Lepus californicus

Today, we left San Diego, bidding a tearful good bye to our daughter, Laura, her husband, Tim, and their boys, Josiah (6) and Judah (2).  Surprisingly, they didn't throw us out sooner. We had been with them for 13 days!  We always enjoy each others' company, and it never feels uncomfortable or as if we are in the way, while we are with them.

We drove up I-15 to the junction with US 395 and then continued on through the Mojave desert, finally arriving in Lone Pine, CA.  This little town is the first one of any real size we encountered since Victorville.  It is done up as an old western town and has the main drag along US 395.  We toured some of the residential area. There are some lovely homes.

We are staying in the Comfort Inn at the south end of town, although I turned in here:

My better half, nixed that one, so here we are at the Comfort Inn, enjoying a tall cool drink on the private balcony that looks out on this:

 Below us on the lawn, I can count about 18 black-tailed jackrabbits (Lepus californicus...Ahh, so that's where you got that cryptic title for your blog!) who are just nibbling at the grass and having a splendid supper.

Lepus californicus

Anyway, those wascally wabbits are not having any more fun than we are, even if the temperature is 94 degrees at 6:38 PM.  Below you will find a photo, and if you click on it, you will be treated to a slide show. So, enjoy, and stay tuned for more fun along the way with the old pilgarlic. 

By the way, the odd looking trees are Joshua trees, and that Red Mountain, I presume, is the source of the name for the town of (you guessed it) Red Mountain, CA.  The map shows a portion of the road we drove today.  These pictures were mainly taken along that stretch.