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The site of an annual LDRider RTE, pinks is famous for food, price and the folks that eat there.
In Hollywood, near the intersection of Melrose Avenue and N. La Brea Boulevard, adjacent to the Northwest corner. The address is 709 N. La Brea Blvd., L.A., CA 90038.
From the I-10, exit on La Brea and travel north to Melrose. We'll be on the left, just after you cross Melrose.
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18761 Main Street,
Groveland, CA 95321
@Highway 120;
On your way to Yosemite
The Historic Iron Door Saloon, near Yosemite National Park, was built in the California Gold Country sometime before 1852. It was first called the "Granite Store", perhaps because the front and back walls are made of solid granite blocks. The side walls are made of "shist" rock and mortar and the roof consists of three feet of sod, covered by tin. Click here to learn more history about the Iron Door Saloon and the surrounding area, including the Gold Country, historic Highway 49, Highway 120 (the northern entrance to Yosemite National Park), Tuolumne and Mariposa Counties, as well as Groveland, Sonora, and historic Columbia (a California State Park). |
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How about the Samoa Cookhouse in Eureka, CA? Last of the logging camp cookhouses. Check out
http://www.roadtripamerica.com/eats/samoa.htm
A couple of years ago, I stopped there on the Four Corners ride. I mentioned to one of the waitresses that I hadn't been there in about 25 years, but to me nothing had changed. She replied that a lot had changed. I asked what? "The Health Department came in and told us we couldn't keep the ketchup in little cups on the table anymore. We got squeeze bottles now."
Time marches on. :-)
Cheers!
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 620 East Ninetee nth Street
Bakersfield, California 93305
(661) 327-9584
(661) 327-4440 FAX
Wool Growers, the most popular Basque restaurant in Bakersfield, was created to offer guests the finest in Basque dining with a comfortable, family oriented atmosphere. From the moment one enters, they are transported to the Basque country, a world that touches all the senses.
For half a century, Wool Growers has offered its guests a relaxing experience. Wool Growers' guests visit from around the world. Many celebrities from nearby Hollywood such as Barbara Streisand, Huell Howser, Judge Wapner and Chuck Connors regularly enjoy its fine cuisine - and former California Governor and US President Reagan loved the fries.
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Parkfield is located in the coastal mountain range of Central California surrounded by rolling hills covered with oaks and prominent mountains. The first to discover this special place were the Yokut Indians. They came to hunt and gather acorns, and named the valley in which Parkfield rests "Cholame," which means "the beautiful one." The first white settlers arrived in the area in 1854 and were followed by a steady stream of homesteaders. By the turn of the century, quicksilver and coal had been discovered, and the hope for oil discovery hand transformed Parkfield into a robust town of 900 people. However, Parkfield's prosperity was short lived as the mines played out and water flooded the coal mine. The homesteaders were the last to go, unable to yield a living off of the land Today, only a handful of ranchers and farmers remain to enjoy a beautiful tranquil valley with four seasons and bountiful wildlife. Parkfield has risen in popularity again, only this time because of its seismic activity. The United States Geological Survey has been keeping a watchful eye on Parkfield since the last big earthquake in 1966, in hopes of using data gathered in the area to predict earthquakes. Parkfield has traditionally had a fairly large earthquake (approx.. 6.0 Richter scale) every 22 years. Scientists saw this pattern and flocked to the area in hopes of gathering data from an earthquake of this magnitude Since no one knows when and where an earthquake will occur, Parkfield gave the scientists at least a little bit of a head start. Parkfield now has the largest array of earthquake monitoring equipment in the world Don't let the earthquakes scare you away from visiting this beautiful town, not a single person has ever been injured from a Parkfield quake As the sign at the Parkfield Cafe reads, "Eat Here When It Happens," the same goes for the Parkfield Inn, "Sleep Here When It Happens." People come from around the world to visit and enjoy the beauty of the Parkfield Area.
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LDRider is a Service Mark, owned by Joe Denton, 1996, California
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