Leg 2 - Ojai to San Ysidro (First Corner) to Cleveland National Forest

Thursday, May 8th was the second leg of the trip. I left Ojai, CA at 6:40 am and pulled into the Burnt Rancheria campground in the Cleveland National Forest at around 2:40 in the afternoon, exactly 8 hours and a total of 312 miles.

I stopped in San Ysidro, CA around 1 pm and took a couple of photos of the San Ysidro Post Office  documenting my stop. San Ysidro is the first of the four corners and the Southwestern most corner of the US just across the border from Mexico. I gassed up and got a receipt from the San Ysidro gas station further documenting my stop.

From there I set Google Maps to the Cleveland National Forest where I am spending one night leaving early for leg 3, the Saquaro National Park just outside of Tuscon, AZ.

This is my first night of camping. I was lucky in that I got the last 'accessible' campground. Accessible is where you can park your vehicle right at the campsite. The others you have to schlep your gear in from a parking area.

I set up the tent and sleeping stuff, packed my gear into the tent all before 4 pm. I plan on leaving as early as possible tomorrow as the winds in these next couple of legs could be a problem. About 15 miles back on I 8E there was a road sign warning of strong winds possible for the next 68 miles. I am hoping to be out of that particular area early tomorrow morning when the winds should be quite calm.

The campground is at 6000 feet. The air is crisp and cool but clear skies. I took a couple of short walks and I could feel the elevation.

One funny thing. There are bathrooms and showers, but the showers are coin operated. Four quarters gets you four minutes of water. Fine if you have quarters. :-)