December 10, 2013 Bakersfield to Lone Pine, California

A 164 mile drive up over Tehachapi Pass ( 4000 + feet) to Lone Pine.

Leaving Bakersfield toward Tehachapi pass. What is that white stuff?? A derailed train near the pass.

The Tehachapi-Mojave wind resource has 4,500 wind turbines, produces 2.4 billion kilowatt hours  per year. Mojave Air and Space port in Mohave, Ca.

Rotary Rocket at the space port. It was built in 1999. It had helicopter rotors on top. The idea was to use the rotors to bring the rocket up high enough to use the rocket motors, then it could land with the helicopter rotors, making it reusable. They ran out of funding before the final test.  The cockpit is the round thing in the middle with the two seats. One of it’s cons was that the pilots could not see the ground, or around them. The cliffs near Red Rock Canyon State park by Ridgeway, Ca.

Who would have believed it, a brewery in the middle of the desert? Indian Wells brewery and RocketFizz bottling planet. John was driving the bus so he only got tiny tastes, about a tablespoon.

Some of their products. Martian soda, John Lemonade (Imagine all the thirsty people), Bite Me Mojave Red, with a rattlesnake on the label, Bacon soda, Ass Hola Cola (to sweeten up the jerk around the house) and Death Valley Pale Ale-it had a skeleton wearing cowboy boots on the label.  Owens lake, or what is left of it. The Owens valley was a lush agricultural valley before LA stole it’s water and turned it into an arid desert.

Other sights along the way, Ghost Town(free), Pearsonville-Hubcap capital of the world, desert art with a purse and the orange building. Boulder Creek RV park in Lone Pine, Ca. What is that white stuff??

The bus at Boulder Creek RV park. Nice big space. Evening light on the mountains east of Lone Pine.