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Winter sports enthusiasts from both ends of the Grapevine know the Frazier Mountain area for its snow-covered slopes, while warm-weather adventurers love it for its many miles of hiking trails, campgrounds and off-road vehicle routes...
Posted by admin
- Fri Aug 17, 2007 15:17:27 PDT
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Mojave is one of those amazing places you can only find in Kern County: a tiny desert town on one hand, home of the country's first licensed spaceport on the other.
That juxtaposition hurtled into the nation's consciousness in 2004,...
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- Mon Aug 13, 2007 08:38:43 PDT
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The "Secret City" nickname once given to this town in the high Mojave Desert may not be working any longer.
With its deep, Old West history as well as a thriving future (thanks to the Navy's largest facility at China Lake)...
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- Fri Aug 10, 2007 17:14:26 PDT
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Located just 18 miles northwest of Bakersfield is the city of Shafter.
The north Kern County town was founded in 1911 and incorporated on Jan. 19, 1938. Shafter was named after William R. Shafter, a Civil War general who died at the...
Posted by admin
- Fri Aug 10, 2007 16:48:49 PDT
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In the mid-1920s, back in what some people consider the oil industry's heyday here, there were an estimated 7,000 wooden oil derricks as far as the eye could see surrounding the city of Taft and into the landscapes of nearby...
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- Thu Aug 9, 2007 08:45:58 PDT
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Tehachapi is a bustling town that retains the aura of a sleepy little village.
The main street, Tehachapi Boulevard, is littered with small mom-and-pop shops and cozy diners. Despite its provincial exterior, Tehachapi enjoys a...
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- Thu Aug 9, 2007 08:32:59 PDT
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“Goodbye God, I’m going to Bodie,” a little girl famously wrote to relatives when she and her family high-tailed it to a booming town nestled in the Eastern High Sierra. The little girl’s sentiment was on...
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- Tue Jul 24, 2007 12:25:29 PDT
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Love was in the air this year at the Exotic Feline Breeding Compound in Rosamond, yielding a bumper crop of new cubs.
To support this new round of babies, the compound is holding a fund-raiser called a Twilight Tour Saturday. For...
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- Tue Jul 24, 2007 12:23:00 PDT
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Las Vegas-style gambling in a Las-Vegas-sized casino is a reality in this bucolic valley 40 minutes northeast of Santa Barbara. Traveling east on Highway 246 to the casino and hotel is a surreal experience — a connecting of the...
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- Tue Jul 24, 2007 12:20:48 PDT
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Does Hollywood need another trendy strip? Aren’t Sunset, Hollywood and Melrose enough?
Yes to the first question, and no to the second, according to bar and nightclub owners on North Cahuenga Boulevard. Dubbed the Cahuenga...
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- Mon Jul 23, 2007 16:53:26 PDT
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Kern River Valley is one of California's best kept secrets. With many activities, including fishing, hiking, camping, windsurfing, skiing, or just relaxing, the lake itself has much to offer. While Lake Isabella is the center of the Kern...
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- Mon Jul 23, 2007 16:49:26 PDT
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At Silver City Ghost Town in Bodfish near
Isabella
Lake in the Kern River Valley, visitors can step back in time to a bygone era. The old doors creak, the hanging violin almost never stops swaying in the wind & the...
Posted by magickman
- Mon Jul 23, 2007 16:46:07 PDT
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About 2 hours from Bakersfield, Ridgecrest is an exciting travel destination, and is the perfect hub for a wide variety of desert attractions. The unique beauty and history that is the Mojave Desert can be found all around - fascinating...
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- Mon Jul 23, 2007 16:42:42 PDT
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We offer long white beaches for a pleasant stroll or for just enjoying the spectacular views of the Pismo Beach sunset. Enjoy Pismo Beach's great weather Fabulous area wineries. Prefer a more active vacation? You can golf, hit the dunes...
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- Mon Jul 23, 2007 16:37:34 PDT
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About a 2-1/2 hour drive from Bakersfield.
Lush, sun-drenched, relaxed and nestled seductively between Los Angeles and San Francisco, Santa Barbara is one of America's best-kept secrets. From State Street and the Santa Ynez Mountains to...
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- Mon Jul 23, 2007 16:35:10 PDT
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