Shady Oasis Campground, Victorville, Ca., 176 mile jump
Saying goodbye to Iris and Nancy about 9:30AM, we headed south to Ventura where we said farewell to the Pacific Ocean which we had been enjoying since Cape Flattery mid- November. Before that, we first came upon salt water in Puget Sound, November 3. The sea is alluring; its magnificence is both calming and humbling. Hopefully, the pollution by oil and plastic can be stopped before it’s too late. Future generations depend upon us addressing pollution and climate change now; we are near a point beyond which we might not recover. Butterflies, bees, birds and sea creatures are small links in the chain of life that if allowed to go extinct will result in our own extinction. Lord, help us to realize our predicament and act accordingly!
It was a long slow climb from the sea to the high desert; the topography changing from coastal to crops to horse and cattle to desert. We stopped once to dump our waste water in Santa Clarita at a Camping World; I didn’t want to haul the weight uphill. Then again for a roadside lunch as we met the Pear Blossom Hwy near Palmdale . Arriving at Shady Oasis about 3PM, we set up in a run down campground adjacent to I-15. There is virtually no one here, it’s only $36/night for full hookup, close to our friends, and cell phone service is good. We are only here three nights, so we will be fine. Last week, we were right next to an airport under the flight path, Before that, we were sandwiched between Hwy. 1 and the Amtrak track, so the noise won’t bother us.
I got back to blogging; I am anxious to go live online before our next jump to Joshua Tree National Park; it will be primitive, i.e., no computer. Penny made what she believes to be the best corn bread she has ever made. It was great with the black eyed peas stew!