Alas, back to So Cal, but not by the beach. We left Isleton in January and headed south on the 5 for Tehachapi, California where my old roommate Bonni is from. I'd heard cool things about it, and I got to see if they are true. Yes. We arrived in Tehachapi blanketed by the previous night's snow storm. It seemed as if we might as well have been arriving back in Provo, Utah where our home is. It was beautiful! Boo hadn't seen the snow in a while, and went a little crazy for it when we let him out of the truck! I think he thought we were home in Utah.
We made our home in Indian Hills Ranch which is about 5500 feet high. That's approx. 1000 feet higher than Provo. Tehachapi is a very spread out high mountain valley. It is up in the mountain range between Lancaster and Bakersfield. The downside, there is not a Target or Wal Mart, only a KMart. It definitely has a smalltown feel. Boo and I went hiking up the hills, and it was a little difficult to breath at that altitude.
Almost every house has dogs in their yard. I gather that Tehachapians are a dog loving people. We saw deer and elk quite a bit. People were very friendly at church, and I even met some people who grew up with Bonni. It was cool to see the famous train that makes a 360 degree loop. Richard took me to the Apple Shed for a romantic Valentines Dinner. I guess that’s where the old train station was pretty interesting story… http://www.appleshedonline.com/aboutus/
We made our home in Indian Hills Ranch which is about 5500 feet high. That's approx. 1000 feet higher than Provo. Tehachapi is a very spread out high mountain valley. It is up in the mountain range between Lancaster and Bakersfield. The downside, there is not a Target or Wal Mart, only a KMart. It definitely has a smalltown feel. Boo and I went hiking up the hills, and it was a little difficult to breath at that altitude.
Almost every house has dogs in their yard. I gather that Tehachapians are a dog loving people. We saw deer and elk quite a bit. People were very friendly at church, and I even met some people who grew up with Bonni. It was cool to see the famous train that makes a 360 degree loop. Richard took me to the Apple Shed for a romantic Valentines Dinner. I guess that’s where the old train station was pretty interesting story… http://www.appleshedonline.com/aboutus/
Tehachapi is a charming, beautiful town! Richard and I both felt at home there, and entertained the possibility of moving there someday. However, neither of us are enticed by California's politics or the current economic situation there. I think we'll keep our home in Utah!
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