The long drive up North.

after just getting back from my road trip thought i would keep you all up to date on my adventures. Unfortunately my Dad is having some issues so needed to get up to Northern California for family matters. won't go to much into the details and bore y'all ( know we all have are problems ,it's part of life ). however just letting y'all know what i have been up to the last few days. after a long shift on Tues . night that delayed my trip for a few hours. Finally got on the open road at around 1:30 am Tues - Wednesday am.Had to get out of town and beat the traffic in Los Angeles . Loaded up the minivan and headed North via the 405 N which becomes the 5 North all the way up the grapevine ( a big hill you have to climb to get into Bakersfield). After you get over the grapevine it's always such a nice change of scenery . mainly because of the change in population (less populated than the Los Angeles area). And start to see vast landscapes and Farmland. Bakersfield is a large Agricultural area as is a big part of my destination.Decided this trip to make some cutbacks on expenses so thought i would rough it and sleep in my van . Well as I was driving up the 5 north saw a sign for camping . Started my journey and exited the freeway towards the 99 (not intentionally this is where it took me). Found the camping spot however the office was closed (it was late maybe 3:30 am PST time) and the park was mostly for RVs anyway. Continued on and had some trouble looking for a safe spot.Found one finally and got a few hours rest. The drawback of staying in the van was as soon as the sun rose it kind of woke me up being out in the open . saved my self maybe 30-40 dollars on lodging however had lack of sleep the next day.The picture above was maybe another 100 miles up north taken the next day however close enough wanted to add a pic here it is . Have been there in the past and is a great place for beef. They are a big distributor around the area for fine beef. They have a hotel and restaurant about halfway up from my destination.