On the road to California

Naturally, the temperature kept rising the farther south we drove. Temperatures in the sixties are quite pleasant, especially when the sun is shining.

Orange tree in Casa Grande, Arizona

Winter in Arizona and California is like summer in Bettles--but there are no grapefruit and orange trees in Bettles.

Nelson's first night in California

Foothills of east of San Diego

The geology across southern California was interesting and not what I expected. First there were sand dunes on the east side, then lots of desert and then boulder-filled mountains before San Diego. The mountain pass was over 4000 feet on the freeway and we came from sea level on the eastern side. 

Imperial Sand Dunes, southern California

Four-wheelers playing on sand dunes (dark dots in middle of photo), southern California

Mountains to the east of San Diego covered with boulders eroding off the mountains