Finally, the Desert

This striking little fellow was perched on one of the fence posts on the way out of Merced River RV Park this morning. It looks a lot like Grandson Micah's land tortoise.

Lots more miles of fields and orchards today. It's hard to realize how big a state California is until you drive through it north to south. Though we began to see more and more vineyards today and a few signs near towns stating that they were the raisin capital of the world...

We saw a few vineyards that were covered in light green or white plastic. Varying comments on the internet as to why: to protect the grapes from the sun; to keep the birds out; to keep the dirt off; etc.

This field even has the area between the rows covered. It looks like a sea of plastic --

We were getting great diesel mileage on California's flat freeways. The last diesel fill showed us getting twelve miles to the gallon! That most likely didn't last as we headed east over 4000 foot Tehachapi Pass and into the Mojave Desert.

We are in the desert again. We saw lots of Joshua Trees and even a few cacti as we drove. We are parked at Sierra Trails RV Park, between California City and Mojave.