong> was spent at Pismo Beach. We looked at where we wanted to go and how much time we wanted to spend at each place and decided to go to Pismo for 3 nights, Joshua Tree for 3 with a night to get there which turned out to fit with our wish to see the Reagan Library. We found a campground that was really close to the Reagan Library that had an available space for $37 – a bargain given today’s prices and demand. So our plan for Sunday is to drive to Simi Valley and arrive no earlier than the 11am check-in time and visit the Library for 2-3 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 24th<\/strong>, we left Pismo and drove to Simi Valley to the Ventura County park that Carol found on our new Ultimate Public Campgrounds app. It was a real mess. The spot we had reserved was so unlevel that the front would have needed to be elevated at least 6 inchs to be level. There was no sewer connection and no dump station. The spot next to ours was closer to level (only 3″ required), open, there was no one around and no one answered any phone number we had so we took it. We left a note about who we were and what we did then we left for the library which was only about 2 miles away. When we returned someone was in the spot we were supposed to be in – they had a hydraulic leveling system and their front wheels were well off the ground – and no one said anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Reagan Library was aesthetically beautiful. It was modern and set on a hill with a panoramic view of the valley around it. While the museum itself was beautiful, the message was the same as back in his presidential days – complete and utter BS. I started off listening to one of his campaign speeches and got p’d off immediately. When we toured the Air Force 1 there was actually a photograph of Ollie North – a convicted felon – things have not changed only gotten worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, March 25th<\/strong> we drove to Joshua Tree, CA and the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground. It seemed to take forever to get there but we wanted to take the back roads and stay off of the Interstates as much as we could. We were glad we did – the LA area traffic (extends pretty far east from there) is very stressful, if you are used to it or not. The campground is OK, reasonably priced and close to the park entrances – there are two entrances on the North side, one here in the town of Joshua Tree and the other at the town of 29 Palms a few miles down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26th and 27th<\/strong>, we visited the park. On Tuesday we went to the 29 Palms entrance because Carol had seen a sign on the way through town to use the 29 Palms entrance because of long lines at the Joshua Tree entrance. She had read that people go to the closest entrance and the line can be more than an hour long when it is busy. It is Spring Break and wildflower season during our time here so that was good advice. On Wednesday we got up early and were inside the park at 9:00am so that we could park at the Barker Dam trailhead on the advice of the ranger at the welcome center – they have one at each entrance. Tomorrow, our plan is to go through the park and out the south entrance all the way to Interstate 10 at Chiriaco Summit. From there we will head to Anza Borrego area for some dry camping in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t](\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/sacramento-2019\/IMG_20190311_200202786.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nTuesday, March 12th<\/strong> we arrived an Manny and Deo Trovao’s home in the hills overlooking San Jose. We treated Manny and Deo to dinner at Red Lobster and went to bed early.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nWednesday, March 13th<\/strong> we visited Amdahl friends Jim and Tonia Baker at their home in Silver Creek. We were surprised by Linda and Mel Cottle. Linda was also an Amdahler back in the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nThursday through Sunday, March 14th through the 17th<\/strong> we visited Brian and Chris at their home on the 17th floor of a high-rise in downtown San Jose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 17th<\/strong> we returned to Manny and Deo’s and spent Monday and Monday night there. I took advantage of the availability of tools and a little help fixing the entry step which had broken at the Turlock stop on the way here.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTuesday, March 19th<\/strong> we left San Jose to continue our trip. We had no plans other than to visit Carla and Artistic HangUps in Salinas and to spend the night at San Lorenzo County Park in King City. We decided to stay at the park for an extra night to rest and plan the rest of our trip. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nThursday, March 21st through Sunday morning, March 24th<\/strong> was spent at Pismo Beach. We looked at where we wanted to go and how much time we wanted to spend at each place and decided to go to Pismo for 3 nights, Joshua Tree for 3 with a night to get there which turned out to fit with our wish to see the Reagan Library. We found a campground that was really close to the Reagan Library that had an available space for $37 – a bargain given today’s prices and demand. So our plan for Sunday is to drive to Simi Valley and arrive no earlier than the 11am check-in time and visit the Library for 2-3 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 24th<\/strong>, we left Pismo and drove to Simi Valley to the Ventura County park that Carol found on our new Ultimate Public Campgrounds app. It was a real mess. The spot we had reserved was so unlevel that the front would have needed to be elevated at least 6 inchs to be level. There was no sewer connection and no dump station. The spot next to ours was closer to level (only 3″ required), open, there was no one around and no one answered any phone number we had so we took it. We left a note about who we were and what we did then we left for the library which was only about 2 miles away. When we returned someone was in the spot we were supposed to be in – they had a hydraulic leveling system and their front wheels were well off the ground – and no one said anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Reagan Library was aesthetically beautiful. It was modern and set on a hill with a panoramic view of the valley around it. While the museum itself was beautiful, the message was the same as back in his presidential days – complete and utter BS. I started off listening to one of his campaign speeches and got p’d off immediately. When we toured the Air Force 1 there was actually a photograph of Ollie North – a convicted felon – things have not changed only gotten worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, March 25th<\/strong> we drove to Joshua Tree, CA and the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground. It seemed to take forever to get there but we wanted to take the back roads and stay off of the Interstates as much as we could. We were glad we did – the LA area traffic (extends pretty far east from there) is very stressful, if you are used to it or not. The campground is OK, reasonably priced and close to the park entrances – there are two entrances on the North side, one here in the town of Joshua Tree and the other at the town of 29 Palms a few miles down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26th and 27th<\/strong>, we visited the park. On Tuesday we went to the 29 Palms entrance because Carol had seen a sign on the way through town to use the 29 Palms entrance because of long lines at the Joshua Tree entrance. She had read that people go to the closest entrance and the line can be more than an hour long when it is busy. It is Spring Break and wildflower season during our time here so that was good advice. On Wednesday we got up early and were inside the park at 9:00am so that we could park at the Barker Dam trailhead on the advice of the ranger at the welcome center – they have one at each entrance. Tomorrow, our plan is to go through the park and out the south entrance all the way to Interstate 10 at Chiriaco Summit. From there we will head to Anza Borrego area for some dry camping in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t](\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/sacramento-2019\/LRG_DSC05105.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nWednesday, March 13th<\/strong> we visited Amdahl friends Jim and Tonia Baker at their home in Silver Creek. We were surprised by Linda and Mel Cottle. Linda was also an Amdahler back in the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nThursday through Sunday, March 14th through the 17th<\/strong> we visited Brian and Chris at their home on the 17th floor of a high-rise in downtown San Jose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 17th<\/strong> we returned to Manny and Deo’s and spent Monday and Monday night there. I took advantage of the availability of tools and a little help fixing the entry step which had broken at the Turlock stop on the way here.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTuesday, March 19th<\/strong> we left San Jose to continue our trip. We had no plans other than to visit Carla and Artistic HangUps in Salinas and to spend the night at San Lorenzo County Park in King City. We decided to stay at the park for an extra night to rest and plan the rest of our trip. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nThursday, March 21st through Sunday morning, March 24th<\/strong> was spent at Pismo Beach. We looked at where we wanted to go and how much time we wanted to spend at each place and decided to go to Pismo for 3 nights, Joshua Tree for 3 with a night to get there which turned out to fit with our wish to see the Reagan Library. We found a campground that was really close to the Reagan Library that had an available space for $37 – a bargain given today’s prices and demand. So our plan for Sunday is to drive to Simi Valley and arrive no earlier than the 11am check-in time and visit the Library for 2-3 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 24th<\/strong>, we left Pismo and drove to Simi Valley to the Ventura County park that Carol found on our new Ultimate Public Campgrounds app. It was a real mess. The spot we had reserved was so unlevel that the front would have needed to be elevated at least 6 inchs to be level. There was no sewer connection and no dump station. The spot next to ours was closer to level (only 3″ required), open, there was no one around and no one answered any phone number we had so we took it. We left a note about who we were and what we did then we left for the library which was only about 2 miles away. When we returned someone was in the spot we were supposed to be in – they had a hydraulic leveling system and their front wheels were well off the ground – and no one said anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Reagan Library was aesthetically beautiful. It was modern and set on a hill with a panoramic view of the valley around it. While the museum itself was beautiful, the message was the same as back in his presidential days – complete and utter BS. I started off listening to one of his campaign speeches and got p’d off immediately. When we toured the Air Force 1 there was actually a photograph of Ollie North – a convicted felon – things have not changed only gotten worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, March 25th<\/strong> we drove to Joshua Tree, CA and the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground. It seemed to take forever to get there but we wanted to take the back roads and stay off of the Interstates as much as we could. We were glad we did – the LA area traffic (extends pretty far east from there) is very stressful, if you are used to it or not. The campground is OK, reasonably priced and close to the park entrances – there are two entrances on the North side, one here in the town of Joshua Tree and the other at the town of 29 Palms a few miles down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26th and 27th<\/strong>, we visited the park. On Tuesday we went to the 29 Palms entrance because Carol had seen a sign on the way through town to use the 29 Palms entrance because of long lines at the Joshua Tree entrance. She had read that people go to the closest entrance and the line can be more than an hour long when it is busy. It is Spring Break and wildflower season during our time here so that was good advice. On Wednesday we got up early and were inside the park at 9:00am so that we could park at the Barker Dam trailhead on the advice of the ranger at the welcome center – they have one at each entrance. Tomorrow, our plan is to go through the park and out the south entrance all the way to Interstate 10 at Chiriaco Summit. From there we will head to Anza Borrego area for some dry camping in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t](\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/mannys-2019\/FB_IMG_1552967659857.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nWednesday, March 13th<\/strong> we visited Amdahl friends Jim and Tonia Baker at their home in Silver Creek. We were surprised by Linda and Mel Cottle. Linda was also an Amdahler back in the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nThursday through Sunday, March 14th through the 17th<\/strong> we visited Brian and Chris at their home on the 17th floor of a high-rise in downtown San Jose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 17th<\/strong> we returned to Manny and Deo’s and spent Monday and Monday night there. I took advantage of the availability of tools and a little help fixing the entry step which had broken at the Turlock stop on the way here.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTuesday, March 19th<\/strong> we left San Jose to continue our trip. We had no plans other than to visit Carla and Artistic HangUps in Salinas and to spend the night at San Lorenzo County Park in King City. We decided to stay at the park for an extra night to rest and plan the rest of our trip. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nThursday, March 21st through Sunday morning, March 24th<\/strong> was spent at Pismo Beach. We looked at where we wanted to go and how much time we wanted to spend at each place and decided to go to Pismo for 3 nights, Joshua Tree for 3 with a night to get there which turned out to fit with our wish to see the Reagan Library. We found a campground that was really close to the Reagan Library that had an available space for $37 – a bargain given today’s prices and demand. So our plan for Sunday is to drive to Simi Valley and arrive no earlier than the 11am check-in time and visit the Library for 2-3 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 24th<\/strong>, we left Pismo and drove to Simi Valley to the Ventura County park that Carol found on our new Ultimate Public Campgrounds app. It was a real mess. The spot we had reserved was so unlevel that the front would have needed to be elevated at least 6 inchs to be level. There was no sewer connection and no dump station. The spot next to ours was closer to level (only 3″ required), open, there was no one around and no one answered any phone number we had so we took it. We left a note about who we were and what we did then we left for the library which was only about 2 miles away. When we returned someone was in the spot we were supposed to be in – they had a hydraulic leveling system and their front wheels were well off the ground – and no one said anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Reagan Library was aesthetically beautiful. It was modern and set on a hill with a panoramic view of the valley around it. While the museum itself was beautiful, the message was the same as back in his presidential days – complete and utter BS. I started off listening to one of his campaign speeches and got p’d off immediately. When we toured the Air Force 1 there was actually a photograph of Ollie North – a convicted felon – things have not changed only gotten worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, March 25th<\/strong> we drove to Joshua Tree, CA and the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground. It seemed to take forever to get there but we wanted to take the back roads and stay off of the Interstates as much as we could. We were glad we did – the LA area traffic (extends pretty far east from there) is very stressful, if you are used to it or not. The campground is OK, reasonably priced and close to the park entrances – there are two entrances on the North side, one here in the town of Joshua Tree and the other at the town of 29 Palms a few miles down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26th and 27th<\/strong>, we visited the park. On Tuesday we went to the 29 Palms entrance because Carol had seen a sign on the way through town to use the 29 Palms entrance because of long lines at the Joshua Tree entrance. She had read that people go to the closest entrance and the line can be more than an hour long when it is busy. It is Spring Break and wildflower season during our time here so that was good advice. On Wednesday we got up early and were inside the park at 9:00am so that we could park at the Barker Dam trailhead on the advice of the ranger at the welcome center – they have one at each entrance. Tomorrow, our plan is to go through the park and out the south entrance all the way to Interstate 10 at Chiriaco Summit. From there we will head to Anza Borrego area for some dry camping in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t](\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/mannys-2019\/IMG_20190319_095405673.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nThursday through Sunday, March 14th through the 17th<\/strong> we visited Brian and Chris at their home on the 17th floor of a high-rise in downtown San Jose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 17th<\/strong> we returned to Manny and Deo’s and spent Monday and Monday night there. I took advantage of the availability of tools and a little help fixing the entry step which had broken at the Turlock stop on the way here.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTuesday, March 19th<\/strong> we left San Jose to continue our trip. We had no plans other than to visit Carla and Artistic HangUps in Salinas and to spend the night at San Lorenzo County Park in King City. We decided to stay at the park for an extra night to rest and plan the rest of our trip. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nThursday, March 21st through Sunday morning, March 24th<\/strong> was spent at Pismo Beach. We looked at where we wanted to go and how much time we wanted to spend at each place and decided to go to Pismo for 3 nights, Joshua Tree for 3 with a night to get there which turned out to fit with our wish to see the Reagan Library. We found a campground that was really close to the Reagan Library that had an available space for $37 – a bargain given today’s prices and demand. So our plan for Sunday is to drive to Simi Valley and arrive no earlier than the 11am check-in time and visit the Library for 2-3 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 24th<\/strong>, we left Pismo and drove to Simi Valley to the Ventura County park that Carol found on our new Ultimate Public Campgrounds app. It was a real mess. The spot we had reserved was so unlevel that the front would have needed to be elevated at least 6 inchs to be level. There was no sewer connection and no dump station. The spot next to ours was closer to level (only 3″ required), open, there was no one around and no one answered any phone number we had so we took it. We left a note about who we were and what we did then we left for the library which was only about 2 miles away. When we returned someone was in the spot we were supposed to be in – they had a hydraulic leveling system and their front wheels were well off the ground – and no one said anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Reagan Library was aesthetically beautiful. It was modern and set on a hill with a panoramic view of the valley around it. While the museum itself was beautiful, the message was the same as back in his presidential days – complete and utter BS. I started off listening to one of his campaign speeches and got p’d off immediately. When we toured the Air Force 1 there was actually a photograph of Ollie North – a convicted felon – things have not changed only gotten worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, March 25th<\/strong> we drove to Joshua Tree, CA and the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground. It seemed to take forever to get there but we wanted to take the back roads and stay off of the Interstates as much as we could. We were glad we did – the LA area traffic (extends pretty far east from there) is very stressful, if you are used to it or not. The campground is OK, reasonably priced and close to the park entrances – there are two entrances on the North side, one here in the town of Joshua Tree and the other at the town of 29 Palms a few miles down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26th and 27th<\/strong>, we visited the park. On Tuesday we went to the 29 Palms entrance because Carol had seen a sign on the way through town to use the 29 Palms entrance because of long lines at the Joshua Tree entrance. She had read that people go to the closest entrance and the line can be more than an hour long when it is busy. It is Spring Break and wildflower season during our time here so that was good advice. On Wednesday we got up early and were inside the park at 9:00am so that we could park at the Barker Dam trailhead on the advice of the ranger at the welcome center – they have one at each entrance. Tomorrow, our plan is to go through the park and out the south entrance all the way to Interstate 10 at Chiriaco Summit. From there we will head to Anza Borrego area for some dry camping in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t](\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/tonias-2019\/DSC05107.JPG\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nThursday through Sunday, March 14th through the 17th<\/strong> we visited Brian and Chris at their home on the 17th floor of a high-rise in downtown San Jose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 17th<\/strong> we returned to Manny and Deo’s and spent Monday and Monday night there. I took advantage of the availability of tools and a little help fixing the entry step which had broken at the Turlock stop on the way here.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTuesday, March 19th<\/strong> we left San Jose to continue our trip. We had no plans other than to visit Carla and Artistic HangUps in Salinas and to spend the night at San Lorenzo County Park in King City. We decided to stay at the park for an extra night to rest and plan the rest of our trip. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nThursday, March 21st through Sunday morning, March 24th<\/strong> was spent at Pismo Beach. We looked at where we wanted to go and how much time we wanted to spend at each place and decided to go to Pismo for 3 nights, Joshua Tree for 3 with a night to get there which turned out to fit with our wish to see the Reagan Library. We found a campground that was really close to the Reagan Library that had an available space for $37 – a bargain given today’s prices and demand. So our plan for Sunday is to drive to Simi Valley and arrive no earlier than the 11am check-in time and visit the Library for 2-3 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 24th<\/strong>, we left Pismo and drove to Simi Valley to the Ventura County park that Carol found on our new Ultimate Public Campgrounds app. It was a real mess. The spot we had reserved was so unlevel that the front would have needed to be elevated at least 6 inchs to be level. There was no sewer connection and no dump station. The spot next to ours was closer to level (only 3″ required), open, there was no one around and no one answered any phone number we had so we took it. We left a note about who we were and what we did then we left for the library which was only about 2 miles away. When we returned someone was in the spot we were supposed to be in – they had a hydraulic leveling system and their front wheels were well off the ground – and no one said anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Reagan Library was aesthetically beautiful. It was modern and set on a hill with a panoramic view of the valley around it. While the museum itself was beautiful, the message was the same as back in his presidential days – complete and utter BS. I started off listening to one of his campaign speeches and got p’d off immediately. When we toured the Air Force 1 there was actually a photograph of Ollie North – a convicted felon – things have not changed only gotten worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, March 25th<\/strong> we drove to Joshua Tree, CA and the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground. It seemed to take forever to get there but we wanted to take the back roads and stay off of the Interstates as much as we could. We were glad we did – the LA area traffic (extends pretty far east from there) is very stressful, if you are used to it or not. The campground is OK, reasonably priced and close to the park entrances – there are two entrances on the North side, one here in the town of Joshua Tree and the other at the town of 29 Palms a few miles down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26th and 27th<\/strong>, we visited the park. On Tuesday we went to the 29 Palms entrance because Carol had seen a sign on the way through town to use the 29 Palms entrance because of long lines at the Joshua Tree entrance. She had read that people go to the closest entrance and the line can be more than an hour long when it is busy. It is Spring Break and wildflower season during our time here so that was good advice. On Wednesday we got up early and were inside the park at 9:00am so that we could park at the Barker Dam trailhead on the advice of the ranger at the welcome center – they have one at each entrance. Tomorrow, our plan is to go through the park and out the south entrance all the way to Interstate 10 at Chiriaco Summit. From there we will head to Anza Borrego area for some dry camping in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t](\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/tonias-2019\/DSC05109.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nThursday through Sunday, March 14th through the 17th<\/strong> we visited Brian and Chris at their home on the 17th floor of a high-rise in downtown San Jose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 17th<\/strong> we returned to Manny and Deo’s and spent Monday and Monday night there. I took advantage of the availability of tools and a little help fixing the entry step which had broken at the Turlock stop on the way here.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTuesday, March 19th<\/strong> we left San Jose to continue our trip. We had no plans other than to visit Carla and Artistic HangUps in Salinas and to spend the night at San Lorenzo County Park in King City. We decided to stay at the park for an extra night to rest and plan the rest of our trip. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nThursday, March 21st through Sunday morning, March 24th<\/strong> was spent at Pismo Beach. We looked at where we wanted to go and how much time we wanted to spend at each place and decided to go to Pismo for 3 nights, Joshua Tree for 3 with a night to get there which turned out to fit with our wish to see the Reagan Library. We found a campground that was really close to the Reagan Library that had an available space for $37 – a bargain given today’s prices and demand. So our plan for Sunday is to drive to Simi Valley and arrive no earlier than the 11am check-in time and visit the Library for 2-3 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 24th<\/strong>, we left Pismo and drove to Simi Valley to the Ventura County park that Carol found on our new Ultimate Public Campgrounds app. It was a real mess. The spot we had reserved was so unlevel that the front would have needed to be elevated at least 6 inchs to be level. There was no sewer connection and no dump station. The spot next to ours was closer to level (only 3″ required), open, there was no one around and no one answered any phone number we had so we took it. We left a note about who we were and what we did then we left for the library which was only about 2 miles away. When we returned someone was in the spot we were supposed to be in – they had a hydraulic leveling system and their front wheels were well off the ground – and no one said anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Reagan Library was aesthetically beautiful. It was modern and set on a hill with a panoramic view of the valley around it. While the museum itself was beautiful, the message was the same as back in his presidential days – complete and utter BS. I started off listening to one of his campaign speeches and got p’d off immediately. When we toured the Air Force 1 there was actually a photograph of Ollie North – a convicted felon – things have not changed only gotten worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, March 25th<\/strong> we drove to Joshua Tree, CA and the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground. It seemed to take forever to get there but we wanted to take the back roads and stay off of the Interstates as much as we could. We were glad we did – the LA area traffic (extends pretty far east from there) is very stressful, if you are used to it or not. The campground is OK, reasonably priced and close to the park entrances – there are two entrances on the North side, one here in the town of Joshua Tree and the other at the town of 29 Palms a few miles down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26th and 27th<\/strong>, we visited the park. On Tuesday we went to the 29 Palms entrance because Carol had seen a sign on the way through town to use the 29 Palms entrance because of long lines at the Joshua Tree entrance. She had read that people go to the closest entrance and the line can be more than an hour long when it is busy. It is Spring Break and wildflower season during our time here so that was good advice. On Wednesday we got up early and were inside the park at 9:00am so that we could park at the Barker Dam trailhead on the advice of the ranger at the welcome center – they have one at each entrance. Tomorrow, our plan is to go through the park and out the south entrance all the way to Interstate 10 at Chiriaco Summit. From there we will head to Anza Borrego area for some dry camping in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t](\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/tonias-2019\/DSC05112.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 17th<\/strong> we returned to Manny and Deo’s and spent Monday and Monday night there. I took advantage of the availability of tools and a little help fixing the entry step which had broken at the Turlock stop on the way here.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTuesday, March 19th<\/strong> we left San Jose to continue our trip. We had no plans other than to visit Carla and Artistic HangUps in Salinas and to spend the night at San Lorenzo County Park in King City. We decided to stay at the park for an extra night to rest and plan the rest of our trip. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nThursday, March 21st through Sunday morning, March 24th<\/strong> was spent at Pismo Beach. We looked at where we wanted to go and how much time we wanted to spend at each place and decided to go to Pismo for 3 nights, Joshua Tree for 3 with a night to get there which turned out to fit with our wish to see the Reagan Library. We found a campground that was really close to the Reagan Library that had an available space for $37 – a bargain given today’s prices and demand. So our plan for Sunday is to drive to Simi Valley and arrive no earlier than the 11am check-in time and visit the Library for 2-3 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 24th<\/strong>, we left Pismo and drove to Simi Valley to the Ventura County park that Carol found on our new Ultimate Public Campgrounds app. It was a real mess. The spot we had reserved was so unlevel that the front would have needed to be elevated at least 6 inchs to be level. There was no sewer connection and no dump station. The spot next to ours was closer to level (only 3″ required), open, there was no one around and no one answered any phone number we had so we took it. We left a note about who we were and what we did then we left for the library which was only about 2 miles away. When we returned someone was in the spot we were supposed to be in – they had a hydraulic leveling system and their front wheels were well off the ground – and no one said anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Reagan Library was aesthetically beautiful. It was modern and set on a hill with a panoramic view of the valley around it. While the museum itself was beautiful, the message was the same as back in his presidential days – complete and utter BS. I started off listening to one of his campaign speeches and got p’d off immediately. When we toured the Air Force 1 there was actually a photograph of Ollie North – a convicted felon – things have not changed only gotten worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, March 25th<\/strong> we drove to Joshua Tree, CA and the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground. It seemed to take forever to get there but we wanted to take the back roads and stay off of the Interstates as much as we could. We were glad we did – the LA area traffic (extends pretty far east from there) is very stressful, if you are used to it or not. The campground is OK, reasonably priced and close to the park entrances – there are two entrances on the North side, one here in the town of Joshua Tree and the other at the town of 29 Palms a few miles down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26th and 27th<\/strong>, we visited the park. On Tuesday we went to the 29 Palms entrance because Carol had seen a sign on the way through town to use the 29 Palms entrance because of long lines at the Joshua Tree entrance. She had read that people go to the closest entrance and the line can be more than an hour long when it is busy. It is Spring Break and wildflower season during our time here so that was good advice. On Wednesday we got up early and were inside the park at 9:00am so that we could park at the Barker Dam trailhead on the advice of the ranger at the welcome center – they have one at each entrance. Tomorrow, our plan is to go through the park and out the south entrance all the way to Interstate 10 at Chiriaco Summit. From there we will head to Anza Borrego area for some dry camping in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t](\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/brians-2019\/IMG_7039.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 17th<\/strong> we returned to Manny and Deo’s and spent Monday and Monday night there. I took advantage of the availability of tools and a little help fixing the entry step which had broken at the Turlock stop on the way here.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTuesday, March 19th<\/strong> we left San Jose to continue our trip. We had no plans other than to visit Carla and Artistic HangUps in Salinas and to spend the night at San Lorenzo County Park in King City. We decided to stay at the park for an extra night to rest and plan the rest of our trip. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nThursday, March 21st through Sunday morning, March 24th<\/strong> was spent at Pismo Beach. We looked at where we wanted to go and how much time we wanted to spend at each place and decided to go to Pismo for 3 nights, Joshua Tree for 3 with a night to get there which turned out to fit with our wish to see the Reagan Library. We found a campground that was really close to the Reagan Library that had an available space for $37 – a bargain given today’s prices and demand. So our plan for Sunday is to drive to Simi Valley and arrive no earlier than the 11am check-in time and visit the Library for 2-3 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 24th<\/strong>, we left Pismo and drove to Simi Valley to the Ventura County park that Carol found on our new Ultimate Public Campgrounds app. It was a real mess. The spot we had reserved was so unlevel that the front would have needed to be elevated at least 6 inchs to be level. There was no sewer connection and no dump station. The spot next to ours was closer to level (only 3″ required), open, there was no one around and no one answered any phone number we had so we took it. We left a note about who we were and what we did then we left for the library which was only about 2 miles away. When we returned someone was in the spot we were supposed to be in – they had a hydraulic leveling system and their front wheels were well off the ground – and no one said anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Reagan Library was aesthetically beautiful. It was modern and set on a hill with a panoramic view of the valley around it. While the museum itself was beautiful, the message was the same as back in his presidential days – complete and utter BS. I started off listening to one of his campaign speeches and got p’d off immediately. When we toured the Air Force 1 there was actually a photograph of Ollie North – a convicted felon – things have not changed only gotten worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, March 25th<\/strong> we drove to Joshua Tree, CA and the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground. It seemed to take forever to get there but we wanted to take the back roads and stay off of the Interstates as much as we could. We were glad we did – the LA area traffic (extends pretty far east from there) is very stressful, if you are used to it or not. The campground is OK, reasonably priced and close to the park entrances – there are two entrances on the North side, one here in the town of Joshua Tree and the other at the town of 29 Palms a few miles down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26th and 27th<\/strong>, we visited the park. On Tuesday we went to the 29 Palms entrance because Carol had seen a sign on the way through town to use the 29 Palms entrance because of long lines at the Joshua Tree entrance. She had read that people go to the closest entrance and the line can be more than an hour long when it is busy. It is Spring Break and wildflower season during our time here so that was good advice. On Wednesday we got up early and were inside the park at 9:00am so that we could park at the Barker Dam trailhead on the advice of the ranger at the welcome center – they have one at each entrance. Tomorrow, our plan is to go through the park and out the south entrance all the way to Interstate 10 at Chiriaco Summit. From there we will head to Anza Borrego area for some dry camping in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t](\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/brians-2019\/IMG_7065.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 17th<\/strong> we returned to Manny and Deo’s and spent Monday and Monday night there. I took advantage of the availability of tools and a little help fixing the entry step which had broken at the Turlock stop on the way here.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTuesday, March 19th<\/strong> we left San Jose to continue our trip. We had no plans other than to visit Carla and Artistic HangUps in Salinas and to spend the night at San Lorenzo County Park in King City. We decided to stay at the park for an extra night to rest and plan the rest of our trip. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nThursday, March 21st through Sunday morning, March 24th<\/strong> was spent at Pismo Beach. We looked at where we wanted to go and how much time we wanted to spend at each place and decided to go to Pismo for 3 nights, Joshua Tree for 3 with a night to get there which turned out to fit with our wish to see the Reagan Library. We found a campground that was really close to the Reagan Library that had an available space for $37 – a bargain given today’s prices and demand. So our plan for Sunday is to drive to Simi Valley and arrive no earlier than the 11am check-in time and visit the Library for 2-3 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 24th<\/strong>, we left Pismo and drove to Simi Valley to the Ventura County park that Carol found on our new Ultimate Public Campgrounds app. It was a real mess. The spot we had reserved was so unlevel that the front would have needed to be elevated at least 6 inchs to be level. There was no sewer connection and no dump station. The spot next to ours was closer to level (only 3″ required), open, there was no one around and no one answered any phone number we had so we took it. We left a note about who we were and what we did then we left for the library which was only about 2 miles away. When we returned someone was in the spot we were supposed to be in – they had a hydraulic leveling system and their front wheels were well off the ground – and no one said anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Reagan Library was aesthetically beautiful. It was modern and set on a hill with a panoramic view of the valley around it. While the museum itself was beautiful, the message was the same as back in his presidential days – complete and utter BS. I started off listening to one of his campaign speeches and got p’d off immediately. When we toured the Air Force 1 there was actually a photograph of Ollie North – a convicted felon – things have not changed only gotten worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, March 25th<\/strong> we drove to Joshua Tree, CA and the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground. It seemed to take forever to get there but we wanted to take the back roads and stay off of the Interstates as much as we could. We were glad we did – the LA area traffic (extends pretty far east from there) is very stressful, if you are used to it or not. The campground is OK, reasonably priced and close to the park entrances – there are two entrances on the North side, one here in the town of Joshua Tree and the other at the town of 29 Palms a few miles down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26th and 27th<\/strong>, we visited the park. On Tuesday we went to the 29 Palms entrance because Carol had seen a sign on the way through town to use the 29 Palms entrance because of long lines at the Joshua Tree entrance. She had read that people go to the closest entrance and the line can be more than an hour long when it is busy. It is Spring Break and wildflower season during our time here so that was good advice. On Wednesday we got up early and were inside the park at 9:00am so that we could park at the Barker Dam trailhead on the advice of the ranger at the welcome center – they have one at each entrance. Tomorrow, our plan is to go through the park and out the south entrance all the way to Interstate 10 at Chiriaco Summit. From there we will head to Anza Borrego area for some dry camping in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t](\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/brians-2019\/IMG_7066.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 17th<\/strong> we returned to Manny and Deo’s and spent Monday and Monday night there. I took advantage of the availability of tools and a little help fixing the entry step which had broken at the Turlock stop on the way here.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTuesday, March 19th<\/strong> we left San Jose to continue our trip. We had no plans other than to visit Carla and Artistic HangUps in Salinas and to spend the night at San Lorenzo County Park in King City. We decided to stay at the park for an extra night to rest and plan the rest of our trip. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nThursday, March 21st through Sunday morning, March 24th<\/strong> was spent at Pismo Beach. We looked at where we wanted to go and how much time we wanted to spend at each place and decided to go to Pismo for 3 nights, Joshua Tree for 3 with a night to get there which turned out to fit with our wish to see the Reagan Library. We found a campground that was really close to the Reagan Library that had an available space for $37 – a bargain given today’s prices and demand. So our plan for Sunday is to drive to Simi Valley and arrive no earlier than the 11am check-in time and visit the Library for 2-3 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 24th<\/strong>, we left Pismo and drove to Simi Valley to the Ventura County park that Carol found on our new Ultimate Public Campgrounds app. It was a real mess. The spot we had reserved was so unlevel that the front would have needed to be elevated at least 6 inchs to be level. There was no sewer connection and no dump station. The spot next to ours was closer to level (only 3″ required), open, there was no one around and no one answered any phone number we had so we took it. We left a note about who we were and what we did then we left for the library which was only about 2 miles away. When we returned someone was in the spot we were supposed to be in – they had a hydraulic leveling system and their front wheels were well off the ground – and no one said anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Reagan Library was aesthetically beautiful. It was modern and set on a hill with a panoramic view of the valley around it. While the museum itself was beautiful, the message was the same as back in his presidential days – complete and utter BS. I started off listening to one of his campaign speeches and got p’d off immediately. When we toured the Air Force 1 there was actually a photograph of Ollie North – a convicted felon – things have not changed only gotten worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, March 25th<\/strong> we drove to Joshua Tree, CA and the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground. It seemed to take forever to get there but we wanted to take the back roads and stay off of the Interstates as much as we could. We were glad we did – the LA area traffic (extends pretty far east from there) is very stressful, if you are used to it or not. The campground is OK, reasonably priced and close to the park entrances – there are two entrances on the North side, one here in the town of Joshua Tree and the other at the town of 29 Palms a few miles down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26th and 27th<\/strong>, we visited the park. On Tuesday we went to the 29 Palms entrance because Carol had seen a sign on the way through town to use the 29 Palms entrance because of long lines at the Joshua Tree entrance. She had read that people go to the closest entrance and the line can be more than an hour long when it is busy. It is Spring Break and wildflower season during our time here so that was good advice. On Wednesday we got up early and were inside the park at 9:00am so that we could park at the Barker Dam trailhead on the advice of the ranger at the welcome center – they have one at each entrance. Tomorrow, our plan is to go through the park and out the south entrance all the way to Interstate 10 at Chiriaco Summit. From there we will head to Anza Borrego area for some dry camping in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t](\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/brians-2019\/IMG_7112.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 17th<\/strong> we returned to Manny and Deo’s and spent Monday and Monday night there. I took advantage of the availability of tools and a little help fixing the entry step which had broken at the Turlock stop on the way here.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTuesday, March 19th<\/strong> we left San Jose to continue our trip. We had no plans other than to visit Carla and Artistic HangUps in Salinas and to spend the night at San Lorenzo County Park in King City. We decided to stay at the park for an extra night to rest and plan the rest of our trip. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nThursday, March 21st through Sunday morning, March 24th<\/strong> was spent at Pismo Beach. We looked at where we wanted to go and how much time we wanted to spend at each place and decided to go to Pismo for 3 nights, Joshua Tree for 3 with a night to get there which turned out to fit with our wish to see the Reagan Library. We found a campground that was really close to the Reagan Library that had an available space for $37 – a bargain given today’s prices and demand. So our plan for Sunday is to drive to Simi Valley and arrive no earlier than the 11am check-in time and visit the Library for 2-3 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 24th<\/strong>, we left Pismo and drove to Simi Valley to the Ventura County park that Carol found on our new Ultimate Public Campgrounds app. It was a real mess. The spot we had reserved was so unlevel that the front would have needed to be elevated at least 6 inchs to be level. There was no sewer connection and no dump station. The spot next to ours was closer to level (only 3″ required), open, there was no one around and no one answered any phone number we had so we took it. We left a note about who we were and what we did then we left for the library which was only about 2 miles away. When we returned someone was in the spot we were supposed to be in – they had a hydraulic leveling system and their front wheels were well off the ground – and no one said anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Reagan Library was aesthetically beautiful. It was modern and set on a hill with a panoramic view of the valley around it. While the museum itself was beautiful, the message was the same as back in his presidential days – complete and utter BS. I started off listening to one of his campaign speeches and got p’d off immediately. When we toured the Air Force 1 there was actually a photograph of Ollie North – a convicted felon – things have not changed only gotten worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, March 25th<\/strong> we drove to Joshua Tree, CA and the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground. It seemed to take forever to get there but we wanted to take the back roads and stay off of the Interstates as much as we could. We were glad we did – the LA area traffic (extends pretty far east from there) is very stressful, if you are used to it or not. The campground is OK, reasonably priced and close to the park entrances – there are two entrances on the North side, one here in the town of Joshua Tree and the other at the town of 29 Palms a few miles down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26th and 27th<\/strong>, we visited the park. On Tuesday we went to the 29 Palms entrance because Carol had seen a sign on the way through town to use the 29 Palms entrance because of long lines at the Joshua Tree entrance. She had read that people go to the closest entrance and the line can be more than an hour long when it is busy. It is Spring Break and wildflower season during our time here so that was good advice. On Wednesday we got up early and were inside the park at 9:00am so that we could park at the Barker Dam trailhead on the advice of the ranger at the welcome center – they have one at each entrance. Tomorrow, our plan is to go through the park and out the south entrance all the way to Interstate 10 at Chiriaco Summit. From there we will head to Anza Borrego area for some dry camping in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t](\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/brians-2019\/IMG_20190315_123859988.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 17th<\/strong> we returned to Manny and Deo’s and spent Monday and Monday night there. I took advantage of the availability of tools and a little help fixing the entry step which had broken at the Turlock stop on the way here.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTuesday, March 19th<\/strong> we left San Jose to continue our trip. We had no plans other than to visit Carla and Artistic HangUps in Salinas and to spend the night at San Lorenzo County Park in King City. We decided to stay at the park for an extra night to rest and plan the rest of our trip. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nThursday, March 21st through Sunday morning, March 24th<\/strong> was spent at Pismo Beach. We looked at where we wanted to go and how much time we wanted to spend at each place and decided to go to Pismo for 3 nights, Joshua Tree for 3 with a night to get there which turned out to fit with our wish to see the Reagan Library. We found a campground that was really close to the Reagan Library that had an available space for $37 – a bargain given today’s prices and demand. So our plan for Sunday is to drive to Simi Valley and arrive no earlier than the 11am check-in time and visit the Library for 2-3 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 24th<\/strong>, we left Pismo and drove to Simi Valley to the Ventura County park that Carol found on our new Ultimate Public Campgrounds app. It was a real mess. The spot we had reserved was so unlevel that the front would have needed to be elevated at least 6 inchs to be level. There was no sewer connection and no dump station. The spot next to ours was closer to level (only 3″ required), open, there was no one around and no one answered any phone number we had so we took it. We left a note about who we were and what we did then we left for the library which was only about 2 miles away. When we returned someone was in the spot we were supposed to be in – they had a hydraulic leveling system and their front wheels were well off the ground – and no one said anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Reagan Library was aesthetically beautiful. It was modern and set on a hill with a panoramic view of the valley around it. While the museum itself was beautiful, the message was the same as back in his presidential days – complete and utter BS. I started off listening to one of his campaign speeches and got p’d off immediately. When we toured the Air Force 1 there was actually a photograph of Ollie North – a convicted felon – things have not changed only gotten worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, March 25th<\/strong> we drove to Joshua Tree, CA and the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground. It seemed to take forever to get there but we wanted to take the back roads and stay off of the Interstates as much as we could. We were glad we did – the LA area traffic (extends pretty far east from there) is very stressful, if you are used to it or not. The campground is OK, reasonably priced and close to the park entrances – there are two entrances on the North side, one here in the town of Joshua Tree and the other at the town of 29 Palms a few miles down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26th and 27th<\/strong>, we visited the park. On Tuesday we went to the 29 Palms entrance because Carol had seen a sign on the way through town to use the 29 Palms entrance because of long lines at the Joshua Tree entrance. She had read that people go to the closest entrance and the line can be more than an hour long when it is busy. It is Spring Break and wildflower season during our time here so that was good advice. On Wednesday we got up early and were inside the park at 9:00am so that we could park at the Barker Dam trailhead on the advice of the ranger at the welcome center – they have one at each entrance. Tomorrow, our plan is to go through the park and out the south entrance all the way to Interstate 10 at Chiriaco Summit. From there we will head to Anza Borrego area for some dry camping in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t](\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/brians-2019\/IMG_20190315_131114576_HDR.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 17th<\/strong> we returned to Manny and Deo’s and spent Monday and Monday night there. I took advantage of the availability of tools and a little help fixing the entry step which had broken at the Turlock stop on the way here.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTuesday, March 19th<\/strong> we left San Jose to continue our trip. We had no plans other than to visit Carla and Artistic HangUps in Salinas and to spend the night at San Lorenzo County Park in King City. We decided to stay at the park for an extra night to rest and plan the rest of our trip. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nThursday, March 21st through Sunday morning, March 24th<\/strong> was spent at Pismo Beach. We looked at where we wanted to go and how much time we wanted to spend at each place and decided to go to Pismo for 3 nights, Joshua Tree for 3 with a night to get there which turned out to fit with our wish to see the Reagan Library. We found a campground that was really close to the Reagan Library that had an available space for $37 – a bargain given today’s prices and demand. So our plan for Sunday is to drive to Simi Valley and arrive no earlier than the 11am check-in time and visit the Library for 2-3 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 24th<\/strong>, we left Pismo and drove to Simi Valley to the Ventura County park that Carol found on our new Ultimate Public Campgrounds app. It was a real mess. The spot we had reserved was so unlevel that the front would have needed to be elevated at least 6 inchs to be level. There was no sewer connection and no dump station. The spot next to ours was closer to level (only 3″ required), open, there was no one around and no one answered any phone number we had so we took it. We left a note about who we were and what we did then we left for the library which was only about 2 miles away. When we returned someone was in the spot we were supposed to be in – they had a hydraulic leveling system and their front wheels were well off the ground – and no one said anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Reagan Library was aesthetically beautiful. It was modern and set on a hill with a panoramic view of the valley around it. While the museum itself was beautiful, the message was the same as back in his presidential days – complete and utter BS. I started off listening to one of his campaign speeches and got p’d off immediately. When we toured the Air Force 1 there was actually a photograph of Ollie North – a convicted felon – things have not changed only gotten worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, March 25th<\/strong> we drove to Joshua Tree, CA and the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground. It seemed to take forever to get there but we wanted to take the back roads and stay off of the Interstates as much as we could. We were glad we did – the LA area traffic (extends pretty far east from there) is very stressful, if you are used to it or not. The campground is OK, reasonably priced and close to the park entrances – there are two entrances on the North side, one here in the town of Joshua Tree and the other at the town of 29 Palms a few miles down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26th and 27th<\/strong>, we visited the park. On Tuesday we went to the 29 Palms entrance because Carol had seen a sign on the way through town to use the 29 Palms entrance because of long lines at the Joshua Tree entrance. She had read that people go to the closest entrance and the line can be more than an hour long when it is busy. It is Spring Break and wildflower season during our time here so that was good advice. On Wednesday we got up early and were inside the park at 9:00am so that we could park at the Barker Dam trailhead on the advice of the ranger at the welcome center – they have one at each entrance. Tomorrow, our plan is to go through the park and out the south entrance all the way to Interstate 10 at Chiriaco Summit. From there we will head to Anza Borrego area for some dry camping in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t](\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/brians-2019\/IMG_20190315_133021498_HDR.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 17th<\/strong> we returned to Manny and Deo’s and spent Monday and Monday night there. I took advantage of the availability of tools and a little help fixing the entry step which had broken at the Turlock stop on the way here.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTuesday, March 19th<\/strong> we left San Jose to continue our trip. We had no plans other than to visit Carla and Artistic HangUps in Salinas and to spend the night at San Lorenzo County Park in King City. We decided to stay at the park for an extra night to rest and plan the rest of our trip. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nThursday, March 21st through Sunday morning, March 24th<\/strong> was spent at Pismo Beach. We looked at where we wanted to go and how much time we wanted to spend at each place and decided to go to Pismo for 3 nights, Joshua Tree for 3 with a night to get there which turned out to fit with our wish to see the Reagan Library. We found a campground that was really close to the Reagan Library that had an available space for $37 – a bargain given today’s prices and demand. So our plan for Sunday is to drive to Simi Valley and arrive no earlier than the 11am check-in time and visit the Library for 2-3 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 24th<\/strong>, we left Pismo and drove to Simi Valley to the Ventura County park that Carol found on our new Ultimate Public Campgrounds app. It was a real mess. The spot we had reserved was so unlevel that the front would have needed to be elevated at least 6 inchs to be level. There was no sewer connection and no dump station. The spot next to ours was closer to level (only 3″ required), open, there was no one around and no one answered any phone number we had so we took it. We left a note about who we were and what we did then we left for the library which was only about 2 miles away. When we returned someone was in the spot we were supposed to be in – they had a hydraulic leveling system and their front wheels were well off the ground – and no one said anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Reagan Library was aesthetically beautiful. It was modern and set on a hill with a panoramic view of the valley around it. While the museum itself was beautiful, the message was the same as back in his presidential days – complete and utter BS. I started off listening to one of his campaign speeches and got p’d off immediately. When we toured the Air Force 1 there was actually a photograph of Ollie North – a convicted felon – things have not changed only gotten worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, March 25th<\/strong> we drove to Joshua Tree, CA and the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground. It seemed to take forever to get there but we wanted to take the back roads and stay off of the Interstates as much as we could. We were glad we did – the LA area traffic (extends pretty far east from there) is very stressful, if you are used to it or not. The campground is OK, reasonably priced and close to the park entrances – there are two entrances on the North side, one here in the town of Joshua Tree and the other at the town of 29 Palms a few miles down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26th and 27th<\/strong>, we visited the park. On Tuesday we went to the 29 Palms entrance because Carol had seen a sign on the way through town to use the 29 Palms entrance because of long lines at the Joshua Tree entrance. She had read that people go to the closest entrance and the line can be more than an hour long when it is busy. It is Spring Break and wildflower season during our time here so that was good advice. On Wednesday we got up early and were inside the park at 9:00am so that we could park at the Barker Dam trailhead on the advice of the ranger at the welcome center – they have one at each entrance. Tomorrow, our plan is to go through the park and out the south entrance all the way to Interstate 10 at Chiriaco Summit. From there we will head to Anza Borrego area for some dry camping in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t](\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/brians-2019\/IMG_20190315_133054297_HDR.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 17th<\/strong> we returned to Manny and Deo’s and spent Monday and Monday night there. I took advantage of the availability of tools and a little help fixing the entry step which had broken at the Turlock stop on the way here.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTuesday, March 19th<\/strong> we left San Jose to continue our trip. We had no plans other than to visit Carla and Artistic HangUps in Salinas and to spend the night at San Lorenzo County Park in King City. We decided to stay at the park for an extra night to rest and plan the rest of our trip. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nThursday, March 21st through Sunday morning, March 24th<\/strong> was spent at Pismo Beach. We looked at where we wanted to go and how much time we wanted to spend at each place and decided to go to Pismo for 3 nights, Joshua Tree for 3 with a night to get there which turned out to fit with our wish to see the Reagan Library. We found a campground that was really close to the Reagan Library that had an available space for $37 – a bargain given today’s prices and demand. So our plan for Sunday is to drive to Simi Valley and arrive no earlier than the 11am check-in time and visit the Library for 2-3 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 24th<\/strong>, we left Pismo and drove to Simi Valley to the Ventura County park that Carol found on our new Ultimate Public Campgrounds app. It was a real mess. The spot we had reserved was so unlevel that the front would have needed to be elevated at least 6 inchs to be level. There was no sewer connection and no dump station. The spot next to ours was closer to level (only 3″ required), open, there was no one around and no one answered any phone number we had so we took it. We left a note about who we were and what we did then we left for the library which was only about 2 miles away. When we returned someone was in the spot we were supposed to be in – they had a hydraulic leveling system and their front wheels were well off the ground – and no one said anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Reagan Library was aesthetically beautiful. It was modern and set on a hill with a panoramic view of the valley around it. While the museum itself was beautiful, the message was the same as back in his presidential days – complete and utter BS. I started off listening to one of his campaign speeches and got p’d off immediately. When we toured the Air Force 1 there was actually a photograph of Ollie North – a convicted felon – things have not changed only gotten worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, March 25th<\/strong> we drove to Joshua Tree, CA and the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground. It seemed to take forever to get there but we wanted to take the back roads and stay off of the Interstates as much as we could. We were glad we did – the LA area traffic (extends pretty far east from there) is very stressful, if you are used to it or not. The campground is OK, reasonably priced and close to the park entrances – there are two entrances on the North side, one here in the town of Joshua Tree and the other at the town of 29 Palms a few miles down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26th and 27th<\/strong>, we visited the park. On Tuesday we went to the 29 Palms entrance because Carol had seen a sign on the way through town to use the 29 Palms entrance because of long lines at the Joshua Tree entrance. She had read that people go to the closest entrance and the line can be more than an hour long when it is busy. It is Spring Break and wildflower season during our time here so that was good advice. On Wednesday we got up early and were inside the park at 9:00am so that we could park at the Barker Dam trailhead on the advice of the ranger at the welcome center – they have one at each entrance. Tomorrow, our plan is to go through the park and out the south entrance all the way to Interstate 10 at Chiriaco Summit. From there we will head to Anza Borrego area for some dry camping in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t](\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/brians-2019\/IMG_20190315_151814910.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 17th<\/strong> we returned to Manny and Deo’s and spent Monday and Monday night there. I took advantage of the availability of tools and a little help fixing the entry step which had broken at the Turlock stop on the way here.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTuesday, March 19th<\/strong> we left San Jose to continue our trip. We had no plans other than to visit Carla and Artistic HangUps in Salinas and to spend the night at San Lorenzo County Park in King City. We decided to stay at the park for an extra night to rest and plan the rest of our trip. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nThursday, March 21st through Sunday morning, March 24th<\/strong> was spent at Pismo Beach. We looked at where we wanted to go and how much time we wanted to spend at each place and decided to go to Pismo for 3 nights, Joshua Tree for 3 with a night to get there which turned out to fit with our wish to see the Reagan Library. We found a campground that was really close to the Reagan Library that had an available space for $37 – a bargain given today’s prices and demand. So our plan for Sunday is to drive to Simi Valley and arrive no earlier than the 11am check-in time and visit the Library for 2-3 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 24th<\/strong>, we left Pismo and drove to Simi Valley to the Ventura County park that Carol found on our new Ultimate Public Campgrounds app. It was a real mess. The spot we had reserved was so unlevel that the front would have needed to be elevated at least 6 inchs to be level. There was no sewer connection and no dump station. The spot next to ours was closer to level (only 3″ required), open, there was no one around and no one answered any phone number we had so we took it. We left a note about who we were and what we did then we left for the library which was only about 2 miles away. When we returned someone was in the spot we were supposed to be in – they had a hydraulic leveling system and their front wheels were well off the ground – and no one said anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Reagan Library was aesthetically beautiful. It was modern and set on a hill with a panoramic view of the valley around it. While the museum itself was beautiful, the message was the same as back in his presidential days – complete and utter BS. I started off listening to one of his campaign speeches and got p’d off immediately. When we toured the Air Force 1 there was actually a photograph of Ollie North – a convicted felon – things have not changed only gotten worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, March 25th<\/strong> we drove to Joshua Tree, CA and the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground. It seemed to take forever to get there but we wanted to take the back roads and stay off of the Interstates as much as we could. We were glad we did – the LA area traffic (extends pretty far east from there) is very stressful, if you are used to it or not. The campground is OK, reasonably priced and close to the park entrances – there are two entrances on the North side, one here in the town of Joshua Tree and the other at the town of 29 Palms a few miles down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26th and 27th<\/strong>, we visited the park. On Tuesday we went to the 29 Palms entrance because Carol had seen a sign on the way through town to use the 29 Palms entrance because of long lines at the Joshua Tree entrance. She had read that people go to the closest entrance and the line can be more than an hour long when it is busy. It is Spring Break and wildflower season during our time here so that was good advice. On Wednesday we got up early and were inside the park at 9:00am so that we could park at the Barker Dam trailhead on the advice of the ranger at the welcome center – they have one at each entrance. Tomorrow, our plan is to go through the park and out the south entrance all the way to Interstate 10 at Chiriaco Summit. From there we will head to Anza Borrego area for some dry camping in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t](\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/brians-2019\/IMG_20190315_195143153.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 17th<\/strong> we returned to Manny and Deo’s and spent Monday and Monday night there. I took advantage of the availability of tools and a little help fixing the entry step which had broken at the Turlock stop on the way here.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTuesday, March 19th<\/strong> we left San Jose to continue our trip. We had no plans other than to visit Carla and Artistic HangUps in Salinas and to spend the night at San Lorenzo County Park in King City. We decided to stay at the park for an extra night to rest and plan the rest of our trip. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nThursday, March 21st through Sunday morning, March 24th<\/strong> was spent at Pismo Beach. We looked at where we wanted to go and how much time we wanted to spend at each place and decided to go to Pismo for 3 nights, Joshua Tree for 3 with a night to get there which turned out to fit with our wish to see the Reagan Library. We found a campground that was really close to the Reagan Library that had an available space for $37 – a bargain given today’s prices and demand. So our plan for Sunday is to drive to Simi Valley and arrive no earlier than the 11am check-in time and visit the Library for 2-3 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 24th<\/strong>, we left Pismo and drove to Simi Valley to the Ventura County park that Carol found on our new Ultimate Public Campgrounds app. It was a real mess. The spot we had reserved was so unlevel that the front would have needed to be elevated at least 6 inchs to be level. There was no sewer connection and no dump station. The spot next to ours was closer to level (only 3″ required), open, there was no one around and no one answered any phone number we had so we took it. We left a note about who we were and what we did then we left for the library which was only about 2 miles away. When we returned someone was in the spot we were supposed to be in – they had a hydraulic leveling system and their front wheels were well off the ground – and no one said anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Reagan Library was aesthetically beautiful. It was modern and set on a hill with a panoramic view of the valley around it. While the museum itself was beautiful, the message was the same as back in his presidential days – complete and utter BS. I started off listening to one of his campaign speeches and got p’d off immediately. When we toured the Air Force 1 there was actually a photograph of Ollie North – a convicted felon – things have not changed only gotten worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, March 25th<\/strong> we drove to Joshua Tree, CA and the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground. It seemed to take forever to get there but we wanted to take the back roads and stay off of the Interstates as much as we could. We were glad we did – the LA area traffic (extends pretty far east from there) is very stressful, if you are used to it or not. The campground is OK, reasonably priced and close to the park entrances – there are two entrances on the North side, one here in the town of Joshua Tree and the other at the town of 29 Palms a few miles down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26th and 27th<\/strong>, we visited the park. On Tuesday we went to the 29 Palms entrance because Carol had seen a sign on the way through town to use the 29 Palms entrance because of long lines at the Joshua Tree entrance. She had read that people go to the closest entrance and the line can be more than an hour long when it is busy. It is Spring Break and wildflower season during our time here so that was good advice. On Wednesday we got up early and were inside the park at 9:00am so that we could park at the Barker Dam trailhead on the advice of the ranger at the welcome center – they have one at each entrance. Tomorrow, our plan is to go through the park and out the south entrance all the way to Interstate 10 at Chiriaco Summit. From there we will head to Anza Borrego area for some dry camping in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t](\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/brians-2019\/IMG_20190315_210700760.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 17th<\/strong> we returned to Manny and Deo’s and spent Monday and Monday night there. I took advantage of the availability of tools and a little help fixing the entry step which had broken at the Turlock stop on the way here.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTuesday, March 19th<\/strong> we left San Jose to continue our trip. We had no plans other than to visit Carla and Artistic HangUps in Salinas and to spend the night at San Lorenzo County Park in King City. We decided to stay at the park for an extra night to rest and plan the rest of our trip. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nThursday, March 21st through Sunday morning, March 24th<\/strong> was spent at Pismo Beach. We looked at where we wanted to go and how much time we wanted to spend at each place and decided to go to Pismo for 3 nights, Joshua Tree for 3 with a night to get there which turned out to fit with our wish to see the Reagan Library. We found a campground that was really close to the Reagan Library that had an available space for $37 – a bargain given today’s prices and demand. So our plan for Sunday is to drive to Simi Valley and arrive no earlier than the 11am check-in time and visit the Library for 2-3 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 24th<\/strong>, we left Pismo and drove to Simi Valley to the Ventura County park that Carol found on our new Ultimate Public Campgrounds app. It was a real mess. The spot we had reserved was so unlevel that the front would have needed to be elevated at least 6 inchs to be level. There was no sewer connection and no dump station. The spot next to ours was closer to level (only 3″ required), open, there was no one around and no one answered any phone number we had so we took it. We left a note about who we were and what we did then we left for the library which was only about 2 miles away. When we returned someone was in the spot we were supposed to be in – they had a hydraulic leveling system and their front wheels were well off the ground – and no one said anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Reagan Library was aesthetically beautiful. It was modern and set on a hill with a panoramic view of the valley around it. While the museum itself was beautiful, the message was the same as back in his presidential days – complete and utter BS. I started off listening to one of his campaign speeches and got p’d off immediately. When we toured the Air Force 1 there was actually a photograph of Ollie North – a convicted felon – things have not changed only gotten worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, March 25th<\/strong> we drove to Joshua Tree, CA and the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground. It seemed to take forever to get there but we wanted to take the back roads and stay off of the Interstates as much as we could. We were glad we did – the LA area traffic (extends pretty far east from there) is very stressful, if you are used to it or not. The campground is OK, reasonably priced and close to the park entrances – there are two entrances on the North side, one here in the town of Joshua Tree and the other at the town of 29 Palms a few miles down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26th and 27th<\/strong>, we visited the park. On Tuesday we went to the 29 Palms entrance because Carol had seen a sign on the way through town to use the 29 Palms entrance because of long lines at the Joshua Tree entrance. She had read that people go to the closest entrance and the line can be more than an hour long when it is busy. It is Spring Break and wildflower season during our time here so that was good advice. On Wednesday we got up early and were inside the park at 9:00am so that we could park at the Barker Dam trailhead on the advice of the ranger at the welcome center – they have one at each entrance. Tomorrow, our plan is to go through the park and out the south entrance all the way to Interstate 10 at Chiriaco Summit. From there we will head to Anza Borrego area for some dry camping in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t](\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/brians-2019\/IMG_20190315_210724348.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 17th<\/strong> we returned to Manny and Deo’s and spent Monday and Monday night there. I took advantage of the availability of tools and a little help fixing the entry step which had broken at the Turlock stop on the way here.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTuesday, March 19th<\/strong> we left San Jose to continue our trip. We had no plans other than to visit Carla and Artistic HangUps in Salinas and to spend the night at San Lorenzo County Park in King City. We decided to stay at the park for an extra night to rest and plan the rest of our trip. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nThursday, March 21st through Sunday morning, March 24th<\/strong> was spent at Pismo Beach. We looked at where we wanted to go and how much time we wanted to spend at each place and decided to go to Pismo for 3 nights, Joshua Tree for 3 with a night to get there which turned out to fit with our wish to see the Reagan Library. We found a campground that was really close to the Reagan Library that had an available space for $37 – a bargain given today’s prices and demand. So our plan for Sunday is to drive to Simi Valley and arrive no earlier than the 11am check-in time and visit the Library for 2-3 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 24th<\/strong>, we left Pismo and drove to Simi Valley to the Ventura County park that Carol found on our new Ultimate Public Campgrounds app. It was a real mess. The spot we had reserved was so unlevel that the front would have needed to be elevated at least 6 inchs to be level. There was no sewer connection and no dump station. The spot next to ours was closer to level (only 3″ required), open, there was no one around and no one answered any phone number we had so we took it. We left a note about who we were and what we did then we left for the library which was only about 2 miles away. When we returned someone was in the spot we were supposed to be in – they had a hydraulic leveling system and their front wheels were well off the ground – and no one said anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Reagan Library was aesthetically beautiful. It was modern and set on a hill with a panoramic view of the valley around it. While the museum itself was beautiful, the message was the same as back in his presidential days – complete and utter BS. I started off listening to one of his campaign speeches and got p’d off immediately. When we toured the Air Force 1 there was actually a photograph of Ollie North – a convicted felon – things have not changed only gotten worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, March 25th<\/strong> we drove to Joshua Tree, CA and the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground. It seemed to take forever to get there but we wanted to take the back roads and stay off of the Interstates as much as we could. We were glad we did – the LA area traffic (extends pretty far east from there) is very stressful, if you are used to it or not. The campground is OK, reasonably priced and close to the park entrances – there are two entrances on the North side, one here in the town of Joshua Tree and the other at the town of 29 Palms a few miles down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26th and 27th<\/strong>, we visited the park. On Tuesday we went to the 29 Palms entrance because Carol had seen a sign on the way through town to use the 29 Palms entrance because of long lines at the Joshua Tree entrance. She had read that people go to the closest entrance and the line can be more than an hour long when it is busy. It is Spring Break and wildflower season during our time here so that was good advice. On Wednesday we got up early and were inside the park at 9:00am so that we could park at the Barker Dam trailhead on the advice of the ranger at the welcome center – they have one at each entrance. Tomorrow, our plan is to go through the park and out the south entrance all the way to Interstate 10 at Chiriaco Summit. From there we will head to Anza Borrego area for some dry camping in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t](\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/brians-2019\/IMG_20190315_210731822.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 17th<\/strong> we returned to Manny and Deo’s and spent Monday and Monday night there. I took advantage of the availability of tools and a little help fixing the entry step which had broken at the Turlock stop on the way here.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTuesday, March 19th<\/strong> we left San Jose to continue our trip. We had no plans other than to visit Carla and Artistic HangUps in Salinas and to spend the night at San Lorenzo County Park in King City. We decided to stay at the park for an extra night to rest and plan the rest of our trip. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nThursday, March 21st through Sunday morning, March 24th<\/strong> was spent at Pismo Beach. We looked at where we wanted to go and how much time we wanted to spend at each place and decided to go to Pismo for 3 nights, Joshua Tree for 3 with a night to get there which turned out to fit with our wish to see the Reagan Library. We found a campground that was really close to the Reagan Library that had an available space for $37 – a bargain given today’s prices and demand. So our plan for Sunday is to drive to Simi Valley and arrive no earlier than the 11am check-in time and visit the Library for 2-3 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 24th<\/strong>, we left Pismo and drove to Simi Valley to the Ventura County park that Carol found on our new Ultimate Public Campgrounds app. It was a real mess. The spot we had reserved was so unlevel that the front would have needed to be elevated at least 6 inchs to be level. There was no sewer connection and no dump station. The spot next to ours was closer to level (only 3″ required), open, there was no one around and no one answered any phone number we had so we took it. We left a note about who we were and what we did then we left for the library which was only about 2 miles away. When we returned someone was in the spot we were supposed to be in – they had a hydraulic leveling system and their front wheels were well off the ground – and no one said anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Reagan Library was aesthetically beautiful. It was modern and set on a hill with a panoramic view of the valley around it. While the museum itself was beautiful, the message was the same as back in his presidential days – complete and utter BS. I started off listening to one of his campaign speeches and got p’d off immediately. When we toured the Air Force 1 there was actually a photograph of Ollie North – a convicted felon – things have not changed only gotten worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, March 25th<\/strong> we drove to Joshua Tree, CA and the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground. It seemed to take forever to get there but we wanted to take the back roads and stay off of the Interstates as much as we could. We were glad we did – the LA area traffic (extends pretty far east from there) is very stressful, if you are used to it or not. The campground is OK, reasonably priced and close to the park entrances – there are two entrances on the North side, one here in the town of Joshua Tree and the other at the town of 29 Palms a few miles down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26th and 27th<\/strong>, we visited the park. On Tuesday we went to the 29 Palms entrance because Carol had seen a sign on the way through town to use the 29 Palms entrance because of long lines at the Joshua Tree entrance. She had read that people go to the closest entrance and the line can be more than an hour long when it is busy. It is Spring Break and wildflower season during our time here so that was good advice. On Wednesday we got up early and were inside the park at 9:00am so that we could park at the Barker Dam trailhead on the advice of the ranger at the welcome center – they have one at each entrance. Tomorrow, our plan is to go through the park and out the south entrance all the way to Interstate 10 at Chiriaco Summit. From there we will head to Anza Borrego area for some dry camping in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t](\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/brians-2019\/IMG_20190315_210949726.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 17th<\/strong> we returned to Manny and Deo’s and spent Monday and Monday night there. I took advantage of the availability of tools and a little help fixing the entry step which had broken at the Turlock stop on the way here.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTuesday, March 19th<\/strong> we left San Jose to continue our trip. We had no plans other than to visit Carla and Artistic HangUps in Salinas and to spend the night at San Lorenzo County Park in King City. We decided to stay at the park for an extra night to rest and plan the rest of our trip. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nThursday, March 21st through Sunday morning, March 24th<\/strong> was spent at Pismo Beach. We looked at where we wanted to go and how much time we wanted to spend at each place and decided to go to Pismo for 3 nights, Joshua Tree for 3 with a night to get there which turned out to fit with our wish to see the Reagan Library. We found a campground that was really close to the Reagan Library that had an available space for $37 – a bargain given today’s prices and demand. So our plan for Sunday is to drive to Simi Valley and arrive no earlier than the 11am check-in time and visit the Library for 2-3 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 24th<\/strong>, we left Pismo and drove to Simi Valley to the Ventura County park that Carol found on our new Ultimate Public Campgrounds app. It was a real mess. The spot we had reserved was so unlevel that the front would have needed to be elevated at least 6 inchs to be level. There was no sewer connection and no dump station. The spot next to ours was closer to level (only 3″ required), open, there was no one around and no one answered any phone number we had so we took it. We left a note about who we were and what we did then we left for the library which was only about 2 miles away. When we returned someone was in the spot we were supposed to be in – they had a hydraulic leveling system and their front wheels were well off the ground – and no one said anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Reagan Library was aesthetically beautiful. It was modern and set on a hill with a panoramic view of the valley around it. While the museum itself was beautiful, the message was the same as back in his presidential days – complete and utter BS. I started off listening to one of his campaign speeches and got p’d off immediately. When we toured the Air Force 1 there was actually a photograph of Ollie North – a convicted felon – things have not changed only gotten worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, March 25th<\/strong> we drove to Joshua Tree, CA and the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground. It seemed to take forever to get there but we wanted to take the back roads and stay off of the Interstates as much as we could. We were glad we did – the LA area traffic (extends pretty far east from there) is very stressful, if you are used to it or not. The campground is OK, reasonably priced and close to the park entrances – there are two entrances on the North side, one here in the town of Joshua Tree and the other at the town of 29 Palms a few miles down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26th and 27th<\/strong>, we visited the park. On Tuesday we went to the 29 Palms entrance because Carol had seen a sign on the way through town to use the 29 Palms entrance because of long lines at the Joshua Tree entrance. She had read that people go to the closest entrance and the line can be more than an hour long when it is busy. It is Spring Break and wildflower season during our time here so that was good advice. On Wednesday we got up early and were inside the park at 9:00am so that we could park at the Barker Dam trailhead on the advice of the ranger at the welcome center – they have one at each entrance. Tomorrow, our plan is to go through the park and out the south entrance all the way to Interstate 10 at Chiriaco Summit. From there we will head to Anza Borrego area for some dry camping in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t](\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/brians-2019\/IMG_20190315_211727679.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 17th<\/strong> we returned to Manny and Deo’s and spent Monday and Monday night there. I took advantage of the availability of tools and a little help fixing the entry step which had broken at the Turlock stop on the way here.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTuesday, March 19th<\/strong> we left San Jose to continue our trip. We had no plans other than to visit Carla and Artistic HangUps in Salinas and to spend the night at San Lorenzo County Park in King City. We decided to stay at the park for an extra night to rest and plan the rest of our trip. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nThursday, March 21st through Sunday morning, March 24th<\/strong> was spent at Pismo Beach. We looked at where we wanted to go and how much time we wanted to spend at each place and decided to go to Pismo for 3 nights, Joshua Tree for 3 with a night to get there which turned out to fit with our wish to see the Reagan Library. We found a campground that was really close to the Reagan Library that had an available space for $37 – a bargain given today’s prices and demand. So our plan for Sunday is to drive to Simi Valley and arrive no earlier than the 11am check-in time and visit the Library for 2-3 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 24th<\/strong>, we left Pismo and drove to Simi Valley to the Ventura County park that Carol found on our new Ultimate Public Campgrounds app. It was a real mess. The spot we had reserved was so unlevel that the front would have needed to be elevated at least 6 inchs to be level. There was no sewer connection and no dump station. The spot next to ours was closer to level (only 3″ required), open, there was no one around and no one answered any phone number we had so we took it. We left a note about who we were and what we did then we left for the library which was only about 2 miles away. When we returned someone was in the spot we were supposed to be in – they had a hydraulic leveling system and their front wheels were well off the ground – and no one said anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Reagan Library was aesthetically beautiful. It was modern and set on a hill with a panoramic view of the valley around it. While the museum itself was beautiful, the message was the same as back in his presidential days – complete and utter BS. I started off listening to one of his campaign speeches and got p’d off immediately. When we toured the Air Force 1 there was actually a photograph of Ollie North – a convicted felon – things have not changed only gotten worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, March 25th<\/strong> we drove to Joshua Tree, CA and the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground. It seemed to take forever to get there but we wanted to take the back roads and stay off of the Interstates as much as we could. We were glad we did – the LA area traffic (extends pretty far east from there) is very stressful, if you are used to it or not. The campground is OK, reasonably priced and close to the park entrances – there are two entrances on the North side, one here in the town of Joshua Tree and the other at the town of 29 Palms a few miles down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26th and 27th<\/strong>, we visited the park. On Tuesday we went to the 29 Palms entrance because Carol had seen a sign on the way through town to use the 29 Palms entrance because of long lines at the Joshua Tree entrance. She had read that people go to the closest entrance and the line can be more than an hour long when it is busy. It is Spring Break and wildflower season during our time here so that was good advice. On Wednesday we got up early and were inside the park at 9:00am so that we could park at the Barker Dam trailhead on the advice of the ranger at the welcome center – they have one at each entrance. Tomorrow, our plan is to go through the park and out the south entrance all the way to Interstate 10 at Chiriaco Summit. From there we will head to Anza Borrego area for some dry camping in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t](\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/brians-2019\/IMG_20190315_211827708.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 17th<\/strong> we returned to Manny and Deo’s and spent Monday and Monday night there. I took advantage of the availability of tools and a little help fixing the entry step which had broken at the Turlock stop on the way here.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTuesday, March 19th<\/strong> we left San Jose to continue our trip. We had no plans other than to visit Carla and Artistic HangUps in Salinas and to spend the night at San Lorenzo County Park in King City. We decided to stay at the park for an extra night to rest and plan the rest of our trip. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nThursday, March 21st through Sunday morning, March 24th<\/strong> was spent at Pismo Beach. We looked at where we wanted to go and how much time we wanted to spend at each place and decided to go to Pismo for 3 nights, Joshua Tree for 3 with a night to get there which turned out to fit with our wish to see the Reagan Library. We found a campground that was really close to the Reagan Library that had an available space for $37 – a bargain given today’s prices and demand. So our plan for Sunday is to drive to Simi Valley and arrive no earlier than the 11am check-in time and visit the Library for 2-3 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 24th<\/strong>, we left Pismo and drove to Simi Valley to the Ventura County park that Carol found on our new Ultimate Public Campgrounds app. It was a real mess. The spot we had reserved was so unlevel that the front would have needed to be elevated at least 6 inchs to be level. There was no sewer connection and no dump station. The spot next to ours was closer to level (only 3″ required), open, there was no one around and no one answered any phone number we had so we took it. We left a note about who we were and what we did then we left for the library which was only about 2 miles away. When we returned someone was in the spot we were supposed to be in – they had a hydraulic leveling system and their front wheels were well off the ground – and no one said anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Reagan Library was aesthetically beautiful. It was modern and set on a hill with a panoramic view of the valley around it. While the museum itself was beautiful, the message was the same as back in his presidential days – complete and utter BS. I started off listening to one of his campaign speeches and got p’d off immediately. When we toured the Air Force 1 there was actually a photograph of Ollie North – a convicted felon – things have not changed only gotten worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, March 25th<\/strong> we drove to Joshua Tree, CA and the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground. It seemed to take forever to get there but we wanted to take the back roads and stay off of the Interstates as much as we could. We were glad we did – the LA area traffic (extends pretty far east from there) is very stressful, if you are used to it or not. The campground is OK, reasonably priced and close to the park entrances – there are two entrances on the North side, one here in the town of Joshua Tree and the other at the town of 29 Palms a few miles down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26th and 27th<\/strong>, we visited the park. On Tuesday we went to the 29 Palms entrance because Carol had seen a sign on the way through town to use the 29 Palms entrance because of long lines at the Joshua Tree entrance. She had read that people go to the closest entrance and the line can be more than an hour long when it is busy. It is Spring Break and wildflower season during our time here so that was good advice. On Wednesday we got up early and were inside the park at 9:00am so that we could park at the Barker Dam trailhead on the advice of the ranger at the welcome center – they have one at each entrance. Tomorrow, our plan is to go through the park and out the south entrance all the way to Interstate 10 at Chiriaco Summit. From there we will head to Anza Borrego area for some dry camping in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t](\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/brians-2019\/IMG_20190315_211841139.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 17th<\/strong> we returned to Manny and Deo’s and spent Monday and Monday night there. I took advantage of the availability of tools and a little help fixing the entry step which had broken at the Turlock stop on the way here.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTuesday, March 19th<\/strong> we left San Jose to continue our trip. We had no plans other than to visit Carla and Artistic HangUps in Salinas and to spend the night at San Lorenzo County Park in King City. We decided to stay at the park for an extra night to rest and plan the rest of our trip. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nThursday, March 21st through Sunday morning, March 24th<\/strong> was spent at Pismo Beach. We looked at where we wanted to go and how much time we wanted to spend at each place and decided to go to Pismo for 3 nights, Joshua Tree for 3 with a night to get there which turned out to fit with our wish to see the Reagan Library. We found a campground that was really close to the Reagan Library that had an available space for $37 – a bargain given today’s prices and demand. So our plan for Sunday is to drive to Simi Valley and arrive no earlier than the 11am check-in time and visit the Library for 2-3 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 24th<\/strong>, we left Pismo and drove to Simi Valley to the Ventura County park that Carol found on our new Ultimate Public Campgrounds app. It was a real mess. The spot we had reserved was so unlevel that the front would have needed to be elevated at least 6 inchs to be level. There was no sewer connection and no dump station. The spot next to ours was closer to level (only 3″ required), open, there was no one around and no one answered any phone number we had so we took it. We left a note about who we were and what we did then we left for the library which was only about 2 miles away. When we returned someone was in the spot we were supposed to be in – they had a hydraulic leveling system and their front wheels were well off the ground – and no one said anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Reagan Library was aesthetically beautiful. It was modern and set on a hill with a panoramic view of the valley around it. While the museum itself was beautiful, the message was the same as back in his presidential days – complete and utter BS. I started off listening to one of his campaign speeches and got p’d off immediately. When we toured the Air Force 1 there was actually a photograph of Ollie North – a convicted felon – things have not changed only gotten worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, March 25th<\/strong> we drove to Joshua Tree, CA and the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground. It seemed to take forever to get there but we wanted to take the back roads and stay off of the Interstates as much as we could. We were glad we did – the LA area traffic (extends pretty far east from there) is very stressful, if you are used to it or not. The campground is OK, reasonably priced and close to the park entrances – there are two entrances on the North side, one here in the town of Joshua Tree and the other at the town of 29 Palms a few miles down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26th and 27th<\/strong>, we visited the park. On Tuesday we went to the 29 Palms entrance because Carol had seen a sign on the way through town to use the 29 Palms entrance because of long lines at the Joshua Tree entrance. She had read that people go to the closest entrance and the line can be more than an hour long when it is busy. It is Spring Break and wildflower season during our time here so that was good advice. On Wednesday we got up early and were inside the park at 9:00am so that we could park at the Barker Dam trailhead on the advice of the ranger at the welcome center – they have one at each entrance. Tomorrow, our plan is to go through the park and out the south entrance all the way to Interstate 10 at Chiriaco Summit. From there we will head to Anza Borrego area for some dry camping in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t](\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/brians-2019\/IMG_20190316_133450699.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 17th<\/strong> we returned to Manny and Deo’s and spent Monday and Monday night there. I took advantage of the availability of tools and a little help fixing the entry step which had broken at the Turlock stop on the way here.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTuesday, March 19th<\/strong> we left San Jose to continue our trip. We had no plans other than to visit Carla and Artistic HangUps in Salinas and to spend the night at San Lorenzo County Park in King City. We decided to stay at the park for an extra night to rest and plan the rest of our trip. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nThursday, March 21st through Sunday morning, March 24th<\/strong> was spent at Pismo Beach. We looked at where we wanted to go and how much time we wanted to spend at each place and decided to go to Pismo for 3 nights, Joshua Tree for 3 with a night to get there which turned out to fit with our wish to see the Reagan Library. We found a campground that was really close to the Reagan Library that had an available space for $37 – a bargain given today’s prices and demand. So our plan for Sunday is to drive to Simi Valley and arrive no earlier than the 11am check-in time and visit the Library for 2-3 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 24th<\/strong>, we left Pismo and drove to Simi Valley to the Ventura County park that Carol found on our new Ultimate Public Campgrounds app. It was a real mess. The spot we had reserved was so unlevel that the front would have needed to be elevated at least 6 inchs to be level. There was no sewer connection and no dump station. The spot next to ours was closer to level (only 3″ required), open, there was no one around and no one answered any phone number we had so we took it. We left a note about who we were and what we did then we left for the library which was only about 2 miles away. When we returned someone was in the spot we were supposed to be in – they had a hydraulic leveling system and their front wheels were well off the ground – and no one said anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Reagan Library was aesthetically beautiful. It was modern and set on a hill with a panoramic view of the valley around it. While the museum itself was beautiful, the message was the same as back in his presidential days – complete and utter BS. I started off listening to one of his campaign speeches and got p’d off immediately. When we toured the Air Force 1 there was actually a photograph of Ollie North – a convicted felon – things have not changed only gotten worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, March 25th<\/strong> we drove to Joshua Tree, CA and the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground. It seemed to take forever to get there but we wanted to take the back roads and stay off of the Interstates as much as we could. We were glad we did – the LA area traffic (extends pretty far east from there) is very stressful, if you are used to it or not. The campground is OK, reasonably priced and close to the park entrances – there are two entrances on the North side, one here in the town of Joshua Tree and the other at the town of 29 Palms a few miles down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26th and 27th<\/strong>, we visited the park. On Tuesday we went to the 29 Palms entrance because Carol had seen a sign on the way through town to use the 29 Palms entrance because of long lines at the Joshua Tree entrance. She had read that people go to the closest entrance and the line can be more than an hour long when it is busy. It is Spring Break and wildflower season during our time here so that was good advice. On Wednesday we got up early and were inside the park at 9:00am so that we could park at the Barker Dam trailhead on the advice of the ranger at the welcome center – they have one at each entrance. Tomorrow, our plan is to go through the park and out the south entrance all the way to Interstate 10 at Chiriaco Summit. From there we will head to Anza Borrego area for some dry camping in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t](\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/brians-2019\/IMG_20190317_105432013.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 17th<\/strong> we returned to Manny and Deo’s and spent Monday and Monday night there. I took advantage of the availability of tools and a little help fixing the entry step which had broken at the Turlock stop on the way here.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTuesday, March 19th<\/strong> we left San Jose to continue our trip. We had no plans other than to visit Carla and Artistic HangUps in Salinas and to spend the night at San Lorenzo County Park in King City. We decided to stay at the park for an extra night to rest and plan the rest of our trip. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nThursday, March 21st through Sunday morning, March 24th<\/strong> was spent at Pismo Beach. We looked at where we wanted to go and how much time we wanted to spend at each place and decided to go to Pismo for 3 nights, Joshua Tree for 3 with a night to get there which turned out to fit with our wish to see the Reagan Library. We found a campground that was really close to the Reagan Library that had an available space for $37 – a bargain given today’s prices and demand. So our plan for Sunday is to drive to Simi Valley and arrive no earlier than the 11am check-in time and visit the Library for 2-3 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 24th<\/strong>, we left Pismo and drove to Simi Valley to the Ventura County park that Carol found on our new Ultimate Public Campgrounds app. It was a real mess. The spot we had reserved was so unlevel that the front would have needed to be elevated at least 6 inchs to be level. There was no sewer connection and no dump station. The spot next to ours was closer to level (only 3″ required), open, there was no one around and no one answered any phone number we had so we took it. We left a note about who we were and what we did then we left for the library which was only about 2 miles away. When we returned someone was in the spot we were supposed to be in – they had a hydraulic leveling system and their front wheels were well off the ground – and no one said anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Reagan Library was aesthetically beautiful. It was modern and set on a hill with a panoramic view of the valley around it. While the museum itself was beautiful, the message was the same as back in his presidential days – complete and utter BS. I started off listening to one of his campaign speeches and got p’d off immediately. When we toured the Air Force 1 there was actually a photograph of Ollie North – a convicted felon – things have not changed only gotten worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, March 25th<\/strong> we drove to Joshua Tree, CA and the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground. It seemed to take forever to get there but we wanted to take the back roads and stay off of the Interstates as much as we could. We were glad we did – the LA area traffic (extends pretty far east from there) is very stressful, if you are used to it or not. The campground is OK, reasonably priced and close to the park entrances – there are two entrances on the North side, one here in the town of Joshua Tree and the other at the town of 29 Palms a few miles down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26th and 27th<\/strong>, we visited the park. On Tuesday we went to the 29 Palms entrance because Carol had seen a sign on the way through town to use the 29 Palms entrance because of long lines at the Joshua Tree entrance. She had read that people go to the closest entrance and the line can be more than an hour long when it is busy. It is Spring Break and wildflower season during our time here so that was good advice. On Wednesday we got up early and were inside the park at 9:00am so that we could park at the Barker Dam trailhead on the advice of the ranger at the welcome center – they have one at each entrance. Tomorrow, our plan is to go through the park and out the south entrance all the way to Interstate 10 at Chiriaco Summit. From there we will head to Anza Borrego area for some dry camping in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t](\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/brians-2019\/IMG_20190317_124914976.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 17th<\/strong> we returned to Manny and Deo’s and spent Monday and Monday night there. I took advantage of the availability of tools and a little help fixing the entry step which had broken at the Turlock stop on the way here.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTuesday, March 19th<\/strong> we left San Jose to continue our trip. We had no plans other than to visit Carla and Artistic HangUps in Salinas and to spend the night at San Lorenzo County Park in King City. We decided to stay at the park for an extra night to rest and plan the rest of our trip. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nThursday, March 21st through Sunday morning, March 24th<\/strong> was spent at Pismo Beach. We looked at where we wanted to go and how much time we wanted to spend at each place and decided to go to Pismo for 3 nights, Joshua Tree for 3 with a night to get there which turned out to fit with our wish to see the Reagan Library. We found a campground that was really close to the Reagan Library that had an available space for $37 – a bargain given today’s prices and demand. So our plan for Sunday is to drive to Simi Valley and arrive no earlier than the 11am check-in time and visit the Library for 2-3 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 24th<\/strong>, we left Pismo and drove to Simi Valley to the Ventura County park that Carol found on our new Ultimate Public Campgrounds app. It was a real mess. The spot we had reserved was so unlevel that the front would have needed to be elevated at least 6 inchs to be level. There was no sewer connection and no dump station. The spot next to ours was closer to level (only 3″ required), open, there was no one around and no one answered any phone number we had so we took it. We left a note about who we were and what we did then we left for the library which was only about 2 miles away. When we returned someone was in the spot we were supposed to be in – they had a hydraulic leveling system and their front wheels were well off the ground – and no one said anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Reagan Library was aesthetically beautiful. It was modern and set on a hill with a panoramic view of the valley around it. While the museum itself was beautiful, the message was the same as back in his presidential days – complete and utter BS. I started off listening to one of his campaign speeches and got p’d off immediately. When we toured the Air Force 1 there was actually a photograph of Ollie North – a convicted felon – things have not changed only gotten worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, March 25th<\/strong> we drove to Joshua Tree, CA and the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground. It seemed to take forever to get there but we wanted to take the back roads and stay off of the Interstates as much as we could. We were glad we did – the LA area traffic (extends pretty far east from there) is very stressful, if you are used to it or not. The campground is OK, reasonably priced and close to the park entrances – there are two entrances on the North side, one here in the town of Joshua Tree and the other at the town of 29 Palms a few miles down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26th and 27th<\/strong>, we visited the park. On Tuesday we went to the 29 Palms entrance because Carol had seen a sign on the way through town to use the 29 Palms entrance because of long lines at the Joshua Tree entrance. She had read that people go to the closest entrance and the line can be more than an hour long when it is busy. It is Spring Break and wildflower season during our time here so that was good advice. On Wednesday we got up early and were inside the park at 9:00am so that we could park at the Barker Dam trailhead on the advice of the ranger at the welcome center – they have one at each entrance. Tomorrow, our plan is to go through the park and out the south entrance all the way to Interstate 10 at Chiriaco Summit. From there we will head to Anza Borrego area for some dry camping in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t](\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/brians-2019\/IMG_20190317_131750433.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 17th<\/strong> we returned to Manny and Deo’s and spent Monday and Monday night there. I took advantage of the availability of tools and a little help fixing the entry step which had broken at the Turlock stop on the way here.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTuesday, March 19th<\/strong> we left San Jose to continue our trip. We had no plans other than to visit Carla and Artistic HangUps in Salinas and to spend the night at San Lorenzo County Park in King City. We decided to stay at the park for an extra night to rest and plan the rest of our trip. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nThursday, March 21st through Sunday morning, March 24th<\/strong> was spent at Pismo Beach. We looked at where we wanted to go and how much time we wanted to spend at each place and decided to go to Pismo for 3 nights, Joshua Tree for 3 with a night to get there which turned out to fit with our wish to see the Reagan Library. We found a campground that was really close to the Reagan Library that had an available space for $37 – a bargain given today’s prices and demand. So our plan for Sunday is to drive to Simi Valley and arrive no earlier than the 11am check-in time and visit the Library for 2-3 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 24th<\/strong>, we left Pismo and drove to Simi Valley to the Ventura County park that Carol found on our new Ultimate Public Campgrounds app. It was a real mess. The spot we had reserved was so unlevel that the front would have needed to be elevated at least 6 inchs to be level. There was no sewer connection and no dump station. The spot next to ours was closer to level (only 3″ required), open, there was no one around and no one answered any phone number we had so we took it. We left a note about who we were and what we did then we left for the library which was only about 2 miles away. When we returned someone was in the spot we were supposed to be in – they had a hydraulic leveling system and their front wheels were well off the ground – and no one said anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Reagan Library was aesthetically beautiful. It was modern and set on a hill with a panoramic view of the valley around it. While the museum itself was beautiful, the message was the same as back in his presidential days – complete and utter BS. I started off listening to one of his campaign speeches and got p’d off immediately. When we toured the Air Force 1 there was actually a photograph of Ollie North – a convicted felon – things have not changed only gotten worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, March 25th<\/strong> we drove to Joshua Tree, CA and the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground. It seemed to take forever to get there but we wanted to take the back roads and stay off of the Interstates as much as we could. We were glad we did – the LA area traffic (extends pretty far east from there) is very stressful, if you are used to it or not. The campground is OK, reasonably priced and close to the park entrances – there are two entrances on the North side, one here in the town of Joshua Tree and the other at the town of 29 Palms a few miles down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26th and 27th<\/strong>, we visited the park. On Tuesday we went to the 29 Palms entrance because Carol had seen a sign on the way through town to use the 29 Palms entrance because of long lines at the Joshua Tree entrance. She had read that people go to the closest entrance and the line can be more than an hour long when it is busy. It is Spring Break and wildflower season during our time here so that was good advice. On Wednesday we got up early and were inside the park at 9:00am so that we could park at the Barker Dam trailhead on the advice of the ranger at the welcome center – they have one at each entrance. Tomorrow, our plan is to go through the park and out the south entrance all the way to Interstate 10 at Chiriaco Summit. From there we will head to Anza Borrego area for some dry camping in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t](\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/brians-2019\/IMG_20190317_131805921.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 17th<\/strong> we returned to Manny and Deo’s and spent Monday and Monday night there. I took advantage of the availability of tools and a little help fixing the entry step which had broken at the Turlock stop on the way here.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTuesday, March 19th<\/strong> we left San Jose to continue our trip. We had no plans other than to visit Carla and Artistic HangUps in Salinas and to spend the night at San Lorenzo County Park in King City. We decided to stay at the park for an extra night to rest and plan the rest of our trip. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nThursday, March 21st through Sunday morning, March 24th<\/strong> was spent at Pismo Beach. We looked at where we wanted to go and how much time we wanted to spend at each place and decided to go to Pismo for 3 nights, Joshua Tree for 3 with a night to get there which turned out to fit with our wish to see the Reagan Library. We found a campground that was really close to the Reagan Library that had an available space for $37 – a bargain given today’s prices and demand. So our plan for Sunday is to drive to Simi Valley and arrive no earlier than the 11am check-in time and visit the Library for 2-3 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 24th<\/strong>, we left Pismo and drove to Simi Valley to the Ventura County park that Carol found on our new Ultimate Public Campgrounds app. It was a real mess. The spot we had reserved was so unlevel that the front would have needed to be elevated at least 6 inchs to be level. There was no sewer connection and no dump station. The spot next to ours was closer to level (only 3″ required), open, there was no one around and no one answered any phone number we had so we took it. We left a note about who we were and what we did then we left for the library which was only about 2 miles away. When we returned someone was in the spot we were supposed to be in – they had a hydraulic leveling system and their front wheels were well off the ground – and no one said anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Reagan Library was aesthetically beautiful. It was modern and set on a hill with a panoramic view of the valley around it. While the museum itself was beautiful, the message was the same as back in his presidential days – complete and utter BS. I started off listening to one of his campaign speeches and got p’d off immediately. When we toured the Air Force 1 there was actually a photograph of Ollie North – a convicted felon – things have not changed only gotten worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, March 25th<\/strong> we drove to Joshua Tree, CA and the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground. It seemed to take forever to get there but we wanted to take the back roads and stay off of the Interstates as much as we could. We were glad we did – the LA area traffic (extends pretty far east from there) is very stressful, if you are used to it or not. The campground is OK, reasonably priced and close to the park entrances – there are two entrances on the North side, one here in the town of Joshua Tree and the other at the town of 29 Palms a few miles down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26th and 27th<\/strong>, we visited the park. On Tuesday we went to the 29 Palms entrance because Carol had seen a sign on the way through town to use the 29 Palms entrance because of long lines at the Joshua Tree entrance. She had read that people go to the closest entrance and the line can be more than an hour long when it is busy. It is Spring Break and wildflower season during our time here so that was good advice. On Wednesday we got up early and were inside the park at 9:00am so that we could park at the Barker Dam trailhead on the advice of the ranger at the welcome center – they have one at each entrance. Tomorrow, our plan is to go through the park and out the south entrance all the way to Interstate 10 at Chiriaco Summit. From there we will head to Anza Borrego area for some dry camping in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t](\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/brians-2019\/IMG_20190317_131818295.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 17th<\/strong> we returned to Manny and Deo’s and spent Monday and Monday night there. I took advantage of the availability of tools and a little help fixing the entry step which had broken at the Turlock stop on the way here.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTuesday, March 19th<\/strong> we left San Jose to continue our trip. We had no plans other than to visit Carla and Artistic HangUps in Salinas and to spend the night at San Lorenzo County Park in King City. We decided to stay at the park for an extra night to rest and plan the rest of our trip. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nThursday, March 21st through Sunday morning, March 24th<\/strong> was spent at Pismo Beach. We looked at where we wanted to go and how much time we wanted to spend at each place and decided to go to Pismo for 3 nights, Joshua Tree for 3 with a night to get there which turned out to fit with our wish to see the Reagan Library. We found a campground that was really close to the Reagan Library that had an available space for $37 – a bargain given today’s prices and demand. So our plan for Sunday is to drive to Simi Valley and arrive no earlier than the 11am check-in time and visit the Library for 2-3 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 24th<\/strong>, we left Pismo and drove to Simi Valley to the Ventura County park that Carol found on our new Ultimate Public Campgrounds app. It was a real mess. The spot we had reserved was so unlevel that the front would have needed to be elevated at least 6 inchs to be level. There was no sewer connection and no dump station. The spot next to ours was closer to level (only 3″ required), open, there was no one around and no one answered any phone number we had so we took it. We left a note about who we were and what we did then we left for the library which was only about 2 miles away. When we returned someone was in the spot we were supposed to be in – they had a hydraulic leveling system and their front wheels were well off the ground – and no one said anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Reagan Library was aesthetically beautiful. It was modern and set on a hill with a panoramic view of the valley around it. While the museum itself was beautiful, the message was the same as back in his presidential days – complete and utter BS. I started off listening to one of his campaign speeches and got p’d off immediately. When we toured the Air Force 1 there was actually a photograph of Ollie North – a convicted felon – things have not changed only gotten worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, March 25th<\/strong> we drove to Joshua Tree, CA and the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground. It seemed to take forever to get there but we wanted to take the back roads and stay off of the Interstates as much as we could. We were glad we did – the LA area traffic (extends pretty far east from there) is very stressful, if you are used to it or not. The campground is OK, reasonably priced and close to the park entrances – there are two entrances on the North side, one here in the town of Joshua Tree and the other at the town of 29 Palms a few miles down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26th and 27th<\/strong>, we visited the park. On Tuesday we went to the 29 Palms entrance because Carol had seen a sign on the way through town to use the 29 Palms entrance because of long lines at the Joshua Tree entrance. She had read that people go to the closest entrance and the line can be more than an hour long when it is busy. It is Spring Break and wildflower season during our time here so that was good advice. On Wednesday we got up early and were inside the park at 9:00am so that we could park at the Barker Dam trailhead on the advice of the ranger at the welcome center – they have one at each entrance. Tomorrow, our plan is to go through the park and out the south entrance all the way to Interstate 10 at Chiriaco Summit. From there we will head to Anza Borrego area for some dry camping in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t](\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/brians-2019\/IMG_20190317_132652873.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 17th<\/strong> we returned to Manny and Deo’s and spent Monday and Monday night there. I took advantage of the availability of tools and a little help fixing the entry step which had broken at the Turlock stop on the way here.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTuesday, March 19th<\/strong> we left San Jose to continue our trip. We had no plans other than to visit Carla and Artistic HangUps in Salinas and to spend the night at San Lorenzo County Park in King City. We decided to stay at the park for an extra night to rest and plan the rest of our trip. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nThursday, March 21st through Sunday morning, March 24th<\/strong> was spent at Pismo Beach. We looked at where we wanted to go and how much time we wanted to spend at each place and decided to go to Pismo for 3 nights, Joshua Tree for 3 with a night to get there which turned out to fit with our wish to see the Reagan Library. We found a campground that was really close to the Reagan Library that had an available space for $37 – a bargain given today’s prices and demand. So our plan for Sunday is to drive to Simi Valley and arrive no earlier than the 11am check-in time and visit the Library for 2-3 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 24th<\/strong>, we left Pismo and drove to Simi Valley to the Ventura County park that Carol found on our new Ultimate Public Campgrounds app. It was a real mess. The spot we had reserved was so unlevel that the front would have needed to be elevated at least 6 inchs to be level. There was no sewer connection and no dump station. The spot next to ours was closer to level (only 3″ required), open, there was no one around and no one answered any phone number we had so we took it. We left a note about who we were and what we did then we left for the library which was only about 2 miles away. When we returned someone was in the spot we were supposed to be in – they had a hydraulic leveling system and their front wheels were well off the ground – and no one said anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Reagan Library was aesthetically beautiful. It was modern and set on a hill with a panoramic view of the valley around it. While the museum itself was beautiful, the message was the same as back in his presidential days – complete and utter BS. I started off listening to one of his campaign speeches and got p’d off immediately. When we toured the Air Force 1 there was actually a photograph of Ollie North – a convicted felon – things have not changed only gotten worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, March 25th<\/strong> we drove to Joshua Tree, CA and the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground. It seemed to take forever to get there but we wanted to take the back roads and stay off of the Interstates as much as we could. We were glad we did – the LA area traffic (extends pretty far east from there) is very stressful, if you are used to it or not. The campground is OK, reasonably priced and close to the park entrances – there are two entrances on the North side, one here in the town of Joshua Tree and the other at the town of 29 Palms a few miles down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26th and 27th<\/strong>, we visited the park. On Tuesday we went to the 29 Palms entrance because Carol had seen a sign on the way through town to use the 29 Palms entrance because of long lines at the Joshua Tree entrance. She had read that people go to the closest entrance and the line can be more than an hour long when it is busy. It is Spring Break and wildflower season during our time here so that was good advice. On Wednesday we got up early and were inside the park at 9:00am so that we could park at the Barker Dam trailhead on the advice of the ranger at the welcome center – they have one at each entrance. Tomorrow, our plan is to go through the park and out the south entrance all the way to Interstate 10 at Chiriaco Summit. From there we will head to Anza Borrego area for some dry camping in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t](\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/brians-2019\/IMG_20190317_132733598.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nThursday, March 21st through Sunday morning, March 24th<\/strong> was spent at Pismo Beach. We looked at where we wanted to go and how much time we wanted to spend at each place and decided to go to Pismo for 3 nights, Joshua Tree for 3 with a night to get there which turned out to fit with our wish to see the Reagan Library. We found a campground that was really close to the Reagan Library that had an available space for $37 – a bargain given today’s prices and demand. So our plan for Sunday is to drive to Simi Valley and arrive no earlier than the 11am check-in time and visit the Library for 2-3 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 24th<\/strong>, we left Pismo and drove to Simi Valley to the Ventura County park that Carol found on our new Ultimate Public Campgrounds app. It was a real mess. The spot we had reserved was so unlevel that the front would have needed to be elevated at least 6 inchs to be level. There was no sewer connection and no dump station. The spot next to ours was closer to level (only 3″ required), open, there was no one around and no one answered any phone number we had so we took it. We left a note about who we were and what we did then we left for the library which was only about 2 miles away. When we returned someone was in the spot we were supposed to be in – they had a hydraulic leveling system and their front wheels were well off the ground – and no one said anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Reagan Library was aesthetically beautiful. It was modern and set on a hill with a panoramic view of the valley around it. While the museum itself was beautiful, the message was the same as back in his presidential days – complete and utter BS. I started off listening to one of his campaign speeches and got p’d off immediately. When we toured the Air Force 1 there was actually a photograph of Ollie North – a convicted felon – things have not changed only gotten worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, March 25th<\/strong> we drove to Joshua Tree, CA and the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground. It seemed to take forever to get there but we wanted to take the back roads and stay off of the Interstates as much as we could. We were glad we did – the LA area traffic (extends pretty far east from there) is very stressful, if you are used to it or not. The campground is OK, reasonably priced and close to the park entrances – there are two entrances on the North side, one here in the town of Joshua Tree and the other at the town of 29 Palms a few miles down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26th and 27th<\/strong>, we visited the park. On Tuesday we went to the 29 Palms entrance because Carol had seen a sign on the way through town to use the 29 Palms entrance because of long lines at the Joshua Tree entrance. She had read that people go to the closest entrance and the line can be more than an hour long when it is busy. It is Spring Break and wildflower season during our time here so that was good advice. On Wednesday we got up early and were inside the park at 9:00am so that we could park at the Barker Dam trailhead on the advice of the ranger at the welcome center – they have one at each entrance. Tomorrow, our plan is to go through the park and out the south entrance all the way to Interstate 10 at Chiriaco Summit. From there we will head to Anza Borrego area for some dry camping in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t](\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/king-city\/IMG_20190319_154945374.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nThursday, March 21st through Sunday morning, March 24th<\/strong> was spent at Pismo Beach. We looked at where we wanted to go and how much time we wanted to spend at each place and decided to go to Pismo for 3 nights, Joshua Tree for 3 with a night to get there which turned out to fit with our wish to see the Reagan Library. We found a campground that was really close to the Reagan Library that had an available space for $37 – a bargain given today’s prices and demand. So our plan for Sunday is to drive to Simi Valley and arrive no earlier than the 11am check-in time and visit the Library for 2-3 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 24th<\/strong>, we left Pismo and drove to Simi Valley to the Ventura County park that Carol found on our new Ultimate Public Campgrounds app. It was a real mess. The spot we had reserved was so unlevel that the front would have needed to be elevated at least 6 inchs to be level. There was no sewer connection and no dump station. The spot next to ours was closer to level (only 3″ required), open, there was no one around and no one answered any phone number we had so we took it. We left a note about who we were and what we did then we left for the library which was only about 2 miles away. When we returned someone was in the spot we were supposed to be in – they had a hydraulic leveling system and their front wheels were well off the ground – and no one said anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Reagan Library was aesthetically beautiful. It was modern and set on a hill with a panoramic view of the valley around it. While the museum itself was beautiful, the message was the same as back in his presidential days – complete and utter BS. I started off listening to one of his campaign speeches and got p’d off immediately. When we toured the Air Force 1 there was actually a photograph of Ollie North – a convicted felon – things have not changed only gotten worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, March 25th<\/strong> we drove to Joshua Tree, CA and the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground. It seemed to take forever to get there but we wanted to take the back roads and stay off of the Interstates as much as we could. We were glad we did – the LA area traffic (extends pretty far east from there) is very stressful, if you are used to it or not. The campground is OK, reasonably priced and close to the park entrances – there are two entrances on the North side, one here in the town of Joshua Tree and the other at the town of 29 Palms a few miles down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26th and 27th<\/strong>, we visited the park. On Tuesday we went to the 29 Palms entrance because Carol had seen a sign on the way through town to use the 29 Palms entrance because of long lines at the Joshua Tree entrance. She had read that people go to the closest entrance and the line can be more than an hour long when it is busy. It is Spring Break and wildflower season during our time here so that was good advice. On Wednesday we got up early and were inside the park at 9:00am so that we could park at the Barker Dam trailhead on the advice of the ranger at the welcome center – they have one at each entrance. Tomorrow, our plan is to go through the park and out the south entrance all the way to Interstate 10 at Chiriaco Summit. From there we will head to Anza Borrego area for some dry camping in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t](\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/king-city\/IMG_20190319_160642465_HDR.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nThursday, March 21st through Sunday morning, March 24th<\/strong> was spent at Pismo Beach. We looked at where we wanted to go and how much time we wanted to spend at each place and decided to go to Pismo for 3 nights, Joshua Tree for 3 with a night to get there which turned out to fit with our wish to see the Reagan Library. We found a campground that was really close to the Reagan Library that had an available space for $37 – a bargain given today’s prices and demand. So our plan for Sunday is to drive to Simi Valley and arrive no earlier than the 11am check-in time and visit the Library for 2-3 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 24th<\/strong>, we left Pismo and drove to Simi Valley to the Ventura County park that Carol found on our new Ultimate Public Campgrounds app. It was a real mess. The spot we had reserved was so unlevel that the front would have needed to be elevated at least 6 inchs to be level. There was no sewer connection and no dump station. The spot next to ours was closer to level (only 3″ required), open, there was no one around and no one answered any phone number we had so we took it. We left a note about who we were and what we did then we left for the library which was only about 2 miles away. When we returned someone was in the spot we were supposed to be in – they had a hydraulic leveling system and their front wheels were well off the ground – and no one said anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Reagan Library was aesthetically beautiful. It was modern and set on a hill with a panoramic view of the valley around it. While the museum itself was beautiful, the message was the same as back in his presidential days – complete and utter BS. I started off listening to one of his campaign speeches and got p’d off immediately. When we toured the Air Force 1 there was actually a photograph of Ollie North – a convicted felon – things have not changed only gotten worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, March 25th<\/strong> we drove to Joshua Tree, CA and the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground. It seemed to take forever to get there but we wanted to take the back roads and stay off of the Interstates as much as we could. We were glad we did – the LA area traffic (extends pretty far east from there) is very stressful, if you are used to it or not. The campground is OK, reasonably priced and close to the park entrances – there are two entrances on the North side, one here in the town of Joshua Tree and the other at the town of 29 Palms a few miles down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26th and 27th<\/strong>, we visited the park. On Tuesday we went to the 29 Palms entrance because Carol had seen a sign on the way through town to use the 29 Palms entrance because of long lines at the Joshua Tree entrance. She had read that people go to the closest entrance and the line can be more than an hour long when it is busy. It is Spring Break and wildflower season during our time here so that was good advice. On Wednesday we got up early and were inside the park at 9:00am so that we could park at the Barker Dam trailhead on the advice of the ranger at the welcome center – they have one at each entrance. Tomorrow, our plan is to go through the park and out the south entrance all the way to Interstate 10 at Chiriaco Summit. From there we will head to Anza Borrego area for some dry camping in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t](\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/king-city\/IMG_20190319_160823655_HDR.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nThursday, March 21st through Sunday morning, March 24th<\/strong> was spent at Pismo Beach. We looked at where we wanted to go and how much time we wanted to spend at each place and decided to go to Pismo for 3 nights, Joshua Tree for 3 with a night to get there which turned out to fit with our wish to see the Reagan Library. We found a campground that was really close to the Reagan Library that had an available space for $37 – a bargain given today’s prices and demand. So our plan for Sunday is to drive to Simi Valley and arrive no earlier than the 11am check-in time and visit the Library for 2-3 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 24th<\/strong>, we left Pismo and drove to Simi Valley to the Ventura County park that Carol found on our new Ultimate Public Campgrounds app. It was a real mess. The spot we had reserved was so unlevel that the front would have needed to be elevated at least 6 inchs to be level. There was no sewer connection and no dump station. The spot next to ours was closer to level (only 3″ required), open, there was no one around and no one answered any phone number we had so we took it. We left a note about who we were and what we did then we left for the library which was only about 2 miles away. When we returned someone was in the spot we were supposed to be in – they had a hydraulic leveling system and their front wheels were well off the ground – and no one said anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Reagan Library was aesthetically beautiful. It was modern and set on a hill with a panoramic view of the valley around it. While the museum itself was beautiful, the message was the same as back in his presidential days – complete and utter BS. I started off listening to one of his campaign speeches and got p’d off immediately. When we toured the Air Force 1 there was actually a photograph of Ollie North – a convicted felon – things have not changed only gotten worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, March 25th<\/strong> we drove to Joshua Tree, CA and the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground. It seemed to take forever to get there but we wanted to take the back roads and stay off of the Interstates as much as we could. We were glad we did – the LA area traffic (extends pretty far east from there) is very stressful, if you are used to it or not. The campground is OK, reasonably priced and close to the park entrances – there are two entrances on the North side, one here in the town of Joshua Tree and the other at the town of 29 Palms a few miles down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26th and 27th<\/strong>, we visited the park. On Tuesday we went to the 29 Palms entrance because Carol had seen a sign on the way through town to use the 29 Palms entrance because of long lines at the Joshua Tree entrance. She had read that people go to the closest entrance and the line can be more than an hour long when it is busy. It is Spring Break and wildflower season during our time here so that was good advice. On Wednesday we got up early and were inside the park at 9:00am so that we could park at the Barker Dam trailhead on the advice of the ranger at the welcome center – they have one at each entrance. Tomorrow, our plan is to go through the park and out the south entrance all the way to Interstate 10 at Chiriaco Summit. From there we will head to Anza Borrego area for some dry camping in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t](\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/king-city\/IMG_20190319_161006109_HDR.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 24th<\/strong>, we left Pismo and drove to Simi Valley to the Ventura County park that Carol found on our new Ultimate Public Campgrounds app. It was a real mess. The spot we had reserved was so unlevel that the front would have needed to be elevated at least 6 inchs to be level. There was no sewer connection and no dump station. The spot next to ours was closer to level (only 3″ required), open, there was no one around and no one answered any phone number we had so we took it. We left a note about who we were and what we did then we left for the library which was only about 2 miles away. When we returned someone was in the spot we were supposed to be in – they had a hydraulic leveling system and their front wheels were well off the ground – and no one said anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Reagan Library was aesthetically beautiful. It was modern and set on a hill with a panoramic view of the valley around it. While the museum itself was beautiful, the message was the same as back in his presidential days – complete and utter BS. I started off listening to one of his campaign speeches and got p’d off immediately. When we toured the Air Force 1 there was actually a photograph of Ollie North – a convicted felon – things have not changed only gotten worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, March 25th<\/strong> we drove to Joshua Tree, CA and the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground. It seemed to take forever to get there but we wanted to take the back roads and stay off of the Interstates as much as we could. We were glad we did – the LA area traffic (extends pretty far east from there) is very stressful, if you are used to it or not. The campground is OK, reasonably priced and close to the park entrances – there are two entrances on the North side, one here in the town of Joshua Tree and the other at the town of 29 Palms a few miles down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26th and 27th<\/strong>, we visited the park. On Tuesday we went to the 29 Palms entrance because Carol had seen a sign on the way through town to use the 29 Palms entrance because of long lines at the Joshua Tree entrance. She had read that people go to the closest entrance and the line can be more than an hour long when it is busy. It is Spring Break and wildflower season during our time here so that was good advice. On Wednesday we got up early and were inside the park at 9:00am so that we could park at the Barker Dam trailhead on the advice of the ranger at the welcome center – they have one at each entrance. Tomorrow, our plan is to go through the park and out the south entrance all the way to Interstate 10 at Chiriaco Summit. From there we will head to Anza Borrego area for some dry camping in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t](\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/pismo-and-morro-bay\/DSC05116.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 24th<\/strong>, we left Pismo and drove to Simi Valley to the Ventura County park that Carol found on our new Ultimate Public Campgrounds app. It was a real mess. The spot we had reserved was so unlevel that the front would have needed to be elevated at least 6 inchs to be level. There was no sewer connection and no dump station. The spot next to ours was closer to level (only 3″ required), open, there was no one around and no one answered any phone number we had so we took it. We left a note about who we were and what we did then we left for the library which was only about 2 miles away. When we returned someone was in the spot we were supposed to be in – they had a hydraulic leveling system and their front wheels were well off the ground – and no one said anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Reagan Library was aesthetically beautiful. It was modern and set on a hill with a panoramic view of the valley around it. While the museum itself was beautiful, the message was the same as back in his presidential days – complete and utter BS. I started off listening to one of his campaign speeches and got p’d off immediately. When we toured the Air Force 1 there was actually a photograph of Ollie North – a convicted felon – things have not changed only gotten worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, March 25th<\/strong> we drove to Joshua Tree, CA and the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground. It seemed to take forever to get there but we wanted to take the back roads and stay off of the Interstates as much as we could. We were glad we did – the LA area traffic (extends pretty far east from there) is very stressful, if you are used to it or not. The campground is OK, reasonably priced and close to the park entrances – there are two entrances on the North side, one here in the town of Joshua Tree and the other at the town of 29 Palms a few miles down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26th and 27th<\/strong>, we visited the park. On Tuesday we went to the 29 Palms entrance because Carol had seen a sign on the way through town to use the 29 Palms entrance because of long lines at the Joshua Tree entrance. She had read that people go to the closest entrance and the line can be more than an hour long when it is busy. It is Spring Break and wildflower season during our time here so that was good advice. On Wednesday we got up early and were inside the park at 9:00am so that we could park at the Barker Dam trailhead on the advice of the ranger at the welcome center – they have one at each entrance. Tomorrow, our plan is to go through the park and out the south entrance all the way to Interstate 10 at Chiriaco Summit. From there we will head to Anza Borrego area for some dry camping in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t](\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/pismo-and-morro-bay\/DSC05117.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 24th<\/strong>, we left Pismo and drove to Simi Valley to the Ventura County park that Carol found on our new Ultimate Public Campgrounds app. It was a real mess. The spot we had reserved was so unlevel that the front would have needed to be elevated at least 6 inchs to be level. There was no sewer connection and no dump station. The spot next to ours was closer to level (only 3″ required), open, there was no one around and no one answered any phone number we had so we took it. We left a note about who we were and what we did then we left for the library which was only about 2 miles away. When we returned someone was in the spot we were supposed to be in – they had a hydraulic leveling system and their front wheels were well off the ground – and no one said anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Reagan Library was aesthetically beautiful. It was modern and set on a hill with a panoramic view of the valley around it. While the museum itself was beautiful, the message was the same as back in his presidential days – complete and utter BS. I started off listening to one of his campaign speeches and got p’d off immediately. When we toured the Air Force 1 there was actually a photograph of Ollie North – a convicted felon – things have not changed only gotten worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, March 25th<\/strong> we drove to Joshua Tree, CA and the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground. It seemed to take forever to get there but we wanted to take the back roads and stay off of the Interstates as much as we could. We were glad we did – the LA area traffic (extends pretty far east from there) is very stressful, if you are used to it or not. The campground is OK, reasonably priced and close to the park entrances – there are two entrances on the North side, one here in the town of Joshua Tree and the other at the town of 29 Palms a few miles down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26th and 27th<\/strong>, we visited the park. On Tuesday we went to the 29 Palms entrance because Carol had seen a sign on the way through town to use the 29 Palms entrance because of long lines at the Joshua Tree entrance. She had read that people go to the closest entrance and the line can be more than an hour long when it is busy. It is Spring Break and wildflower season during our time here so that was good advice. On Wednesday we got up early and were inside the park at 9:00am so that we could park at the Barker Dam trailhead on the advice of the ranger at the welcome center – they have one at each entrance. Tomorrow, our plan is to go through the park and out the south entrance all the way to Interstate 10 at Chiriaco Summit. From there we will head to Anza Borrego area for some dry camping in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t](\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/pismo-and-morro-bay\/DSC05118.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 24th<\/strong>, we left Pismo and drove to Simi Valley to the Ventura County park that Carol found on our new Ultimate Public Campgrounds app. It was a real mess. The spot we had reserved was so unlevel that the front would have needed to be elevated at least 6 inchs to be level. There was no sewer connection and no dump station. The spot next to ours was closer to level (only 3″ required), open, there was no one around and no one answered any phone number we had so we took it. We left a note about who we were and what we did then we left for the library which was only about 2 miles away. When we returned someone was in the spot we were supposed to be in – they had a hydraulic leveling system and their front wheels were well off the ground – and no one said anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Reagan Library was aesthetically beautiful. It was modern and set on a hill with a panoramic view of the valley around it. While the museum itself was beautiful, the message was the same as back in his presidential days – complete and utter BS. I started off listening to one of his campaign speeches and got p’d off immediately. When we toured the Air Force 1 there was actually a photograph of Ollie North – a convicted felon – things have not changed only gotten worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, March 25th<\/strong> we drove to Joshua Tree, CA and the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground. It seemed to take forever to get there but we wanted to take the back roads and stay off of the Interstates as much as we could. We were glad we did – the LA area traffic (extends pretty far east from there) is very stressful, if you are used to it or not. The campground is OK, reasonably priced and close to the park entrances – there are two entrances on the North side, one here in the town of Joshua Tree and the other at the town of 29 Palms a few miles down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26th and 27th<\/strong>, we visited the park. On Tuesday we went to the 29 Palms entrance because Carol had seen a sign on the way through town to use the 29 Palms entrance because of long lines at the Joshua Tree entrance. She had read that people go to the closest entrance and the line can be more than an hour long when it is busy. It is Spring Break and wildflower season during our time here so that was good advice. On Wednesday we got up early and were inside the park at 9:00am so that we could park at the Barker Dam trailhead on the advice of the ranger at the welcome center – they have one at each entrance. Tomorrow, our plan is to go through the park and out the south entrance all the way to Interstate 10 at Chiriaco Summit. From there we will head to Anza Borrego area for some dry camping in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t](\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/pismo-and-morro-bay\/DSC05119.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 24th<\/strong>, we left Pismo and drove to Simi Valley to the Ventura County park that Carol found on our new Ultimate Public Campgrounds app. It was a real mess. The spot we had reserved was so unlevel that the front would have needed to be elevated at least 6 inchs to be level. There was no sewer connection and no dump station. The spot next to ours was closer to level (only 3″ required), open, there was no one around and no one answered any phone number we had so we took it. We left a note about who we were and what we did then we left for the library which was only about 2 miles away. When we returned someone was in the spot we were supposed to be in – they had a hydraulic leveling system and their front wheels were well off the ground – and no one said anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Reagan Library was aesthetically beautiful. It was modern and set on a hill with a panoramic view of the valley around it. While the museum itself was beautiful, the message was the same as back in his presidential days – complete and utter BS. I started off listening to one of his campaign speeches and got p’d off immediately. When we toured the Air Force 1 there was actually a photograph of Ollie North – a convicted felon – things have not changed only gotten worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, March 25th<\/strong> we drove to Joshua Tree, CA and the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground. It seemed to take forever to get there but we wanted to take the back roads and stay off of the Interstates as much as we could. We were glad we did – the LA area traffic (extends pretty far east from there) is very stressful, if you are used to it or not. The campground is OK, reasonably priced and close to the park entrances – there are two entrances on the North side, one here in the town of Joshua Tree and the other at the town of 29 Palms a few miles down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26th and 27th<\/strong>, we visited the park. On Tuesday we went to the 29 Palms entrance because Carol had seen a sign on the way through town to use the 29 Palms entrance because of long lines at the Joshua Tree entrance. She had read that people go to the closest entrance and the line can be more than an hour long when it is busy. It is Spring Break and wildflower season during our time here so that was good advice. On Wednesday we got up early and were inside the park at 9:00am so that we could park at the Barker Dam trailhead on the advice of the ranger at the welcome center – they have one at each entrance. Tomorrow, our plan is to go through the park and out the south entrance all the way to Interstate 10 at Chiriaco Summit. From there we will head to Anza Borrego area for some dry camping in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t](\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/pismo-and-morro-bay\/DSC05121.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 24th<\/strong>, we left Pismo and drove to Simi Valley to the Ventura County park that Carol found on our new Ultimate Public Campgrounds app. It was a real mess. The spot we had reserved was so unlevel that the front would have needed to be elevated at least 6 inchs to be level. There was no sewer connection and no dump station. The spot next to ours was closer to level (only 3″ required), open, there was no one around and no one answered any phone number we had so we took it. We left a note about who we were and what we did then we left for the library which was only about 2 miles away. When we returned someone was in the spot we were supposed to be in – they had a hydraulic leveling system and their front wheels were well off the ground – and no one said anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Reagan Library was aesthetically beautiful. It was modern and set on a hill with a panoramic view of the valley around it. While the museum itself was beautiful, the message was the same as back in his presidential days – complete and utter BS. I started off listening to one of his campaign speeches and got p’d off immediately. When we toured the Air Force 1 there was actually a photograph of Ollie North – a convicted felon – things have not changed only gotten worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, March 25th<\/strong> we drove to Joshua Tree, CA and the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground. It seemed to take forever to get there but we wanted to take the back roads and stay off of the Interstates as much as we could. We were glad we did – the LA area traffic (extends pretty far east from there) is very stressful, if you are used to it or not. The campground is OK, reasonably priced and close to the park entrances – there are two entrances on the North side, one here in the town of Joshua Tree and the other at the town of 29 Palms a few miles down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26th and 27th<\/strong>, we visited the park. On Tuesday we went to the 29 Palms entrance because Carol had seen a sign on the way through town to use the 29 Palms entrance because of long lines at the Joshua Tree entrance. She had read that people go to the closest entrance and the line can be more than an hour long when it is busy. It is Spring Break and wildflower season during our time here so that was good advice. On Wednesday we got up early and were inside the park at 9:00am so that we could park at the Barker Dam trailhead on the advice of the ranger at the welcome center – they have one at each entrance. Tomorrow, our plan is to go through the park and out the south entrance all the way to Interstate 10 at Chiriaco Summit. From there we will head to Anza Borrego area for some dry camping in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t](\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/pismo-and-morro-bay\/DSC05124.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 24th<\/strong>, we left Pismo and drove to Simi Valley to the Ventura County park that Carol found on our new Ultimate Public Campgrounds app. It was a real mess. The spot we had reserved was so unlevel that the front would have needed to be elevated at least 6 inchs to be level. There was no sewer connection and no dump station. The spot next to ours was closer to level (only 3″ required), open, there was no one around and no one answered any phone number we had so we took it. We left a note about who we were and what we did then we left for the library which was only about 2 miles away. When we returned someone was in the spot we were supposed to be in – they had a hydraulic leveling system and their front wheels were well off the ground – and no one said anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Reagan Library was aesthetically beautiful. It was modern and set on a hill with a panoramic view of the valley around it. While the museum itself was beautiful, the message was the same as back in his presidential days – complete and utter BS. I started off listening to one of his campaign speeches and got p’d off immediately. When we toured the Air Force 1 there was actually a photograph of Ollie North – a convicted felon – things have not changed only gotten worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, March 25th<\/strong> we drove to Joshua Tree, CA and the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground. It seemed to take forever to get there but we wanted to take the back roads and stay off of the Interstates as much as we could. We were glad we did – the LA area traffic (extends pretty far east from there) is very stressful, if you are used to it or not. The campground is OK, reasonably priced and close to the park entrances – there are two entrances on the North side, one here in the town of Joshua Tree and the other at the town of 29 Palms a few miles down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26th and 27th<\/strong>, we visited the park. On Tuesday we went to the 29 Palms entrance because Carol had seen a sign on the way through town to use the 29 Palms entrance because of long lines at the Joshua Tree entrance. She had read that people go to the closest entrance and the line can be more than an hour long when it is busy. It is Spring Break and wildflower season during our time here so that was good advice. On Wednesday we got up early and were inside the park at 9:00am so that we could park at the Barker Dam trailhead on the advice of the ranger at the welcome center – they have one at each entrance. Tomorrow, our plan is to go through the park and out the south entrance all the way to Interstate 10 at Chiriaco Summit. From there we will head to Anza Borrego area for some dry camping in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t](\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/pismo-and-morro-bay\/DSC05125.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 24th<\/strong>, we left Pismo and drove to Simi Valley to the Ventura County park that Carol found on our new Ultimate Public Campgrounds app. It was a real mess. The spot we had reserved was so unlevel that the front would have needed to be elevated at least 6 inchs to be level. There was no sewer connection and no dump station. The spot next to ours was closer to level (only 3″ required), open, there was no one around and no one answered any phone number we had so we took it. We left a note about who we were and what we did then we left for the library which was only about 2 miles away. When we returned someone was in the spot we were supposed to be in – they had a hydraulic leveling system and their front wheels were well off the ground – and no one said anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Reagan Library was aesthetically beautiful. It was modern and set on a hill with a panoramic view of the valley around it. While the museum itself was beautiful, the message was the same as back in his presidential days – complete and utter BS. I started off listening to one of his campaign speeches and got p’d off immediately. When we toured the Air Force 1 there was actually a photograph of Ollie North – a convicted felon – things have not changed only gotten worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, March 25th<\/strong> we drove to Joshua Tree, CA and the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground. It seemed to take forever to get there but we wanted to take the back roads and stay off of the Interstates as much as we could. We were glad we did – the LA area traffic (extends pretty far east from there) is very stressful, if you are used to it or not. The campground is OK, reasonably priced and close to the park entrances – there are two entrances on the North side, one here in the town of Joshua Tree and the other at the town of 29 Palms a few miles down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26th and 27th<\/strong>, we visited the park. On Tuesday we went to the 29 Palms entrance because Carol had seen a sign on the way through town to use the 29 Palms entrance because of long lines at the Joshua Tree entrance. She had read that people go to the closest entrance and the line can be more than an hour long when it is busy. It is Spring Break and wildflower season during our time here so that was good advice. On Wednesday we got up early and were inside the park at 9:00am so that we could park at the Barker Dam trailhead on the advice of the ranger at the welcome center – they have one at each entrance. Tomorrow, our plan is to go through the park and out the south entrance all the way to Interstate 10 at Chiriaco Summit. From there we will head to Anza Borrego area for some dry camping in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t](\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/pismo-and-morro-bay\/DSC05127.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 24th<\/strong>, we left Pismo and drove to Simi Valley to the Ventura County park that Carol found on our new Ultimate Public Campgrounds app. It was a real mess. The spot we had reserved was so unlevel that the front would have needed to be elevated at least 6 inchs to be level. There was no sewer connection and no dump station. The spot next to ours was closer to level (only 3″ required), open, there was no one around and no one answered any phone number we had so we took it. We left a note about who we were and what we did then we left for the library which was only about 2 miles away. When we returned someone was in the spot we were supposed to be in – they had a hydraulic leveling system and their front wheels were well off the ground – and no one said anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Reagan Library was aesthetically beautiful. It was modern and set on a hill with a panoramic view of the valley around it. While the museum itself was beautiful, the message was the same as back in his presidential days – complete and utter BS. I started off listening to one of his campaign speeches and got p’d off immediately. When we toured the Air Force 1 there was actually a photograph of Ollie North – a convicted felon – things have not changed only gotten worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, March 25th<\/strong> we drove to Joshua Tree, CA and the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground. It seemed to take forever to get there but we wanted to take the back roads and stay off of the Interstates as much as we could. We were glad we did – the LA area traffic (extends pretty far east from there) is very stressful, if you are used to it or not. The campground is OK, reasonably priced and close to the park entrances – there are two entrances on the North side, one here in the town of Joshua Tree and the other at the town of 29 Palms a few miles down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26th and 27th<\/strong>, we visited the park. On Tuesday we went to the 29 Palms entrance because Carol had seen a sign on the way through town to use the 29 Palms entrance because of long lines at the Joshua Tree entrance. She had read that people go to the closest entrance and the line can be more than an hour long when it is busy. It is Spring Break and wildflower season during our time here so that was good advice. On Wednesday we got up early and were inside the park at 9:00am so that we could park at the Barker Dam trailhead on the advice of the ranger at the welcome center – they have one at each entrance. Tomorrow, our plan is to go through the park and out the south entrance all the way to Interstate 10 at Chiriaco Summit. From there we will head to Anza Borrego area for some dry camping in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t](\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/pismo-and-morro-bay\/DSC05129.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 24th<\/strong>, we left Pismo and drove to Simi Valley to the Ventura County park that Carol found on our new Ultimate Public Campgrounds app. It was a real mess. The spot we had reserved was so unlevel that the front would have needed to be elevated at least 6 inchs to be level. There was no sewer connection and no dump station. The spot next to ours was closer to level (only 3″ required), open, there was no one around and no one answered any phone number we had so we took it. We left a note about who we were and what we did then we left for the library which was only about 2 miles away. When we returned someone was in the spot we were supposed to be in – they had a hydraulic leveling system and their front wheels were well off the ground – and no one said anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Reagan Library was aesthetically beautiful. It was modern and set on a hill with a panoramic view of the valley around it. While the museum itself was beautiful, the message was the same as back in his presidential days – complete and utter BS. I started off listening to one of his campaign speeches and got p’d off immediately. When we toured the Air Force 1 there was actually a photograph of Ollie North – a convicted felon – things have not changed only gotten worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, March 25th<\/strong> we drove to Joshua Tree, CA and the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground. It seemed to take forever to get there but we wanted to take the back roads and stay off of the Interstates as much as we could. We were glad we did – the LA area traffic (extends pretty far east from there) is very stressful, if you are used to it or not. The campground is OK, reasonably priced and close to the park entrances – there are two entrances on the North side, one here in the town of Joshua Tree and the other at the town of 29 Palms a few miles down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26th and 27th<\/strong>, we visited the park. On Tuesday we went to the 29 Palms entrance because Carol had seen a sign on the way through town to use the 29 Palms entrance because of long lines at the Joshua Tree entrance. She had read that people go to the closest entrance and the line can be more than an hour long when it is busy. It is Spring Break and wildflower season during our time here so that was good advice. On Wednesday we got up early and were inside the park at 9:00am so that we could park at the Barker Dam trailhead on the advice of the ranger at the welcome center – they have one at each entrance. Tomorrow, our plan is to go through the park and out the south entrance all the way to Interstate 10 at Chiriaco Summit. From there we will head to Anza Borrego area for some dry camping in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t](\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/pismo-and-morro-bay\/DSC05130.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 24th<\/strong>, we left Pismo and drove to Simi Valley to the Ventura County park that Carol found on our new Ultimate Public Campgrounds app. It was a real mess. The spot we had reserved was so unlevel that the front would have needed to be elevated at least 6 inchs to be level. There was no sewer connection and no dump station. The spot next to ours was closer to level (only 3″ required), open, there was no one around and no one answered any phone number we had so we took it. We left a note about who we were and what we did then we left for the library which was only about 2 miles away. When we returned someone was in the spot we were supposed to be in – they had a hydraulic leveling system and their front wheels were well off the ground – and no one said anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Reagan Library was aesthetically beautiful. It was modern and set on a hill with a panoramic view of the valley around it. While the museum itself was beautiful, the message was the same as back in his presidential days – complete and utter BS. I started off listening to one of his campaign speeches and got p’d off immediately. When we toured the Air Force 1 there was actually a photograph of Ollie North – a convicted felon – things have not changed only gotten worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, March 25th<\/strong> we drove to Joshua Tree, CA and the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground. It seemed to take forever to get there but we wanted to take the back roads and stay off of the Interstates as much as we could. We were glad we did – the LA area traffic (extends pretty far east from there) is very stressful, if you are used to it or not. The campground is OK, reasonably priced and close to the park entrances – there are two entrances on the North side, one here in the town of Joshua Tree and the other at the town of 29 Palms a few miles down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26th and 27th<\/strong>, we visited the park. On Tuesday we went to the 29 Palms entrance because Carol had seen a sign on the way through town to use the 29 Palms entrance because of long lines at the Joshua Tree entrance. She had read that people go to the closest entrance and the line can be more than an hour long when it is busy. It is Spring Break and wildflower season during our time here so that was good advice. On Wednesday we got up early and were inside the park at 9:00am so that we could park at the Barker Dam trailhead on the advice of the ranger at the welcome center – they have one at each entrance. Tomorrow, our plan is to go through the park and out the south entrance all the way to Interstate 10 at Chiriaco Summit. From there we will head to Anza Borrego area for some dry camping in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t](\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/pismo-and-morro-bay\/DSC05132.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 24th<\/strong>, we left Pismo and drove to Simi Valley to the Ventura County park that Carol found on our new Ultimate Public Campgrounds app. It was a real mess. The spot we had reserved was so unlevel that the front would have needed to be elevated at least 6 inchs to be level. There was no sewer connection and no dump station. The spot next to ours was closer to level (only 3″ required), open, there was no one around and no one answered any phone number we had so we took it. We left a note about who we were and what we did then we left for the library which was only about 2 miles away. When we returned someone was in the spot we were supposed to be in – they had a hydraulic leveling system and their front wheels were well off the ground – and no one said anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Reagan Library was aesthetically beautiful. It was modern and set on a hill with a panoramic view of the valley around it. While the museum itself was beautiful, the message was the same as back in his presidential days – complete and utter BS. I started off listening to one of his campaign speeches and got p’d off immediately. When we toured the Air Force 1 there was actually a photograph of Ollie North – a convicted felon – things have not changed only gotten worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, March 25th<\/strong> we drove to Joshua Tree, CA and the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground. It seemed to take forever to get there but we wanted to take the back roads and stay off of the Interstates as much as we could. We were glad we did – the LA area traffic (extends pretty far east from there) is very stressful, if you are used to it or not. The campground is OK, reasonably priced and close to the park entrances – there are two entrances on the North side, one here in the town of Joshua Tree and the other at the town of 29 Palms a few miles down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26th and 27th<\/strong>, we visited the park. On Tuesday we went to the 29 Palms entrance because Carol had seen a sign on the way through town to use the 29 Palms entrance because of long lines at the Joshua Tree entrance. She had read that people go to the closest entrance and the line can be more than an hour long when it is busy. It is Spring Break and wildflower season during our time here so that was good advice. On Wednesday we got up early and were inside the park at 9:00am so that we could park at the Barker Dam trailhead on the advice of the ranger at the welcome center – they have one at each entrance. Tomorrow, our plan is to go through the park and out the south entrance all the way to Interstate 10 at Chiriaco Summit. From there we will head to Anza Borrego area for some dry camping in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t](\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/pismo-and-morro-bay\/DSC05133.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 24th<\/strong>, we left Pismo and drove to Simi Valley to the Ventura County park that Carol found on our new Ultimate Public Campgrounds app. It was a real mess. The spot we had reserved was so unlevel that the front would have needed to be elevated at least 6 inchs to be level. There was no sewer connection and no dump station. The spot next to ours was closer to level (only 3″ required), open, there was no one around and no one answered any phone number we had so we took it. We left a note about who we were and what we did then we left for the library which was only about 2 miles away. When we returned someone was in the spot we were supposed to be in – they had a hydraulic leveling system and their front wheels were well off the ground – and no one said anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Reagan Library was aesthetically beautiful. It was modern and set on a hill with a panoramic view of the valley around it. While the museum itself was beautiful, the message was the same as back in his presidential days – complete and utter BS. I started off listening to one of his campaign speeches and got p’d off immediately. When we toured the Air Force 1 there was actually a photograph of Ollie North – a convicted felon – things have not changed only gotten worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, March 25th<\/strong> we drove to Joshua Tree, CA and the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground. It seemed to take forever to get there but we wanted to take the back roads and stay off of the Interstates as much as we could. We were glad we did – the LA area traffic (extends pretty far east from there) is very stressful, if you are used to it or not. The campground is OK, reasonably priced and close to the park entrances – there are two entrances on the North side, one here in the town of Joshua Tree and the other at the town of 29 Palms a few miles down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26th and 27th<\/strong>, we visited the park. On Tuesday we went to the 29 Palms entrance because Carol had seen a sign on the way through town to use the 29 Palms entrance because of long lines at the Joshua Tree entrance. She had read that people go to the closest entrance and the line can be more than an hour long when it is busy. It is Spring Break and wildflower season during our time here so that was good advice. On Wednesday we got up early and were inside the park at 9:00am so that we could park at the Barker Dam trailhead on the advice of the ranger at the welcome center – they have one at each entrance. Tomorrow, our plan is to go through the park and out the south entrance all the way to Interstate 10 at Chiriaco Summit. From there we will head to Anza Borrego area for some dry camping in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t](\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/pismo-and-morro-bay\/DSC05135.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 24th<\/strong>, we left Pismo and drove to Simi Valley to the Ventura County park that Carol found on our new Ultimate Public Campgrounds app. It was a real mess. The spot we had reserved was so unlevel that the front would have needed to be elevated at least 6 inchs to be level. There was no sewer connection and no dump station. The spot next to ours was closer to level (only 3″ required), open, there was no one around and no one answered any phone number we had so we took it. We left a note about who we were and what we did then we left for the library which was only about 2 miles away. When we returned someone was in the spot we were supposed to be in – they had a hydraulic leveling system and their front wheels were well off the ground – and no one said anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Reagan Library was aesthetically beautiful. It was modern and set on a hill with a panoramic view of the valley around it. While the museum itself was beautiful, the message was the same as back in his presidential days – complete and utter BS. I started off listening to one of his campaign speeches and got p’d off immediately. When we toured the Air Force 1 there was actually a photograph of Ollie North – a convicted felon – things have not changed only gotten worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, March 25th<\/strong> we drove to Joshua Tree, CA and the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground. It seemed to take forever to get there but we wanted to take the back roads and stay off of the Interstates as much as we could. We were glad we did – the LA area traffic (extends pretty far east from there) is very stressful, if you are used to it or not. The campground is OK, reasonably priced and close to the park entrances – there are two entrances on the North side, one here in the town of Joshua Tree and the other at the town of 29 Palms a few miles down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26th and 27th<\/strong>, we visited the park. On Tuesday we went to the 29 Palms entrance because Carol had seen a sign on the way through town to use the 29 Palms entrance because of long lines at the Joshua Tree entrance. She had read that people go to the closest entrance and the line can be more than an hour long when it is busy. It is Spring Break and wildflower season during our time here so that was good advice. On Wednesday we got up early and were inside the park at 9:00am so that we could park at the Barker Dam trailhead on the advice of the ranger at the welcome center – they have one at each entrance. Tomorrow, our plan is to go through the park and out the south entrance all the way to Interstate 10 at Chiriaco Summit. From there we will head to Anza Borrego area for some dry camping in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t](\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/pismo-and-morro-bay\/DSC05136.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 24th<\/strong>, we left Pismo and drove to Simi Valley to the Ventura County park that Carol found on our new Ultimate Public Campgrounds app. It was a real mess. The spot we had reserved was so unlevel that the front would have needed to be elevated at least 6 inchs to be level. There was no sewer connection and no dump station. The spot next to ours was closer to level (only 3″ required), open, there was no one around and no one answered any phone number we had so we took it. We left a note about who we were and what we did then we left for the library which was only about 2 miles away. When we returned someone was in the spot we were supposed to be in – they had a hydraulic leveling system and their front wheels were well off the ground – and no one said anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Reagan Library was aesthetically beautiful. It was modern and set on a hill with a panoramic view of the valley around it. While the museum itself was beautiful, the message was the same as back in his presidential days – complete and utter BS. I started off listening to one of his campaign speeches and got p’d off immediately. When we toured the Air Force 1 there was actually a photograph of Ollie North – a convicted felon – things have not changed only gotten worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, March 25th<\/strong> we drove to Joshua Tree, CA and the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground. It seemed to take forever to get there but we wanted to take the back roads and stay off of the Interstates as much as we could. We were glad we did – the LA area traffic (extends pretty far east from there) is very stressful, if you are used to it or not. The campground is OK, reasonably priced and close to the park entrances – there are two entrances on the North side, one here in the town of Joshua Tree and the other at the town of 29 Palms a few miles down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26th and 27th<\/strong>, we visited the park. On Tuesday we went to the 29 Palms entrance because Carol had seen a sign on the way through town to use the 29 Palms entrance because of long lines at the Joshua Tree entrance. She had read that people go to the closest entrance and the line can be more than an hour long when it is busy. It is Spring Break and wildflower season during our time here so that was good advice. On Wednesday we got up early and were inside the park at 9:00am so that we could park at the Barker Dam trailhead on the advice of the ranger at the welcome center – they have one at each entrance. Tomorrow, our plan is to go through the park and out the south entrance all the way to Interstate 10 at Chiriaco Summit. From there we will head to Anza Borrego area for some dry camping in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t](\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/pismo-and-morro-bay\/DSC05143.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 24th<\/strong>, we left Pismo and drove to Simi Valley to the Ventura County park that Carol found on our new Ultimate Public Campgrounds app. It was a real mess. The spot we had reserved was so unlevel that the front would have needed to be elevated at least 6 inchs to be level. There was no sewer connection and no dump station. The spot next to ours was closer to level (only 3″ required), open, there was no one around and no one answered any phone number we had so we took it. We left a note about who we were and what we did then we left for the library which was only about 2 miles away. When we returned someone was in the spot we were supposed to be in – they had a hydraulic leveling system and their front wheels were well off the ground – and no one said anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Reagan Library was aesthetically beautiful. It was modern and set on a hill with a panoramic view of the valley around it. While the museum itself was beautiful, the message was the same as back in his presidential days – complete and utter BS. I started off listening to one of his campaign speeches and got p’d off immediately. When we toured the Air Force 1 there was actually a photograph of Ollie North – a convicted felon – things have not changed only gotten worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, March 25th<\/strong> we drove to Joshua Tree, CA and the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground. It seemed to take forever to get there but we wanted to take the back roads and stay off of the Interstates as much as we could. We were glad we did – the LA area traffic (extends pretty far east from there) is very stressful, if you are used to it or not. The campground is OK, reasonably priced and close to the park entrances – there are two entrances on the North side, one here in the town of Joshua Tree and the other at the town of 29 Palms a few miles down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26th and 27th<\/strong>, we visited the park. On Tuesday we went to the 29 Palms entrance because Carol had seen a sign on the way through town to use the 29 Palms entrance because of long lines at the Joshua Tree entrance. She had read that people go to the closest entrance and the line can be more than an hour long when it is busy. It is Spring Break and wildflower season during our time here so that was good advice. On Wednesday we got up early and were inside the park at 9:00am so that we could park at the Barker Dam trailhead on the advice of the ranger at the welcome center – they have one at each entrance. Tomorrow, our plan is to go through the park and out the south entrance all the way to Interstate 10 at Chiriaco Summit. From there we will head to Anza Borrego area for some dry camping in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t](\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/pismo-and-morro-bay\/DSC05151.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 24th<\/strong>, we left Pismo and drove to Simi Valley to the Ventura County park that Carol found on our new Ultimate Public Campgrounds app. It was a real mess. The spot we had reserved was so unlevel that the front would have needed to be elevated at least 6 inchs to be level. There was no sewer connection and no dump station. The spot next to ours was closer to level (only 3″ required), open, there was no one around and no one answered any phone number we had so we took it. We left a note about who we were and what we did then we left for the library which was only about 2 miles away. When we returned someone was in the spot we were supposed to be in – they had a hydraulic leveling system and their front wheels were well off the ground – and no one said anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Reagan Library was aesthetically beautiful. It was modern and set on a hill with a panoramic view of the valley around it. While the museum itself was beautiful, the message was the same as back in his presidential days – complete and utter BS. I started off listening to one of his campaign speeches and got p’d off immediately. When we toured the Air Force 1 there was actually a photograph of Ollie North – a convicted felon – things have not changed only gotten worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, March 25th<\/strong> we drove to Joshua Tree, CA and the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground. It seemed to take forever to get there but we wanted to take the back roads and stay off of the Interstates as much as we could. We were glad we did – the LA area traffic (extends pretty far east from there) is very stressful, if you are used to it or not. The campground is OK, reasonably priced and close to the park entrances – there are two entrances on the North side, one here in the town of Joshua Tree and the other at the town of 29 Palms a few miles down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26th and 27th<\/strong>, we visited the park. On Tuesday we went to the 29 Palms entrance because Carol had seen a sign on the way through town to use the 29 Palms entrance because of long lines at the Joshua Tree entrance. She had read that people go to the closest entrance and the line can be more than an hour long when it is busy. It is Spring Break and wildflower season during our time here so that was good advice. On Wednesday we got up early and were inside the park at 9:00am so that we could park at the Barker Dam trailhead on the advice of the ranger at the welcome center – they have one at each entrance. Tomorrow, our plan is to go through the park and out the south entrance all the way to Interstate 10 at Chiriaco Summit. From there we will head to Anza Borrego area for some dry camping in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t](\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/pismo-and-morro-bay\/IMG_20190321_115245051.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Sunday, March 24th<\/strong>, we left Pismo and drove to Simi Valley to the Ventura County park that Carol found on our new Ultimate Public Campgrounds app. It was a real mess. The spot we had reserved was so unlevel that the front would have needed to be elevated at least 6 inchs to be level. There was no sewer connection and no dump station. The spot next to ours was closer to level (only 3″ required), open, there was no one around and no one answered any phone number we had so we took it. We left a note about who we were and what we did then we left for the library which was only about 2 miles away. When we returned someone was in the spot we were supposed to be in – they had a hydraulic leveling system and their front wheels were well off the ground – and no one said anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Reagan Library was aesthetically beautiful. It was modern and set on a hill with a panoramic view of the valley around it. While the museum itself was beautiful, the message was the same as back in his presidential days – complete and utter BS. I started off listening to one of his campaign speeches and got p’d off immediately. When we toured the Air Force 1 there was actually a photograph of Ollie North – a convicted felon – things have not changed only gotten worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, March 25th<\/strong> we drove to Joshua Tree, CA and the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground. It seemed to take forever to get there but we wanted to take the back roads and stay off of the Interstates as much as we could. We were glad we did – the LA area traffic (extends pretty far east from there) is very stressful, if you are used to it or not. The campground is OK, reasonably priced and close to the park entrances – there are two entrances on the North side, one here in the town of Joshua Tree and the other at the town of 29 Palms a few miles down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26th and 27th<\/strong>, we visited the park. On Tuesday we went to the 29 Palms entrance because Carol had seen a sign on the way through town to use the 29 Palms entrance because of long lines at the Joshua Tree entrance. She had read that people go to the closest entrance and the line can be more than an hour long when it is busy. It is Spring Break and wildflower season during our time here so that was good advice. On Wednesday we got up early and were inside the park at 9:00am so that we could park at the Barker Dam trailhead on the advice of the ranger at the welcome center – they have one at each entrance. Tomorrow, our plan is to go through the park and out the south entrance all the way to Interstate 10 at Chiriaco Summit. From there we will head to Anza Borrego area for some dry camping in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t](\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/pismo-and-morro-bay\/IMG_20190321_115353367.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, March 25th<\/strong> we drove to Joshua Tree, CA and the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground. It seemed to take forever to get there but we wanted to take the back roads and stay off of the Interstates as much as we could. We were glad we did – the LA area traffic (extends pretty far east from there) is very stressful, if you are used to it or not. The campground is OK, reasonably priced and close to the park entrances – there are two entrances on the North side, one here in the town of Joshua Tree and the other at the town of 29 Palms a few miles down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26th and 27th<\/strong>, we visited the park. On Tuesday we went to the 29 Palms entrance because Carol had seen a sign on the way through town to use the 29 Palms entrance because of long lines at the Joshua Tree entrance. She had read that people go to the closest entrance and the line can be more than an hour long when it is busy. It is Spring Break and wildflower season during our time here so that was good advice. On Wednesday we got up early and were inside the park at 9:00am so that we could park at the Barker Dam trailhead on the advice of the ranger at the welcome center – they have one at each entrance. Tomorrow, our plan is to go through the park and out the south entrance all the way to Interstate 10 at Chiriaco Summit. From there we will head to Anza Borrego area for some dry camping in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t](\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/reagan-library\/IMG_20190324_140127093.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, March 25th<\/strong> we drove to Joshua Tree, CA and the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground. It seemed to take forever to get there but we wanted to take the back roads and stay off of the Interstates as much as we could. We were glad we did – the LA area traffic (extends pretty far east from there) is very stressful, if you are used to it or not. The campground is OK, reasonably priced and close to the park entrances – there are two entrances on the North side, one here in the town of Joshua Tree and the other at the town of 29 Palms a few miles down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26th and 27th<\/strong>, we visited the park. On Tuesday we went to the 29 Palms entrance because Carol had seen a sign on the way through town to use the 29 Palms entrance because of long lines at the Joshua Tree entrance. She had read that people go to the closest entrance and the line can be more than an hour long when it is busy. It is Spring Break and wildflower season during our time here so that was good advice. On Wednesday we got up early and were inside the park at 9:00am so that we could park at the Barker Dam trailhead on the advice of the ranger at the welcome center – they have one at each entrance. Tomorrow, our plan is to go through the park and out the south entrance all the way to Interstate 10 at Chiriaco Summit. From there we will head to Anza Borrego area for some dry camping in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t](\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/reagan-library\/IMG_20190324_140629087_HDR.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, March 25th<\/strong> we drove to Joshua Tree, CA and the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground. It seemed to take forever to get there but we wanted to take the back roads and stay off of the Interstates as much as we could. We were glad we did – the LA area traffic (extends pretty far east from there) is very stressful, if you are used to it or not. The campground is OK, reasonably priced and close to the park entrances – there are two entrances on the North side, one here in the town of Joshua Tree and the other at the town of 29 Palms a few miles down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26th and 27th<\/strong>, we visited the park. On Tuesday we went to the 29 Palms entrance because Carol had seen a sign on the way through town to use the 29 Palms entrance because of long lines at the Joshua Tree entrance. She had read that people go to the closest entrance and the line can be more than an hour long when it is busy. It is Spring Break and wildflower season during our time here so that was good advice. On Wednesday we got up early and were inside the park at 9:00am so that we could park at the Barker Dam trailhead on the advice of the ranger at the welcome center – they have one at each entrance. Tomorrow, our plan is to go through the park and out the south entrance all the way to Interstate 10 at Chiriaco Summit. From there we will head to Anza Borrego area for some dry camping in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t](\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/reagan-library\/IMG_20190324_152750960.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
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