Had a wonderful day on the open road today.
Left Bakersfield at around 7 heading for Oregon. Anyone that has been around the CA Central Valley in July, knows the heat can be absolutely brutal, but not today. Believe it or not, at noon going through Sacramento the temperature was 68...and that's not a typo. It was a spring-like day. (Now I'm realistic enough to know that on the return trip I'll pay the price)
Most have probably heard about the CA drought and I can attest that it's real. Here's a picture of a pickup truck driving around on the dry bottom of the Shasta Reservoir.
Here's a couple images of the drive through Northern California
Had a little excitement on the drive today. Just before Oregon I looked in the rear view mirror and saw flashing lights, I knew it wasn't for me as I meticulously held the speed limit all day. A pickup truck roared by followed by 12, count 'em 12, law enforcement vehicles - Sheriff, Highway Patrol, City Police and what appeared to be fed-type officers in unmarked cars. Moments later the "procession" went the other way on the other side of the freeway, and then again passed me going back the original direction. Further down the road I saw officers getting ready to deploy spike strips and other potential tactical strategy. Unfortunately I have no idea what the chase was all about and didn't get to see the end.
The car has done really well thus far with the only issue being the rear view mirror - the little flipper quit flipping and the mirror started flopping. The fix was a piece of coffee stirrer strategically placed - but I'll definitely need a new mirror.
The fuel mileage is quite good thus far with tank #1 providing 38.2 mpg and tank #2 providing 34.2 mpg.
Jumped off the road earlier than I wanted due to rain and getting tired.
Tomorrow, Canada