We took a drive through Soledad Canyon into Antelope Valley early in the new year. It's very high and dry, with lots of interesting rock formations.
At one point, we looked down into this valley at this body of water. The sign said it's the California Aqueduct. Imagine my surprise (and alarm), when the sign went on to say that we were also looking at the San Andreas Fault! I can just imagine how the people who designed the aqueduct looked at the crevasse in the ground and thought: "Gee, what a great place to put the canal that transports the drinking water for most of Southern California!"
On the way back, we passed this llama farm--it was huge! There were probably 100 llamas grazing in the fields.
When we got back, we had to get ready for the big storms that were forecast. A previous shower had caused water to flow right through our campsite, so we spent some time filling sandbags and building a dike to divert water into the road. We were really glad we'd done all that work, because without it our RV would have been washed away! We had a lot of water in our site. Fortunately, our new site doesn't seem to be prone to flooding. The good thing about all the rain is that it's starting to green up around here!I'm going to call that it for tonight. I need to download some more pictures.
2 comments:
Look at the cloudless skies again. I noticed the electrical power lines in the Soledad photo. Was the entire area wired off? At the front of your photo, it looks like there is a low, perhaps wire fence? Beautiful shot of the aquaduct. Did you know when we were in Maine, we stopped at the llama farm in the area where you stayed? I bought a long-sleeved sweater made of llama "fur" or whatever it's called. The sweater is very soft, fits beautifully but it makes me too itchy if worn against my bare arms. I have to wear some type of long-sleeved blouse beneath the sweater. It is very warm though. Glad to have you back again.
It's an unfortunate fact of California geography that some of the prettiest mountains have power lines, satellite dishes and/or water towers right on top. The mountains are everywhere, people live in the valleys and canyons and don't want these structures in their back yards, so they put them up there where they spoil your pictures!
I remember that you bought a sweater at the llama farm in Maine. I can't stand any kind of wool right next to my skin either. I'll bet you don't get too many opportunities to wear that sweater in FL, do you?!
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