Livingston, CA to Klamath Falls, OR . October 24

Woke up at Truck America in Livingston.  Headed toward Pendleton.

Passed thousands of acres of olive trees near Corning,CA, the nations olive capital. There has been a lot of similar scenery like this with different crops since we passed through Bakersfield several days ago.  

In-N-Out: home of double-double animal style (burger). Thanks, Will for recommending.  Beth had some lesser burger

We drove all day, with stops for fuel and food.  Before crossing into Oregon, we passed by Mt. Shasta.
Nice view of Mt Shasta with fall colors in the fore.

Sequoia National Park and King's Canyon National Park October 23

We awoke to interesting beautiful scenery and nature at Azalea Campground

We set out to see th big trees, and here are a few of them.

then to Sequoia Park

this sequoia (center) "General Sherman" has the length of a football field, and see it's base below.

Beth and I surrounded by three big ones.

We ended the days park tours checking out King's Canyon.  

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Kern River/Lake Isabella KOA to Kings Canyon National Park Oct 21- 22

Coming out of Death Valley, we ovenighted at KOA.  Upon leaving the KOA we saw Joshua trees similar to the ones we saw leaving Death alley, but more of them.  This helped us somewhat get over not going to Joshua Tree National Park.

Continuing toward Bakersfield.

From Stockton North, there are thousands of acres of crops for the USA.  Some of them were plumbs, grapes, oranges, lemons watermelons, honeydews, potatoes, strawberries, pumpkins

Pahrump Station, NV to Stove Pipe Wells and Death Valley, CA Oct 20

We left the RV capground at Pahrump headed for Death valley.

As we approached death Valley Junction we saw the water tanks and then a ghost town from the 1920's that had been built by a borax company

the opera house (below) is not original to the town, but was developed during years following 1967

We saw a sign for 20 mule Team Road and decided to take this less traveled one way path.

There were sharp curves and deep ruts.  Here we are looking down one of the steep grades.

After we made it out, we read that road is impassable to RVs.  Oh, well...

In the AM Oct 21, We awoke at Stovepipe Wells campground.  As in other federal parks, my (Bill) senior pass got us free admission and half price camping (<$10), and we headed out to see the some sights pointed out to us by welcome center folk

Then we headed to Zabriski point

then to the site of an old borax mine and processing site.

The famed twenty mule team consists of a driver, a swamper, 20 mules, a water wagon, and two freight wagons.

 Who is manning those big wagon wheel brakes?  Inspection shows brakes are connected by shaft to the wagon ahead, and as the wagon ahead slows, the shaft drives the brakes to the rear 6-7 ft wagon wheel.

A few picturesque ruins remain
of workmen's quarters.

Back on the road headed to Devils Golf ceourse, we see some  mossy green color in th white/red/brown rock formations

The Devils Golf Course was so-named because only the Devil could play golf here.  Walking here was allowed, but signs warned of serious injury.

This truly is rock salt!
This was formed by eroding away of salt.  the idea is that salt and other minerals erode down from mountains, and salt being the most soluble erodes away.


Next we went to Badwater, the lowest point in the US.

Beth is walking on what looks like a salt Broadway

Under the salt walkway was water.

This place results from salt erosion of a different nature.

The road away from Badwater and west through the Death Valley and out to the west.

  

As we drive west, we are seeing our first Joshua trees.

 They were plentiful on the hillsides.