Day 4: Needles, California to Sequoia National Forest

This morning was glorious. The bushes beside our camper were in bloom. A bevy of four cute California quail were running around the campground scratching for food.










Leaving the campsite we headed west along Interstate 40 through the Mohave Desert (Pictures), past Barstow to Bakersfield. We drove through residential areas with palm trees, slim evergreens and low California style houses. We ate lunch in a small, expensive restaurant on Stockdale Highway called Little Italy. Kathy had cheese manicotti. Chris had Salmon Mediterranean. Both were very good.

We next shopped at Walmart. Had two car keys made. Shopped for some groceries, etc.

After Walmart, we took highway 99 north to Fresno. At Fresno we changed to highway 198 north to the campground near Three Rivers, eight miles from Sequoia National Park.

On the way, we stopped at a roadside fruit and vegetable market. We purchased tomatoes, pears, one yellow sweet potato and bags of dried pears and hot spicy dried mangos.