032714 Out of California ... via Route 66

On the 26th we left our LA home at Balboa RV Park in Van Nuys, California.  It took over an hour and a half  to clear Cajon Pass over the San Bernadino Mountains.  I was ready for that to happen.

Even had a foreign substance hit our windows, at least foreign to LA folks.  Water.

Once we got over the Cajon Pass, it was dry as a bone.  We cruised a short while on I-15 before getting on I-40.  I-40 starts in Barstow, CA.  Unfortunately, we weren't ready for the sign, but it had Wilmington, NC 2,5xx miles.  Wish we had that picture.  At Ludlow, we turned on to old Route 66.  Filled up with gas there.  Only cost $4.50 a gallon.  Believe it or not, that wasn't the most expensive gas we bought on this trip.  Gas at the only station in Death Valley was $5.50 a gallon.

We also had a terrific tail wind.  Winds up to 39 mph were pushing us and sometimes a lot of sand.

This is a photo of the roadway.  Every so often, Route 66 is painted on the road bed.  Another thing of interest.  The special book we have on Rt 66 warns of some rough pavement.  Well, not so much.  I've seen a lot rougher pavement on interstates.

This is what the countless people saw when they traveled RT 66 to California, trying to find the promised land.  At the time it was.  Now, not so much.
 

This is what I was happy to see at the end of yesterday. 

 

 

I loved my stay in Los Angeles.  I scratched a number of itches, but that place is no longer on my bucket list.

Revised 4/20/14.  Spelling & grammar corrections.