We drove our coach 129 miles, about three hours of driving, from Bakersfield to Long Beach, California.

Here’s a map showing our route, heading south:

An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:

Leaving the KOA:

Always nice to see a Dutch Bros:

CA-99 freeway entrance:

Very California: bare hills, big pipes, grapes, and a pump jack:

Truck bypass:

The Petro was a fuel stop option, but we didn’t need it:

I’m sure there are hills up there somewhere:

Ah, there they are:

Rest area:

Watch out birbs!

A dump station at the rest area:

Tejon Pass, elevation 4144 feet:

Lake Hughes:

Downhill:

Truck bypass:

Exit to Santa Monica:

Playing Weezer’s Beverly Hills when approaching Beverly Hills:

Playing Everclear’s Santa Monica in Santa Monica’s unclear traffic:

Exit to Long Beach:

Los Angeles River, actually with water in it near the coast:

Long Beach:

Arriving at Golden Shore RV Resort:

Driving to our site:

Our site: