This postcard from our friends on the way home from Oklahoma has only "Laughlin, Nevada," written on the back. That leaves a lot of room for a message and our friends wrote this, "Here we on the way home [Mon?] Got out of Oklahoma City one day before the tornado. Just missed our brother's house. Warm in Yuma and here! Looks the same in California. Three stops there: Bakersfield, Fresno & Elk Creek. Car's running. We still got the coughs. Getting pretty old, but feel good. Hope you ate the radishes before they got too big & hot. Slot machines said 'Go home!' No luck. Played it cool. Homesick."
Yes, we did eat the radishes -- they were delicious!! Not too hot, just right! LOL I added them to salads, but really, my favorite way to enjoy them was in cool ranch dip with other fresh vegetables cut up for dipping. We watched a lot of baseball games with our "green" snacks instead of chips and sweets. The white radishes added just the punch to our veggie tray that the broccoli, celery, and carrots lacked.
Here is a map of their trip from [A] Yuma, AZ to [B] Laughlin, NV to [C] Bakersfield,CA. The whole trip is a little over 500 miles.
A few days lapsed between each stop as they stayed with friends and family along the way. From [A] Bakersfield to [B] Fresno and up to [C] Elk Creek, they covered an additional 400 miles and also stopped with friends for lunch or overnight.
This has been such an interesting road trip! I have enjoyed following their progress along the way and have provided a few more links for you to use as a reference point in seeing the terrain and learning about the states and towns along this leg of their journey.
Have fun exploring!
For more information: Nevada, Laughlin, Mojave Desert, more Mojave Desert info, California, Bakersfield, Fresno, Elk Creek, previous postcard in series.
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