Acton is a tiny little place but we hit the restaurant jackpot here twice. Yesterday we got a great breakfast at Crazy Otto’s and today we found The Cabana, a terrific Mexican restaurant. Who would have thought there would be two really great places to eat in one tiny part of the world?
We feasted on chicken enchiladas, beef tamales, carnitas enchiladas (which I have never had before but will order every time I can in the future), tasty refried beans, rice and very light and crispy fresh tortilla chips. We chased the food down with a couple of Negra Modelos and departed about $50 poorer, including tip.
From The Cabana, we took a short exploratory drive to Vasquez Rocks, an L.A. County natural area. It is also the place where dozens of westerns have been filmed. As soon as we entered the park, I could see massive granite formations that have been plainly visible in the backgrounds of the Virginian, Gunsmoke and movies, too. I also seemed to recognize the background from a Star Trek episode in which Captain Kirk was forced to do battle with a cheesy rubber monster called a Gorn. It would have been easy to get a scenic background here while actually filming cornball action in the foreground. Vasquez Rocks is just off CA-14 as drivers from L.A. approach Palmdale.
We stopped by a grocery, loaded fuel and dropped by the post office before our departure from the Acton area tomorrow. Barring mishaps, we should be near Kings Canyon / Sequoia NP at the end of tomorrow’s drive.
Vasquez Rocks photos are available if you click here