Kettleman City, 20080728mo2020

We're just south of Kettleman City on Highway 5. We were able to get
some good video and photos. Now we have about 4 hours and 45 minutes
until we reach Sebastopol.

Third Encounter With Police, 20080728mo1920

We just had our third encounter for the day with the California State
Police. This time we weren't traveling too fast, we were moving too
slow. Actually, we weren't moving at all. We'd stopped in the middle
of the road to take still pictures of the truck with Jay's house.

Instead of hassling us, the officer asked if we were okay. When we
explained we were taking photos and video, he said, "Okay," and drove
away.

Fueling, $156.41 to fill up, 20080728mo1715

We stopped in Gorman to fuel up. The large tank and high fuel prices
make filling up quite expensive.

More bad news / good news, 20080728mo1632

We're traveling north along Highway 5, north of Castaic. We're on a
stretch of road where trucks and other larger vehicles hauling loads
(such as houses) are expected to be in the right lane and presumably
traveling at 55 miles per hour.

In our second encounter with the California Police today, we just had
an officer pull up beside us on his motorcycle and signal Jay to pull
over. Maybe it was because we were going about 70 miles per hour or
maybe it was because we were in the wrong lane.

Jay used his "Jedi Mind Tricks," waved, and the officer just continued
down the road.

Going through Los Angeles, 20080728mo1543

We're on Highway 5, just north west of the exit for Highway 110
(around mile 137).

North on Highway 5, near Capistrano Beach, 20080728mo1421

Along the Park, 20080728mo1221

We've moved to the street along the park.

Mission Bay Park, Crown Point, Open House, 20080728mo1117

We arrived at Crown Point shortly before 11:00 AM.

We've had some interesting "good news & bad news" experiences this
morning...

Bad news... We didn't realize we were going over the speed limit until
a police car pulled up next to us. Good news... The officer simply
told us to slow down and went on his way. :-)

Bad news... I forgot my nice Sony camera in a restroom. Good news...
We went back later and someone had turned it in.

Crown Point Coffee, 20080728mo0902

We've stopped at Crown Point Coffee.

Crown Point, in Mission Bay Park, 20080728mo0841

Mexican Border, 20080728mo0745

We've reached the Mexican border.

Morning Shoreline, 20080728mo0615

We pulled into a rest stop last night. Because of the length of the
truck and the house on the trailer behind us, we parked in the truck
area. I woke a little while ago and discovered that the rest stop is
near the ocean.

South on Highway 405, 20080727su1839

We're driving to Santa Ana for a radio interview.

Photos from Run/Walk/Hike, 20080727su1405

Photos from my Run/Walk/Hike on the Getty View Trail are now available. A slideshow is below.

Lunch, 20080727su1347

Veggie sandwich, fries, and salad.

Run/Walk/Hike Complete, 20080727su1124

Shortly after returning to civilization, I met a young (20s something) newly engaged couple out for their Sunday walk. When I explained to them where I'd walked/run/hiked they looked at me with disbelief, "Up there?!" they exclaimed looking at the hills above us. They are from Los Angeles, and regularly walk the fire road, but were unaware of any hiking trails along the ridge of the mountain range. Apparently since there are no signs, it's easy to get off the main trail and not know it. I'm going to post some photos from my run/walk/hike.

I Made It!, 20080727su1040

I made it over the three mountain ranges, avoiding rattlesnakes, and managing not to fall off steep cliffs to the ground hundreds of feet below. There were no signs marking the way. Navigating the last portion of the trail required going backwards and using my hands as well to slide down the steep incline of loose sharp rocks.

When the dust cleared, I looked up and saw another stupid park sign!

Looking South, 20080727su1027

After going south over several hill tops, I'm now on the southern most hill along the east side of Highway 405, north east of the Getty Center and south east of the Getty Center entrance. My iPhone GPS mapping system shows that a fire road is just west of the ridge that I'm on. It looks like there may be a trail leading down from here. I'll report back soon.

Looking Down, 20080727su1016

Here's another view looking down. In the right side of this picture you can see a vineyard, which I was told was one of the few (maybe the only) vineyard in Los Angeles.

Distance Perspective, 20080727su1012

The Hotel Angeleno can be seen very faintly at the bottom of the hill
on the left of the Getty Center.