Central California

On Wednesday, I drove from the San Francisco area toward Los Angeles.  This is actually quite a long drive on Interstate 5 freeway.  There are hills to the right (west) and farmlands to the left (east) all the way until you have to cross a mountain range separating Central from Southern California.  Up in those mountains (at Lebec) is where I spent the night.  Thursday will be my sightseeing day in Los Angeles.

Hills to the east

Farms to the west...Saw a lot of fruit trees,
a big cattle operation, advertisements for
cherries and pistachios.

Water seems to be a huge issue here.  There were all types of canals, aqueducts, and other water delivery systems.  There were also signs encouraging lawmakers to do more to get more water to the area.




The biggest city in this central region is Bakersfield.  I arrived there in time for supper, so I stopped at the restaurant/theater of country music legend Buck Owens, the Crystal Palace.  Had a great steak, and the museum of his stuff is cool, too, for an old-time country music fan.