Lake Isabella, CA KOA

Chief409 · Post by **Chief409** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 12:10 pm

Our favorite for a weekend getaway. Easy access from my side of the mountain (Lake Isabella is in a valley surrounded by 6000' peaks) from Bakersfield, you wind through the Kern River Canyon. Just don't cut the corners, or bye bye awning at best, the rock walls are right off the shoulder.

First picture is the entrance, it was windy!

There is tent camping, a couple workcamping are living in this one. The office and swimming pool are to the left.

The KampKitchen. There is generally something happening here weekends and holidays, FREE FOOD!!

Looking to the north from in front of our trailer.

Looking to the south.

My preferred spot, by the KampKitchen.

The pull thrus are convenient, at a couple on the far end of the row to the north, you need to keep an eye on limbs.

Another view

And in closing

Rob & Cathy · Post by **Rob & Cathy** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 4:43 pm

Speaking of wind Jeff, isn't there a large electrical wind farm in your neck of the woods? I seem to remember a wind farm on a drive a few years ago from Lancaster to Bakersfield.

Rob

Chief409 · Post by **Chief409** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 5:54 pm

More then one. Tehachapi Pass in Kern County and Altamont Pass in Alameda County (SF Bay Area) have what are called "Wind Farms". And they are constantly being expanded and old windmills being replaced with newer ones.

Guess I have some more Photobucket material to gather, one of our microwave stations sits in the middle of the windmills about 10 miles west of Mojave.

In addition, about 40 miles east of Mojave, at the junction of CA58 and US395 is one of the original solar generating plants. Built in 1976 if memory serves me correctly. The same time period the wind farms started. All becuase of a "oil embargo" in '73/'74.

After all, in the Desert (besides a "Horse with NO NAME", love that song) Sun and Wind are a constant.

Chief409 · Post by **Chief409** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 6:35 pm

Some Wind Farm pictures taken from the ridge west of Mojave, CA February 08.

Looking east towards Mojave.

Soledad Mt, just south of Mojave.

View along the ridge to the south

One thing about this, CA14 runs north/south at the base of Tehachapi Pass, and I've towed the Bird through 50+ mph gusts on many occasions!