Root Beer Float, A&W/Long John Silvers, Bakersfield, California, USA

Delicious root beer float at an All-American diner (ok, it was just an A&W and Long John Silvers combo fast food place in Bakersfield). Yum!

Bakersfield Sign, Bakersfield, California, USA

Today I was on a business trip - to Bakersfield. I know you're probably thinking how lucky I am to get to go there for work. A 115 mile drive north of Los Angeles, through the grapevine and miles of nothingness. At least there was more in Bakersfield than I thought there'd be. To make the most of my trip, I decided to bring my camera after seeing this cool sign welcoming me when I went there last week. So, after work duties were over and darkness had set in, I drove back to this sign, stopped alongside the road, and snapped away. As I did this, I heard a honk behind me as a Bakersfield Fire Department truck rushed by - but since I was in the middle of the photo, I just had to let it finish (there was plenty of space for it to drive by!). This is what I ended up with! Yes, the streaks of light towards the sign are from the fire truck...