HAD TO GET OUT OF DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS (vegas fever) ... FILLED UP THE TRUCK ... PLENTY OF BOTTLES OF WATER, A HOT STARBUCKS ..AND HEADED SOUTHWEST ON HWY. 15 TO SUNNY CALIFORNIA ... EARLY SUNDAY MORNING DRIVE WITH OLDIE RADIO STATION BLASTING AND I AM IN SEARCH FOR A FUN FILLED DAY! .... STOPPED IN BAKER, CA. FOR A COFFEE REFILL ...( no stores to shop in) ... STOPPED IN A TINY TOWN CALLED "YERMO" ...ONE OLD STORE OF COLLECTIBLES ... BUT NOT MUCH THIS TIME ....YERMO IS LOCATED NEXT TO INTERSTATE 15 ON THE OLD L.A. TO VEGAS HWY. 91 ...WE DROVE PAST CALICO GHOST TOWN ... FUN PLACE TO VISIT ... THEN ONTO ROUTE 66 & BARSTOW CA. WHERE THE INTERSTATE 15 AND INTERSTATE 40 MEET.... AFTER MAKING MY USUAL ROUNDS AT THE ANTIQUE & THRIFT STORES ... IT'S TIME TO HAVE A LATE LUNCH AT MY FAVORITE RESTAURANT IN BARSTOW ... DI'NAPOLI'S FIREHOUSE ITALIAN RESTAURANT.... OWNED BY A NEW YORK RETIRED FIREMAN AND FAMILY RUN.... THEY HAVE LOW PRICES AND GOOD PIZZA AND DINNERS. .... NOW MY BELLY IS FULL,.... BARSTOW IS THE HOME OF THE 1ST. DEL TACO!..... IT'S TIME TO VISIT THE OLD HARVEY HOUSE TRAIN DEPOT ... WOW! .... A BEAUTIFUL ARRAY OF SPANISH THEMED BUILDINGS WITH A SMALL MUSEUM INSIDE, OUTSIDE THEY HAVE A GREAT SELECTION OF OLD TRAINS TO SEE. ... WHEN IN LAS VEGAS AND YOU HAVE THE TIME TO EXPLORE AND WANT A GREAT DAY SIDE TRIP ... RENT A CAR AND GO WEST YOUNG MAN! .... TRAVEL TIME IS APPROX. 2 1/2 HOURS AND ABOUT 150 MILES .... THANKS FOR READING MY POST, YOUR COMMENTS ARE ALWAY'S WELCOMED. ... .RICH BURGEL