ROCKSTAR TOUR day 2

ROCKSTAR TOUR- Day 2

We loaded up and headed south. The country side was full of sheep and lambs. I was as giddy as a child. Memories of my grandpa and granny and the sheep and lambs that grazed over the hill behind their house came back to me increasing the feeling of adventure.

Fields of car eating aliens and from what I could tell they were eating black vehicles. We were safe to proceed.

We passed a winery that advertised Apricot Wine. 

Orchard after orchard of oranges.

Tumbleweeds were weaving through traffic across the I-5. Which brought up a discussion of where they come from? What are they made of?  Tumbleweed is a plant that dries out and disengages from their root and tumble away in the wind. It deposits seeds as it dries and tumbles. They are commonly found in desert areas. One type of this tumbling weed came from Russia and is known as Russian Thistle, in bags of flax seed that were brought into South Dakota. Russian Thistle can remove up to 44 gallons of water from the soil and takes a serious toll on wheat crops.

There we were driving and minding out own business when we pass the Visalia Crime Scene Lab truck being closely followed by a Tulare county sheriff. Mayhem in Los Banos?  Chaos at an apricot ranch? Big trouble on I-5 California?

We stopped for lunch and there they were; the grieving family with Uncle Fred or Aunt Betty or maybe grandpa in a beautiful walnut burl box. They were together in a flurry and a few cowboy hat clad men watched. It was a spectacle.

As we were once again minding our own business driving down the highway a truck loaded down with copper sulfate goes flying by.  This compound is toxic to the environment and is harmful if swallowed.  However Copper sulfate pentahydrate is a fungicide and used on grapes, berries and melons to reduce risk of fungus.

We rolled up into the foothills of Angeles National Forest and were soon on snowy ground. Yeha!!!!!  Snow!!!!

Enjoy!