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MARK YOUR CALENDARS
- THIS IS THE BEST TIME OF THE YEAR TO EXPLORE AND ENJOY THE BACK
COUNTRY. MAKE SURE YOUR VOLVO IS WELL-PREPARED WITH YOUR TIRES, BRAKES
AND COOLING SYSTEMS IN GOOD SHAPE SINCE THERE ARE MANY MILES OF WINDING
BACK ROADS AND SEVERAL LONG GRADES. FUEL UP BEFORE YOU GO.
WE PLAN ON MEETING AT 9:00 A.M. AT THE
EASTLAKE VILLAGE CENTER, OTAY LAKES ROAD AND EASTLAKE PARKWAY (SEE MAP).
THERE IS A COFFEE SHOP CLOSE TO VONS MARKET WHERE WE CAN GATHER BEFORE
STARTUP. THE ROUTE WILL TAKE US EAST, PAST THE
OLYMPIC TRAINING CENTER AND THE LOWER OTAY RESERVOIR. THE SCENERY HERE
IS WONDERFUL, BUT KEEP YOUR EYES OUT FOR OLYMPIC CYCLISTS AND/OR
FISHERMEN. WE WILL SOON PASS A SMALL AIRPORT WHICH IS USED BY
ULTRALIGHTS AND SKY-DIVERS. AND ONWARD PAST THE THOUSAND TRAILS
CAMPGROUND. OTAY LAKES ROAD WILL EVENTUALLY "T" INTO HIGHWAY 94 WHERE WE
TURN RIGHT TOWARDS CAMPO. YOU WILL NOTICE A RUSTIC OLD CAFE IN
"CENTRAL " DULZURA .IT IS ABOUT 70 YEARS OLD AND QUITE
INTERESTING. WORTH A STOP, BUT NOT TODAY SINCE PARKING IS UNITED. A FEW
MILES LATER, AT THE BOTTOM OF A LONG GRADE THERE IS ANOTHER HISTORIC
CAFE AT BARRET JUNCTION. IT IS FAMOUS FOR ITS WEEKEND FISH FRIES. WE
WILL CONTINUE ON HIGHWAY 94 UP A LONG GRADE PAST THE TECATE (BEER?)
TURNOFF AND ONWARD TO CAMPO. CAMPO IS AN INTERESTING PLACE WITH ITS
SHARE OF HISTORY AND MUSEUMS: THE SAN DIEGO RAILROAD MUSEUM, THE GASKILL
BROTHERS MUSEUM, AND THE MOTOR TRANSPORT MUSEUM WHICH IS ONLY OPEN ON
THE 2ND SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH. THE GASKILL BROTHERS MUSEUM IS WORTH A
BRIEF VISIT , THE OTHERS ARE HALF DAY AFFAIRS. AFTER LEAVING CAMPO WE CONTINUE PAST
CAMERON CORNERS AND WE PROCEED TO LA POSTA ROAD WHERE WE TURN LEFT FROM HIGHWAY 94. THIS EVENTUALLY
JOINS OLD HIGHWAY 80 WHERE WE TURN RIGHT AND CONTINUE EAST , PAST ALL
THE LARGE BOULDERS, EVENTUALLY REACHING THE TOWN OF BOULEVARD. FOR THOSE
OF YOU WHO ARE CHOCOHOLICS, THERE IS A REAL TREAT. THE WISTERIA CANDY
COTTAGE. A LOCAL LANDMARK FOR MORE THAN 75 YEARS. WE CAN STOP HERE AND
INDULGE IN OUR WEAKNESSES BEFORE DRIVING ON. WHEN WE REACH JACUMBA, WE
WILL HAVE TO DECIDE WHETHER TO HAVE LUNCH HERE FIRST OR DRIVE THREE MORE
MILES TO VISIT THE DESERT VIEW TOWER AND RETURN FOR LUNCH AT THE JACUMBA
SPA RESTAURANT. THE FOOD HERE IS GOOD AND REASONABLY PRICED.
THIS WHOLE REGION IS STEEPED IN
HISTORY, BUT IS VERY RURAL AND QUIET .YOUR TIME WILL BE WELL-5PENT
EXPLORING AND ENJOYING THE BEAUTIFUL SCENERY AND THE LANDSCAPE. FOR THOSE WHO WISH A QUICK TRIP
HOME, YOU CAN PICK UP INTERSTATE 8 FROM JACUMBA OR BOULEVARD. (BE SURE
YOU'RE HEADING WEST!) DRIVE SAFELY. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT MARK JANKOWSKI AT 479-8583. |
