This past weekend I took a trip out to Carrizo Plain National Monument by way of Soda Lake Road. I had planed on revisiting Carrizo Plain and Soda Lake Road this past March to see the notable spring bloom but the state wide Coronavirus Order intervened in said endeavor. Nonetheless, there was a surprise drop in the June temperatures which made it an opportune time to visit Carrizo Plain during the off season. Part 1; a profile of Soda Lake Road and Carrizo Plain Soda Lake Road serves as the primary access highway through Carrizo Plain National Monument and is 45 miles in length. Soda Lake Road derives it's name from the dry lake located in the center of Carrizo Plain. Soda Lake Road begins at California State Route 166/33 in Kern County near the boundary of the San Emigdio Mountains and Temblor Range. From CA 166/33 Soda Lake Road quickly enters San Luis Obispo County and descends through a gap atop the San Andreas Fault i...
Because every road has a story.