{"id":624,"date":"2011-04-26T16:52:13","date_gmt":"2011-04-26T23:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/?p=624"},"modified":"2011-04-26T19:16:34","modified_gmt":"2011-04-27T02:16:34","slug":"steinbeck-country-is-still-a-little-slice-of-heaven-and-a-great-place-for-a-gmcws-rally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/2011\/04\/26\/steinbeck-country-is-still-a-little-slice-of-heaven-and-a-great-place-for-a-gmcws-rally\/","title":{"rendered":"Steinbeck Country is Still a Little Slice of Heaven (and a great place for a GMCWS Rally)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Twice a year we head for a Western States GMC Rally.\u00a0 This time, it&#8217;s being held in King City, California.\u00a0 We arrived at San Lorenzo Park early Monday afternoon, and fell in love with\u00a0 the Park the minute we passed through the guard station.\u00a0 The path to the campground is lined with trees of every kind &#8211;\u00a0 from Eucalyptus to oak and pine &#8211; and every site is nestled in the trees.\u00a0 I love the variety of trees here and I remember how much that impressed me when I first came to California in 1973.\u00a0 Never thought I&#8217;d be sitting among them 38 years later,\u00a0 listening to the sound of their various seeds and leaves gently raining down on the tin roof of our GMC.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"ngg-galleryoverview ngg-slideshow\"\n\t id=\"ngg-slideshow-32e8346bfb243cf699566fa048675c88-10415707500\"\n     data-gallery-id=\"32e8346bfb243cf699566fa048675c88\"\n     style=\"max-width: 800px; max-height: 600px;\">\n\n \t<div id=\"ngg-image-0\" class=\"ngg-gallery-slideshow-image\" style=\"height:600px\">\n\n        <a href=\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/gmcws-rally\/img_3685.jpg\"\n           title=\"John Cerney\\&#039;s James Dean.  John is a friend and a great artist who creates public art.\"\n           data-src=\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/gmcws-rally\/img_3685.jpg\"\n           data-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/gmcws-rally\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_3685.jpg\"\n           data-image-id=\"474\"\n           data-title=\"img_3685\"\n           data-description=\"John Cerney&#039;s James Dean.  John is a friend and a great artist who creates public art.\"\n           class=\"shutterset_32e8346bfb243cf699566fa048675c88\">\n\n            <img data-image-id='474'\n                 title=\"John Cerney\\&#039;s James Dean.  John is a friend and a great artist who creates public art.\"\n                 alt=\"img_3685\"\n                 src=\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/gmcws-rally\/img_3685.jpg\"\n                 style=\"max-height: 580px;\"\/>\n        <\/a>\n\n        <\/div> \n<div id=\"ngg-image-1\" class=\"ngg-gallery-slideshow-image\" style=\"height:600px\">\n\n        <a href=\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/gmcws-rally\/img_3686.jpg\"\n           title=\"Our GMC, Barbie, resting at the campsite in King City before the GMCWS Rally begins\"\n           data-src=\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/gmcws-rally\/img_3686.jpg\"\n           data-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/gmcws-rally\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_3686.jpg\"\n           data-image-id=\"475\"\n           data-title=\"img_3686\"\n           data-description=\"Our GMC, Barbie, resting at the campsite in King City before the GMCWS Rally begins\"\n           class=\"shutterset_32e8346bfb243cf699566fa048675c88\">\n\n            <img data-image-id='475'\n                 title=\"Our GMC, Barbie, resting at the campsite in King City before the GMCWS Rally begins\"\n                 alt=\"img_3686\"\n                 src=\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/gmcws-rally\/img_3686.jpg\"\n                 style=\"max-height: 580px;\"\/>\n        <\/a>\n\n        <\/div> \n<div id=\"ngg-image-2\" class=\"ngg-gallery-slideshow-image\" style=\"height:600px\">\n\n        <a href=\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/gmcws-rally\/img_3690.jpg\"\n           title=\"Shadows in the shaded patio\"\n           data-src=\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/gmcws-rally\/img_3690.jpg\"\n           data-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/gmcws-rally\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_3690.jpg\"\n           data-image-id=\"476\"\n           data-title=\"img_3690\"\n           data-description=\"Shadows in the shaded patio\"\n           class=\"shutterset_32e8346bfb243cf699566fa048675c88\">\n\n            <img data-image-id='476'\n                 title=\"Shadows in the shaded patio\"\n                 alt=\"img_3690\"\n                 src=\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/gmcws-rally\/img_3690.jpg\"\n                 style=\"max-height: 580px;\"\/>\n        <\/a>\n\n        <\/div> \n<div id=\"ngg-image-3\" class=\"ngg-gallery-slideshow-image\" style=\"height:600px\">\n\n        <a href=\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/gmcws-rally\/img_3691.jpg\"\n           title=\"The central meeting room - should be cozy.  Joanne decorated it nicely and there\\&#039;s even a wood burning stove.\"\n           data-src=\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/gmcws-rally\/img_3691.jpg\"\n           data-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/gmcws-rally\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_3691.jpg\"\n           data-image-id=\"477\"\n           data-title=\"img_3691\"\n           data-description=\"The central meeting room - should be cozy.  Joanne decorated it nicely and there&#039;s even a wood burning stove.\"\n           class=\"shutterset_32e8346bfb243cf699566fa048675c88\">\n\n            <img data-image-id='477'\n                 title=\"The central meeting room - should be cozy.  Joanne decorated it nicely and there\\&#039;s even a wood burning stove.\"\n                 alt=\"img_3691\"\n                 src=\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/gmcws-rally\/img_3691.jpg\"\n                 style=\"max-height: 580px;\"\/>\n        <\/a>\n\n        <\/div> \n<div id=\"ngg-image-4\" class=\"ngg-gallery-slideshow-image\" style=\"height:600px\">\n\n        <a href=\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/gmcws-rally\/img_3692.jpg\"\n           title=\"Relics dot the grounds\"\n           data-src=\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/gmcws-rally\/img_3692.jpg\"\n           data-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/gmcws-rally\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_3692.jpg\"\n           data-image-id=\"478\"\n           data-title=\"img_3692\"\n           data-description=\"Relics dot the grounds\"\n           class=\"shutterset_32e8346bfb243cf699566fa048675c88\">\n\n            <img data-image-id='478'\n                 title=\"Relics dot the grounds\"\n                 alt=\"img_3692\"\n                 src=\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/gmcws-rally\/img_3692.jpg\"\n                 style=\"max-height: 580px;\"\/>\n        <\/a>\n\n        <\/div> \n<div id=\"ngg-image-5\" class=\"ngg-gallery-slideshow-image\" style=\"height:600px\">\n\n        <a href=\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/gmcws-rally\/img_5993.jpg\"\n           title=\"One of the many beautiful views at our campsite at San Lorenzo Park in King City\"\n           data-src=\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/gmcws-rally\/img_5993.jpg\"\n           data-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/gmcws-rally\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_5993.jpg\"\n           data-image-id=\"479\"\n           data-title=\"img_5993\"\n           data-description=\"One of the many beautiful views at our campsite at San Lorenzo Park in King City\"\n           class=\"shutterset_32e8346bfb243cf699566fa048675c88\">\n\n            <img data-image-id='479'\n                 title=\"One of the many beautiful views at our campsite at San Lorenzo Park in King City\"\n                 alt=\"img_5993\"\n                 src=\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/gmcws-rally\/img_5993.jpg\"\n                 style=\"max-height: 580px;\"\/>\n        <\/a>\n\n        <\/div> \n<div id=\"ngg-image-6\" class=\"ngg-gallery-slideshow-image\" style=\"height:600px\">\n\n        <a href=\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/gmcws-rally\/img_5999.jpg\"\n           title=\"This place is a photographer\\&#039;s dream\"\n           data-src=\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/gmcws-rally\/img_5999.jpg\"\n           data-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/gmcws-rally\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_5999.jpg\"\n           data-image-id=\"480\"\n           data-title=\"img_5999\"\n           data-description=\"This place is a photographer&#039;s dream\"\n           class=\"shutterset_32e8346bfb243cf699566fa048675c88\">\n\n            <img data-image-id='480'\n                 title=\"This place is a photographer\\&#039;s dream\"\n                 alt=\"img_5999\"\n                 src=\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/gallery\/gmcws-rally\/img_5999.jpg\"\n                 style=\"max-height: 580px;\"\/>\n        <\/a>\n\n        <\/div> \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>King City is only about 40 miles south of Salinas where we lived and worked for 17 years before we moved to Arizona in 2005.\u00a0 Although we traveled to King City on many occasions during that time, and even visited this park once or twice, we never realized what an excellent campground they had to offer.\u00a0 It is so spacious and quiet.\u00a0 The sunlight is filtered through the trees and the mild breeze is refreshing.\u00a0 Temperatures in the 80&#8217;s don&#8217;t hurt either.<\/p>\n<p>Everywhere you look, there are wild flowers and green hills dotted with dark green trees.\u00a0\u00a0 It&#8217;s easy to see why Steinbeck was inspired by this little pocket of heaven.\u00a0 Thanks to Joanne and Phil Hernandez for finding a perfect venue for the rally.<\/p>\n<p>p.s.\u00a0 No wonder this area is renowned for it&#8217;s produce. \u00a0 We got some local strawberries from Red Blossom Farms in Salinas and they are unbelievably fresh, sweet and delicious!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"facebook\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share.php?u=http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/2011\/04\/26\/steinbeck-country-is-still-a-little-slice-of-heaven-and-a-great-place-for-a-gmcws-rally\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-facebook-plugin\/facebook_share_icon.gif\" alt=\"Share on Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" \/><\/a><a 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