Welcome to beautiful
Bakersfield, California. The most polluted
city in the US and the second city with the most smog in the US (Los Angeles
has the worst smog).
How many layers of
smog can you see?
As we drove over the
mountains we were stunned to see this much smog!
Bakersfield is in the
San Joaquin Valley, a major agricultural area that stretches through much of
California. The San Joaquin Valley
contains some of the richest, most productive agricultural land in the country.
But its geography - the valley is
surrounded on all sides by mountains - creates a bowl that traps air
pollution.
Most of the 250 miles
we drove today were through very stark, dry desert. Once we started getting close to Bakersfield,
the land turned lush and green.
As we drove by Edwards
Air Force Base, we had a couple of jets fly over and we were circled a couple of
times by this odd looking plane.
We are staying at the
Orange Grove RV Park, about 10 miles outside Bakersfield. It’s a nice park that is, you guessed it, in
an old orange grove. This is the view
out our front door.
At check-in we were encouraged to “pick the oranges”. They
were very sweet and juicy.
Mark picking the oranges.
Next time; Birding the disc golf course.
Is that the only orange on the tree? LOL
ReplyDeleteAll of the outside low-hanging fruit had been picked. But the insides of the trees were full of fruit.
DeleteThe trees were loaded! Best orange I've ever had.
ReplyDeleteYummy.
ReplyDeleteBoise is prone to inversions in the winters. So that looks familiar. Breath shallow my friends.