Two Days in Lodi, CA

We planned to travel 200-250 miles a jaunt and stay over every other day to make the sunshine last as long as possible. Flag City RV Park in Lodi had be recommended to us by other campers so we made a reservation and stayed 2 nights to explore Lodi. The route took us through fruit and nut orchards to the bumpy truck lane section of I-5. I saw a sign that said "Rain for Rent"! When we stopped for lunch, Sonny noticed the antenna was only hanging on by the wires. The screws had been stripped so only the caulking was holding the antenna and with the wind storms and travel, it finally disconnected.  Sonny did a repair job at the park.

Huge cattle lot along I-5 spreading a mile
 or more.  Pretty horrific smell.

There are those who say the wines from
 Lodi are better than those in Napa.

After Sonny got the antenna fixed, we rode
our bikes and then drove in town to the San Joaquin County Historical Museum. It was an amazing
place. 10 out buildings with antiques, learning stations and living history exhibits. One building had several videos explaining how tomatoes, cherries and walnuts were harvested and processed.  We had intended
to stop at the museum for a couple hours and then check out the Wine Visitors Center, but we spent 3 hours here so had to buy local wine at Bevmo since the Visitors Center was closed.

At this station, Sonny is driving a walnut
 harvester which grips the tree and shakes the
walnuts into a retaining bin.

A building just for tractors.

We couldn't figure this one out.  It has rods
from the front end extending to the
windshield frame.  Why?

Antique harvester.

A variety of single cylinder engines.

Open air truck. Wouldn't fare well in
wet weather.  

This seemed to be a back yard creation.

This wall mural noting historical figures,
was made up of digital  historical
photos.

Closeup of the mural. Explanation below:

We had never seen a piece like
this one. It is a multiphone jukebox,
standing about 6'.