Last photos of return from Asilomar 05-01-09

It was very windy on Monday, April 27, when I drove home from Mary's. Much too windy to be taking photos as I drove. I notice the wind more in the Lexus than in the Dodge van - I imagine it is because the Lexus has a higher center of gravity.

Mary's 'deck boxes' are lovely with yellow, violet and pinky pansies... and the every present alyssum to cover the bare soil.

I do love to stop at Harris Ranch at the intersection of I-5 and CA 198. Besides being an oasis of green and color no matter what time of year, they have very clean bathrooms that are always well stocked. I frequently walk around in the parking lot for some 'mid-point' exercise, or at least around part of it. It is a very large parking area that goes completely around all of the buildings.

It must have been very cold up around 20,000 feet because the jet contrails made air maps in the sky. These go north/south and east/west and one even made a wide curve - wonder where he was going? Many of the planes are from/to LAX, San Jose, San Francisco and Oakland. It is a busy air corridor all of the time.

See how much green has disappeared since I went over the Ridge Route a month ago? This is just at the top of the first long grade. The sign says "Tejon Ranch" one of the large historic ranches established in the 1800s. It is still a working ranch and also offers some historical talks about those olden times.