"A portion of California little visited by tourists is known as the 'West Side' of the San Joaquin Valley, and is traversed by a good, paved highway that extends from Tracy to the Pacheco Pass lateral."

- Explanation of the road condition, the areas that one must pass through for the journey, and the possibility of making a 3-day trip and passing up a lot of traffic headaches
- Talks about the different towns they passed through on their journey, including the 'cow-town' Newman