We didn’t get to go to Barstow as planned, but I couldn’t leave Las Vegas without a peak at the desert. Fortunately, Red Rock Canyon isn’t far from town, and the Blue Diamond Highway does a nice loop there and back.
Along the way I found that the town of Blue Diamond has a new welcome [...]

Posted December 29, 2005 by Casey Bisson
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What didn’t work out because of our problems with the hotel was our drive to Barstow to see Sandee’s friend Joanne.
I don’t know much about the town, but Wikipedia told me to look out for the original Del Taco, Rainbow Basin Natural Area (site not loading now, try this instead), Calico Ghost Town, and the [...]

Posted December 28, 2005 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Travel. Tags: baker ca, barstow, barstow ca, california, desert, drive, i15, road trip, sight seeing, sightseeing, Travel. 2 Comments.