Today was our day to escape from the megalopolis of Southern California towards the friendly, albeit chilly, environs of the northwest. I was actually a bit surprised by the few times we came to a stop or crawl along I5. It was the best traffic I have experienced in this area in the last several years.
California as a 55 speed limit for trucks and cars pulling trailers, so we were not able to make as good a time as we did in other states. The benefit was the ability to enjoy the countryside more as we drove over the mountains north of LA into the central valley. We past miles and miles of nut and fruit orchards, row crops of all types, cotton, grapes, grains, and finally into the rice growing area near Sacramento. Coupled with the agriculture we saw in the Imperial Valley on the way to San Diego, it is clear California is a most important food growing part of our country.
The weather was sunny in the morning, changing to clouds and intermittent showers in the afternoon. The further north we went, the cooler it got. Sacramento was only 60, and the forecast was for overnight lows near 40.
We found a Wal-Mart, and I checked in to see if it was OK to camp, and it was. We were getting settled in when a security officer knocked on the door. He said this parking lot was not Wal-Mart's property, and that we could not stay. He was kind enough to direct us to another about 4 miles away where we were welcome. Imagine, being expelled from Wal-Mart.
I called my friend Don Dillard's home to confirm our visit. He actually was up in Idaho hunting with his son. Since we were not going to Cottonwood, we will have more time to get to Eureka tomorrow.
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