Barstow Travel Blogs

BIG BEAR HERE WE COME!!!!!!Funny i just got back from LA and I am driving back to California HAHAHAHA. I arrived at 8am. I took a nap, showered, unpack and repacked for Big Bear. RJ is driving anyway HAHAHAHHA. Wendy (travelngirl) has been inviting us to come visit her since she moved to Big Bear C…

LA to San Francisco by , Mojave desert, death valley, mammoth lake, Yosemite NP, Monterey coast and around SF.

We finally got started - our usual: 2 hours late.  I had hoped to leave by 6 AM, but neither Jag nor I had more than about 2 hours of sleep last night.  We were moving in very slow motion.  Add to that a case of nerves, or was it my old agoraphobia, and I was a wreck.  All bette…

I spent a year at Ft Irwin, and have seen more than enough of Barstow. Barstow is home to the first Del Taco. This is also the starting point of Interstate 40, with a sign announcing Wilmington North Carolina is a mere 2554 miles away. Of course I stopped to take a photo of the sign. htt…

Really. This patch of desert in Barstow is the intersection point of the Old Mojave Trail, the Old Mormon Trail (I-15) and Route 66 (I-40). Had it not been for the magnificent aridness and wasted backdrop, Barstow could easily have become the capital of California. I rode in from Arizona …

All's great until 38 miles north of Barstow. Left Morro Bay, crossed the mountain & entered the desert. Although 108 outside, scenery was great: terra-cotta roofed homes, vinyards, strawberry & nut fields that go for miles, oil pumping rigs & wind farms were surreal. Then Bam! Tire blows miles from nowhere; approached building that seemed vacant but wasn't. Got refreshed, called AAA, back to Barstow for the night! Off to Vegas in the am after getting new tires.

Route 66 was really an acidental find.  My buddy Mac and I were on our way to L.A.  and passed through Barstow and saw the signs for Route 66.  There really isn't a lot to it.  Just another highway through another town.  I guess I'm missing something of the experience and n…

I flew from Washington DC to Longbeach CA then my immediate family and I piled into a minivan for a superfast attempt at crossing the US. I took pictures, most of which are from the back seat of the tinted window minivan, but some of which are through the windshield and a few are actually from times we stopped. Enjoy.

some pics from my USA summer '08

Gotta love California!! I try to drive out to Cali as much as possible! Especially trips to the beach! :]

This was just an overnight stop (200 miles here).   Setup camp and then had beef burritos for tea, later some of us played rummy and then blackjack.

Road trips are a totally awesome, but LONG way to see the country! Chris and I had a blast touring the southwest! ___________________________________ Chris and I head out west to see family, friends and explore! Any suggestions you have before we head out would be more than welcome!!

I had to Drive From Marysville, Ca. To Wilmington, NC. It was great and alot of fun but Tireing.