sasywtch
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- May 16, 2008
I've been traveling along I-5 since the 70s, and all the basic pit stops were about the furthest thing from virtual ghost towns. There's always parked cars.
Now I do remember this Chevron station on CA-58 near Buttonwillow where I was the only customer every single time I've been there.
Early 70's, I rode my bike with my cousin to her boyfriend's farm south of Elk Grove and was watching them build this new freeway : )
I've never really seen it bare either but over the years, I think some here have gotten the impression it's a lot more bare then it is.
You know, there is this station on the west side that is a Chevron that is by itself and always looks closed down.
I use to travel I40 and 50 to Oklahoma quite a few times so I may be a little skewed what bare is. I also have to say, CA has much better rest stops then those states I traveled through.
I5 is certainly not the road to look for towns/cities but within every 30-50 miles there is some type of gas station or eatery. Since I'm in Sacramento, it's just my 75 mph way to get to DL fast once I get past Stockton.