Gribblenation

In December of 2017 I drove the entirety of California State Route 165. CA 165 is a 38 mile north/south state highway traveling from CA 99 in Turlock to I-5 south of Los Banos. Part 1; a drive on California State Route 165 My approach to CA 165 southbound was from CA 99 in Turlock. From the Lander Avenue Exit traffic can turn left for Signed County Route J14 north and right for CA 165 south. South of Turlock CA 165 runs on Lander Avenue.  All of CA 165 is designated as a Safety Corridor and has heavy truck traffic between CA 99 in Turlock south to CA 152/33 in Los Banos. Just north of Hilmar CA 165 exits Stanislaus County and enters Merced county. Hilmar is 4 miles south of Turlock on CA 165.  Hilmar dates back to the late 1910s and once the southern terminus of the now defunct Tidewater Southern Railway.   The community is mostly known today as the location of the Hilmar Cheese Company which just so happens to be located on CA ...