Meandering the Country

November 11- December 2, 2021 Welcome train at entrance to Soledad Canyon RV and Camping Resort Site #176 in Soledad Canyon RV and Camping Resort was home during our visit to Antelope Valley.  The campground is located about two miles from the small town of Acton (population of 7,232).  It is surrounded by the Sierra Pelona Mountains and the San Gabriel Mountains, giving us scenic sunsets and amazing views!  Again, the hummingbirds were very prevalent.  Keeping the feeders full was a challenge I was up to!  The campground’s high desert location gave us yet further experience with the dry, dusty nature of the desert climate in December.  Given the alternative of snow, I’ll take dry and dusty!  Mistletoe was everywhere in this campground!  I mistakenly thought mistletoe was a shrub.  Nope!  It’s a parasitic evergreen plant that attaches itself to trees.  Although the deciduous trees had already dropped their leaves, we could see very ...

Santa Barbara!   October 21 – November 11. 2021   We found a quiet retreat, nestled in the mountains, 30 minutes outside of Santa Barbara, California to stay for this segment of our trip!  Rancho Oso RV Resort and Campground was our “home, sweet home”! You know how “they” say accidents happen close to home?  Well, although we didn’t have an accident here, it was easy to imagine having one!  The last mile to the campground is down a narrow, winding road. It wouldn’t be that adventurous in a car, but driving our fifth wheel through the tight, rocky curves was a little unnerving.  The campground advises you to arrive after noon and to leave before noon to avoid meeting any oncoming traffic!  It’s really good advice, as there are very few places along the road wide enough for two cars to pass each other, let alone two RVs!  However, the campground is worth the effort, as it is really cute!  It’s a horse ranch co...