OT- travel advise

[Guest guest]

Good evening all.. on the eve of my carotid artery surgery, I am asking for

suggestions of what is/are " must see/go there " sites between Las Vegas and

Bakersfield. Not interested in The Strip, etc. We will go to the Hoover Dam,

but are we nuts doing the desert in August? Please don't answer that!! lol. I

have 2.5 days to fill and would like some suggestions...Death Valley, Lake

Tahoe, Mohave, ????? I made reservations in Bakersfield from the night of the

7th til the 11th.

I'll have Steve send a report tomorrow after my surgery. I'd love any thoughts

and especially some of those prayers that seem to work so well. Betsy

[Guest guest]

>I have 2.5 days to fill and would like some suggestions...Death Valley, Lake

Tahoe, Mohave, ????? I made reservations in Bakersfield from the night of the

7th til the 11th.

Betsy,

Forget Lake Tahoe if you are driving. It's a 10 hour drive from Las Vegas

to Sacramento, so figure about the same to get to Tahoe, no matter which

way you come. Death Valley might be do-able but it's still a fairly long

and hot side trip.

On the way from Vegas to Bakersfield, you'll be taking I-15 to Barstow,

then pick up Hwy 58 to Bakersfield. That section has Boron, the home of

the world's largest Borax mine (and home to the 20-Mule Team Borax name).

You can also take a short side trip to Air Force Base and visit the

NASA Dryden facility, the original landing site for the space shuttles and

home of the test pilot school. Hwy 58 now bypasses Mohave, but if you take

the old 58 into Mohave, you will pass the Mohave Airport, home of Scaled

Composites, where the Rutan brothers built the " Round-the-World " airplane,

the Voyager. They just got done launching a three-man space vehicle in an

attempt to win some sort of space flight prize. Further along 58 is the

town of Tehachipi. Instead of bypassing it, drive down the main street and

look for Kelsey's restaurant. They have some of the best home-cooked meals

and out-of-this-world desserts in the area. They also have an extensive

photographic collection on display of the early days of this unique little

town. As you continue toward Bakersfield, watch the railroad tracks to

your left. About 15 miles outside of Tehachipi, the do a complete 360 turn

and pass over themselves as they drop in elevation down the side of the

mountain. That is an engineering marvel called the " Tehachipi Loop " .

I could give you a lot of other suggestions, but these are my favorites.

Of course, I'm a pilot and enjoy just about anything aviation related and I

was always fascinated by trains. LOL

Hope that helps..

Jerry

[Guest guest]

>I have 2.5 days to fill and would like some suggestions...Death Valley, Lake

Tahoe, Mohave, ????? I made reservations in Bakersfield from the night of the

7th til the 11th.

Betsy,

Forget Lake Tahoe if you are driving. It's a 10 hour drive from Las Vegas

to Sacramento, so figure about the same to get to Tahoe, no matter which

way you come. Death Valley might be do-able but it's still a fairly long

and hot side trip.

On the way from Vegas to Bakersfield, you'll be taking I-15 to Barstow,

then pick up Hwy 58 to Bakersfield. That section has Boron, the home of

the world's largest Borax mine (and home to the 20-Mule Team Borax name).

You can also take a short side trip to Air Force Base and visit the

NASA Dryden facility, the original landing site for the space shuttles and

home of the test pilot school. Hwy 58 now bypasses Mohave, but if you take

the old 58 into Mohave, you will pass the Mohave Airport, home of Scaled

Composites, where the Rutan brothers built the " Round-the-World " airplane,

the Voyager. They just got done launching a three-man space vehicle in an

attempt to win some sort of space flight prize. Further along 58 is the

town of Tehachipi. Instead of bypassing it, drive down the main street and

look for Kelsey's restaurant. They have some of the best home-cooked meals

and out-of-this-world desserts in the area. They also have an extensive

photographic collection on display of the early days of this unique little

town. As you continue toward Bakersfield, watch the railroad tracks to

your left. About 15 miles outside of Tehachipi, the do a complete 360 turn

and pass over themselves as they drop in elevation down the side of the

mountain. That is an engineering marvel called the " Tehachipi Loop " .

I could give you a lot of other suggestions, but these are my favorites.

Of course, I'm a pilot and enjoy just about anything aviation related and I

was always fascinated by trains. LOL

Hope that helps..

Jerry

[Guest guest]

>I have 2.5 days to fill and would like some suggestions...Death Valley, Lake

Tahoe, Mohave, ????? I made reservations in Bakersfield from the night of the

7th til the 11th.

Betsy,

Forget Lake Tahoe if you are driving. It's a 10 hour drive from Las Vegas

to Sacramento, so figure about the same to get to Tahoe, no matter which

way you come. Death Valley might be do-able but it's still a fairly long

and hot side trip.

On the way from Vegas to Bakersfield, you'll be taking I-15 to Barstow,

then pick up Hwy 58 to Bakersfield. That section has Boron, the home of

the world's largest Borax mine (and home to the 20-Mule Team Borax name).

You can also take a short side trip to Air Force Base and visit the

NASA Dryden facility, the original landing site for the space shuttles and

home of the test pilot school. Hwy 58 now bypasses Mohave, but if you take

the old 58 into Mohave, you will pass the Mohave Airport, home of Scaled

Composites, where the Rutan brothers built the " Round-the-World " airplane,

the Voyager. They just got done launching a three-man space vehicle in an

attempt to win some sort of space flight prize. Further along 58 is the

town of Tehachipi. Instead of bypassing it, drive down the main street and

look for Kelsey's restaurant. They have some of the best home-cooked meals

and out-of-this-world desserts in the area. They also have an extensive

photographic collection on display of the early days of this unique little

town. As you continue toward Bakersfield, watch the railroad tracks to

your left. About 15 miles outside of Tehachipi, the do a complete 360 turn

and pass over themselves as they drop in elevation down the side of the

mountain. That is an engineering marvel called the " Tehachipi Loop " .

I could give you a lot of other suggestions, but these are my favorites.

Of course, I'm a pilot and enjoy just about anything aviation related and I

was always fascinated by trains. LOL

Hope that helps..

Jerry