Broadening of the Upper Kern

Finally some tubing, and then back to the Sierras to escape the heat

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June 8th 2010
I head south, towards Lake Isabella and the Kern River area. It's Memorial Day weekend, and I see all sorts of activity on the lake. Realizing I'm close to Bakersfield and it's Yoshinoya, I head out to the San Joaquin valley and get my beef bowl fix. Then I head over to Sequoia National Park. Tourists are everywhere (being Memorial Day weekend), and the road through the park is congested for m ... read more

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