I used to live in walking distance from that Soup Plantation!
I now live in Vista which is in ~10 minute driving distance from that Soup Plantation, but is very close to that In and Out you guys are mentioning. There’s gotta be another SanDiegDopeFest soon. I was so upset when I missed the last one.
Ulness theres someone from bakersfield Im prbably the northren most doper in so cal
I live in the antelope valley lancaster specifically but i figure one day thell justs merge it all together and call it a.v.
Theres a few good places to eat and a little bit to do but on the whole its dull up here
Just prepare to roast if ya come up here in the summer
I went to Quartz Hill High.
And speaking of the Antelope Valley, there are a couple of things up there.
Unless they’ve stopped them due to 9/11, NASA-Dryden has two tours weekdays (except holidays) at Edwards AFB.
Each spring the Antelope Valley, specifically the western end, bursts orange with California poppies (the state flower). There’s a poppy preserve up there somewhere.
Around Tehachapi (take the 5 to the 14 through Mojave, and turn left; or 5 to 405 to 14…) there are power-generating windmills. Thousands of them.
There’s skiing at Big Bear, and also Wrightwood. Ski Sunrise is on the north side of the mountain in Wrightwood. It’s a very small place, and it’s a wonder they haven’t gone under (they even still have a rope tow!). You can be skiing in trees on the white snow, and have a nice vista of the yellow desert below. Mountain High is on the next mountain over. You don’t get the view that Ski Sunrise offers, but it’s much bigger and better. Big Bear has better ski areas, but I usually go to Mountain High.
Sometimes it snows in the desert. If you go in winter, be sure to bring chains as you’ll need to go over the Escondido Summit (about 3,200 or 3,400 feet). Usually the snow level doesn’t get much below 5,000 or 6,000 feet, but it can drop to 2,000 feet. (It’s actually snowed in Malibu – once, back in the '80s – and Lancaster is 2,347 at Fox Field.)
Vasquez Rocks is off of the 14 on the way to the Antelope Valley. You’ll recognize this place from several teevee shows, notably the “Arena” episode of Star Trek where Kirk fights the Gorn. I’ve never been there, but I’ve driven by it hundreds of times.
Crazy Otto’s on 20th St. West and Ave. K is probably the best place for breakfast. There’s also one on Ave. I between 15th St. W. and 10th St. W., but last time I was there they had “home fries” and I like the hash browns at the other place. Otto built his original restaurant right next to the railroad tracks on Sierra Highway. People said he’d be crazy to build it there, so the name was obvious. He started with a counter and then added a dining room. There was a bicycle wheel with a pointer on the wall. Whenever a train went by they’d spin the wheel. If it stopped on your seat number, your meal was free. Otto’s food was so good that he had to expand even more. After the Northridge earthquake, the Metro Rail was expanded ahead of schedule into Lancaster. Crazy Otto’s had to go, as they needed his trackside space. That’s how the restaurant came to be at K and 20th W. Sadly, Otto’s been gone for a long time, but the food is still great as of the last time I went there a few years ago.
The Antelope Valley Fair and Alfalfa Festival is coming up. I don’t think it’s worth a drive up from Oceanside (actually, I don’t think it’s worth a drive from L.A.), but there it is.
As for other things to do in So. Cal., there’s Disneyland and Knott’s Berry Farm for the kiddies. Magic Mountain has thrill rides.