On Thursday Nov 13 we piled Suzette (the cat), Molly (the dog), Tico (the parrot) and us into Nellie the Navion and drove about 2 hours south to Greenfield CA for a planned outing with the Lone Cyprus Winnitascins RV club at Yanks RV park, located next to us 101.
The RV park is a newly created, beautifully designed and impeccably groomed, although somewhat spartan looking because the plentiful trees are still young. The park sits among acres of flat farmland between the mountain ranges hemming in the Salinas Valley. The Yanks RV park is the first stage of an ambitious plan to build a destination resort with an aviation museum as the centerpiece.
Thursday evening we joined the club for diner at the Windmill Restaurant in near-by Soledad. The restaurant was near empty except for the the LCW group of about 40, but everyone agreed that the food was delicious and the service excellent. Another night we grilled our own choice of meat & enjoyed a pot-luck choice of dishes at the spacious Yanks club house.
On Friday afternoon we drove Nellie to near-by Pinnacles National Park (until recently a National Monument) via CA 146 to the western entrance. We hiked along the Balconies Caves trail to the cave and look some pictures. The unusual rock formations are the key ingredient to the park. John climbed into and through the cave while Jessie waited outside. The trail to the cave was easy, but the cave itself was not easy to get into or out of and definitely needed a flash light in the interior. The “Talus” cave is formed by boulders & rock jammed atop a narrow canyon. It is home to Townsend’s big-eared bats but none were seen.
On the Go with John and Jessie 