Here's a trek inspired by the mystery of a large grid of roads in the middle of nowhere that I discovered while doing some GIS mapping at work. From Santa Margarita on Hwy 101 you head east on SR 58 along the edge of the Los Padres National Forest corridor. But first a detour on side roads to Pozo, CA.
California Valley was sort of a real estate scam from the 1960's that went bust, as the water and other infrasctucture never materialized. This famous sign at 58 and Soda Lake Road is now gone, sadly.
You can't see much at ground level, but that's the answer to the GIS mystery (this was before Google Earth and Wikipedia, mind you - now there aren't many geographic mysteries left).
Roxanne and I did some costal and mountain camping in our first couple years, but this was our first desert trip. I'm glad she liked the emptiness, serenity and abandoned buildings as much as I did. This was just the beginning of our travels.
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