Today our friend Liz, KoKo, and I drove up to Tehachapi, CA, to deliver some items to the daughter of a friend. My GPS gave an estimate of about two and a half hours each direction, but this didn't account for heavy traffic. So it took us more like three and a half hours. But we weren't in a hurry and the weather was perfect.
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One awesome thing about the area around Tehachapi is the widespread wind turbine farms which function well in this location due to that almost constant winds. This picture was taken in March 2018 when there had been abundant rains. Now the land is parched and seems almost completely bare of vegetation. In the lower left corner is glimpse of CA58, which goes from San Luis Obispo to Barstow through vast desert country. Driving home about sunset the colors were wonderful.
While in Tehachapi we visited the Five Hearts Quilt and Fabric Shop which seems to specialize in floral fabrics and they have some lovely ones. Liz was looking for something with a western or outdoor theme and found these place mats that even came in a kit! I found some nice black on white prints.
There is another quilt shop in town which we will have to visit some other time. It was well past lunch time and we were all hungry. We went west a block and across the street to Kohnen's Country Bakery. Since we had KoKo with us we sat on the front patio right on the street and found out what a bustling small town this is.
Total miles were 330 and our average speed was only 40mpg, which isn't bad considering the congestion on the highways. We enjoyed the day so very much and each other's company even more! KoKo - not so much, I think after an hour or so he just gets bored, but I think it is better than leaving him home alone for an entire day.
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