The first stop was Trona Pinnacles. I was worried about sand after my experience yesterday. The first few miles were fine, but I decided to stop at the viewpoint and not go all the way around the Pinnacles. I wasn’t very interested in the Pinnacles themselves anyway. So I just paused for a few pictures….

I set out around 9:30, later than I hoped, but that’s always the way of it. There’s always one more thing that I just can’t find, or forgot to pack the day before. After some boring Highway 101 down to King City, I turned east on Highway 198 to Coalinga, which is quite nice! Mid…