{"version": "1.0", "type": "rich", "title": "In Visalia, because fuck if I'm going to take the same route between SoCal and the PNW twice if I can help it\n(Options remaining...", "author_name": "kontextmaschine", "author_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "provider_name": "kontextmaschine", "provider_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "url": "https://kontextmaschine.com/post/185811209053/", "html": "<p>In Visalia, because fuck if I&rsquo;m going to take the same route between SoCal and the PNW twice if I can help it</p><p>(Options remaining after this trip are US 101 and US 97-CA 89-CA 70-CA 49, past that I&rsquo;m just zigzagging around stitching different fresh segments together)</p><p>I was heading for a Motel 6 when I saw <a href=\"http://www.lampliter.net/\" target=\"_blank\">a place</a> with much more character and stopped. They had young cats in the lobby. Good call.</p><p>Visalia reminds me of what I hear about Bend before it blew up, and I wouldn&rsquo;t be surprised if it followed the same path.</p>"}