July 4, 2000 Tuesday
Arriving in the very dull town of Whittier. Looked like it was modeled after East Berlin under the Communists. I hitched a ride in a pickup truck thru the railroad tunnel which is the only land access to the other side of the mountains. The tunnel alternates between cars and trains. Cars alternate coming and going. Only one track, the cars straddle the track. Quite a wild ride.