This dump truck filled with junk greeted us as we walked our dogs in a dirt lot next to a gas station. This is on the eastern outskirts of Bakersfield, at SR 58 Exit 121. We also used my iPhone to determine the best route to the motel where we were staying. Smartphones are wondrous tools!

Google Earth’s aerial imagery in 2016 shows a truck (the same truck?) parked here but also shows a building in front of the truck. That building was gone when we were there. My vantage point was at the center of this Wikimapia aerial view.

In May 2016 we returned home, taking three days to drive 1550 miles. Summary of the drive home:
Day 1: Maricopa, Arizona to Bakersfield.
Day 2: Bakersfield to Weed (at the base of Mt. Shasta).
Day 3: Weed to Renton.