Bougainvillea in dad's backyard
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5/03/2025
Our first scenic stop was in the Pine Valley Recreational Area.
We saw three different spots at this location.
This is about 16 miles north of Ojai, CA, east of CA-33
1st stop • part 1
Lower Rose Valley Lake
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1st stop • part 2
Upper Rose Valley Lake
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1st stop • part 3
Piedra Blanca
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2nd stop
We stopped at a vista spot on CA-33 about 34 miles north of Ojai.
Jacinto Reyes Scenic Byway
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3rd stop
On Hudson Ranch Road, south of CA-33, between Maricopa, CA and Frasier Park, CA.
Bitter Creek National Wildlife Refuge
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5/04/2025
Road trip in the desert and the mountains
1st stop
Barstow Road (CA-247), driving between Barstow, CA and Lucerne Valley, CA.
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2nd stop
Summit Scenic Overlook (Cajon Pass Overlook)
→ Had great plans to set up multiple cameras and also fly my drone.
→ When I got here, I had my cell phone in my hand and walked to the edge so I could look down on the rails, and almost immediately a train came around the curve, so all I got was the cell phone video.
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3rd stop
Lone Pine Canyon Road, between Cajon Junction, CA and Wrightwood, CA.
→ The 1st 3 pics are looking back toward Mormon Rocks along hwy CA-138.
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4th stop
Wrightwood, CA
→ Wrightwood, CA area driving through Big Pines.
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5/05/2025
No pics today
Out for breakfast and some shopping. Did some laundry.
5/06/2025
Drove up Owens Valley
1st stop
Red Rock Canyon
→ Prepared to fly my drone, only to find out it's a NO DRONE ZONE!!!
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2nd stop
Alabama Hills (south end) - on Lubken Canyon Road
→ Was able to fly my drone
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3rd stop
Alabama Hills (north end) - on Movie Road
→ Was able to fly my drone
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4th stop
Panamint Springs • Death Valley National Park
→ Star Wars Canyon/Father Crowley Overlook
→ No drone work (not allowed in National Parks)
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5/07/2025
Drove to Kennedy Meadows
1st stop
Sunrise at Palmdale, CA
→ Lamont Odett Vista Point, CA-14
→ Timelapse video and lots of pics
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2nd stop
9 Mile Canyon Road
→ Driving up the canyon from Pearsonville to Kennedy Meadows
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3rd stop
Fish Creek Campground
→ High in the hills (7,264ft elevation) of the Sequoia Nat'l Forest
→ West of Kennedy Meadows
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4th stop
End of the road
→ From Fish Creek we drove further west only to find all roads to any additional destinations closed!
→ Back down the hill we go, taking CA-178 to Bakersfield, then south to home.
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5th stop
Gas station in Bakersfield, CA
→ Beggars can't be choosers, so we paid the price!
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5/08/2025
Sycamore Cove Beach
→ Decided to take a drive to the beach before heading back to Oklahoma.
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