Bakersfield

No one we talked to recommended Bakersfield ("the armpit of California") as a destination, but we had decided we were done with the mountain pass route and there isn't really anywhere to camp in the Central Valley so we found another gracious Warmshowers host to put us up for the night in the booming metropolis. Mick and Emily were in the midst of a major renovation, but welcomed us into their home and provided us with enlightening conversations about health care and education in the US.Read more