Yanks RV Resort

It was a short drive today. First stop was at Valley Truck Stop in Salinas. Michael specifically looks for truck stops that carry regular #2 diesel that does not contain bio-diesel. At our last engine service in Redding, Steve recommended that we avoid B-20 diesel which is incompatible with materials and components in our older engine and fuel system. A Pilot Flying J person told us that that they have all converted to B-20 bio-diesel, so we need to look for other truck stops.

From the Truck Stop it was only another 30-some miles to our RV Park in Greenfield, just south of Soledad. It didn't make sense to hook up Jeep for today's short distance, so I followed behind Alpine. 

California & Salinas Valley (courtesy of Fresh Express website)

However that meant that I was unable to take any photos of the scenery. We drove south along Highway 101, right through the heart of the Salinas Valley, past mission bells every few miles identifying the historic Camino Real. I glimpsed green fields, and also brown freshly tilled fields, and many workers busily working. The Salinas Valley is wedged between the Gabilan and Santa Lucia mountains, a flat expanse ideal for agriculture and known as the Salad Bowl of the World because of its production of lettuce, broccoli, peppers, strawberries, and more. If you buy Fresh Express salads, this is where it comes from. 
I think today must have been cabbage harvesting day because I am quite sure that is the smell that permeated much of the drive.

Salinas River in the Salinas Valley, between the Gabilan
and Santa Lucia ranges (image courtesy of Fresh Express website)

  
For the next couple of days we will stay at Yanks RV Resort. It should perhaps be called "Swank" because it looks so new and fancy. There are 74 pull through sites, level, concrete pads, with full hookups, cable, and the wifi is pretty good too. There are also 6 less pricey back-in sites. It would be a great venue for a rally, with its clubhouse, pool/jaccuzi, outside patio area, and a fitness center. 
The park opened three years ago and has great aspirations and plans underway. Apparently there are plans for an air museum, an airstrip and hangars,and a conference center with hotels, restaurants and shops. 
There is a Yanks Air Museum in Chino, and the owner plans to move some of his many planes to the new museum which will be begun next year. 
My plane-nut hubby was interested to hear this plan.
More here: http://ci.greenfield.ca.us/index.aspx?page=366

Tomorrow's agenda is to drive to the west entrance of Pinnacles National Park. It will be interesting to see if the rock formations are more stunning viewed from this vantage point.