Most of our trip so far has been up Highway 395, but now we take a left turn off 395 towards the coast.
The geology along Highway 395 has been remarkable in its beauty and variety.
Click to enlarge (it’s huge)
Juniper’s Reservoir campground is about 10 miles west of the town of Lakeview on Highway 140. The campground is reached by traveling a few miles along a dusty road off Highway 140 . . .
Almost every campsite, including ours, has a birdhouse nearby . . .
Our birdhouse is in front of the tree above
The birdhouse is about 3 feet away from our front window
Currently, we’re in Highlands RV Park in Bishop, CA (elevation 4,140 ft) until Thursday.
Here’s how we got here . . .
MONDAY (June 9) – Our first campground was Three Rivers Hideaway in Three Rivers, CA. This was a new campground and area for us. The trip from Visalia up Highway 198 into the foothills was beautiful. It reminded us of our drive from Merced to Mariposa. However, Highway 198 was much more lush and touristy.
When we arrived at Three Rivers Hideaway, we were taking Flirt down the RV steps when she decided to jump the last two steps. Bad idea. She face planted on the ground and hurt her leg so that she had to limp. Maybe no big deal for a young dog, but Flirt’s pushing 13. So . . . . . .
After driving for three and a half hours, we took Flirt to the Emergency Vet Services in Fresno – about an 80 mile one-way trek.
Our Limping Girl
The Emergency Center vet checked her out pretty thoroughly and gave a thumbs up with advice to keep her activity to a minimum for a week. He also gave us some powerful pain killers.
After a day, Flirt was back to watching traffic from her RV perch.
After returning from Fresno, we medicated Flirt and went out to eat . . . and drink. Below is the view of the Kaweah River from the Gateway Restaurant where we had dinner. Lovely.
WEDNESDAY (June 11) – Kern River KOA. Just an overnight.
THURSDAY (June 12) – arrived at the RV park where we used to work. Interesting. New management, but the park looks exactly the same. Weird.
FRIDAY (June 13) – a drive up mountain Highway 168 to Aspendell (elevation 8,400 ft) to the Cardinal Village restaurant for breakfast.
Highway 168 going up
Up here temperatures are 15 – 20 degrees cooler.
Try the French Toast. Seriously.
Looking down on Cardinal Village
After breakfast, we drove to the end of Highway 168 . . . Lake Sabrina.
Then on the way back to Bishop, we took a side trip to South Lake . . .
Haven’t been this high for a while
In one of the parking lots, we found what was left of last winter’s snow . . .
South Lake was the fullest we have ever seen . . . when we were here in 2015 and 2018.
In fact, a ranger at the lake told Jan that after all the snow melts, the lake may crest the dam . . .
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