This weekend we drove to Ventura to check on Sue after her back surgery. (Thanks to everyone that said a special prayer for her...everything went smooth and she is making some great strides at getting back to her old self.)
Since we only have a few more days before we move, we knew this would probably be the last time we made the drive from Bakersfield to Ventura. Usually we turn the radio up, sing along and make the 2 hour drive as painless as possible but this time was different. This time we didn't turn the radio up quite as loud, we talked about all the fun things we've done over the past year and we stopped to enjoy the views at a few popular spots along the drive. We always drive past Fort Tejon and Pyramid Lake and say "we should check that out sometime" but always end up driving by without stopping. Since this was our last time making the drive on the 5-Southbound, we stopped! The first stop was at Fort Tejon, which was a military fort that was built in 1854. I'm not as crazy as Jason about all the history involved but the views were awesome. I tried to take as many pictures...I don't want to forget how pretty the mountains are.
Jason wanted to go and walk through the museum that was on the grounds to read up on all the history...I decided to stay outside and snap some pictures.
We drove a little further down the road and we pulled over at Lake Pyramid and the water museum. The museum was filled with tons of water statistics...very entertaining and educational! Did you know that for one person's daily meals it takes 1400 gallons of water, each day in the summer, the average person will use 240 gallons of water or to grow a handful of almonds it takes about 40 gallons of water?? We had a lot of fun walking through each of the different rooms...
After we explored the inside, we went outside on the deck to get a view of Pyramid Lake and the surrounding mountains. The weather has been a little chilly, so we even got to see a little bit of snow.
The drive was a little bittersweet--our last drive to Ventura, the last time for awhile that we will be able to spend the weekend with the family and the last time we'll be only two hours away from Jason's family. We're definitely going to miss weekends like this!
Jason wanted to go and walk through the museum that was on the grounds to read up on all the history...I decided to stay outside and snap some pictures.We drove a little further down the road and we pulled over at Lake Pyramid and the water museum. The museum was filled with tons of water statistics...very entertaining and educational! Did you know that for one person's daily meals it takes 1400 gallons of water, each day in the summer, the average person will use 240 gallons of water or to grow a handful of almonds it takes about 40 gallons of water?? We had a lot of fun walking through each of the different rooms...
After we explored the inside, we went outside on the deck to get a view of Pyramid Lake and the surrounding mountains. The weather has been a little chilly, so we even got to see a little bit of snow.
The drive was a little bittersweet--our last drive to Ventura, the last time for awhile that we will be able to spend the weekend with the family and the last time we'll be only two hours away from Jason's family. We're definitely going to miss weekends like this!
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