Jeff Nicholson's photos with the keyword: Lodge

So Cal Deserts 10

So Cal Deserts 10

Jeff Nicholson
06 Mar 2011 62
Not for the squeamish or fussy, but if you like an adventure, the valley is peaceful and beautiful.
So Cal Deserts 09

So Cal Deserts 09

Jeff Nicholson
06 Mar 2011 64
The pool filled up over the winter and was siphoned to water the lawn in summer, so it's really a pond/cistern. A toad swam around while we hung out.
So Cal Deserts 08

So Cal Deserts 08

Jeff Nicholson
06 Mar 2011 83
So Cal Deserts 04

So Cal Deserts 04

Jeff Nicholson
06 Mar 2011 50
There are cheap plots of land out there, now even cheaper, I suppose.
So Cal Deserts 06

So Cal Deserts 06

Jeff Nicholson
06 Mar 2011 66
There were some blemishes and an odd feeling of being the only residents, but it wasn't so bad.
So Cal Deserts 05

So Cal Deserts 05

Jeff Nicholson
06 Mar 2011 92
We knew someone still ran the hotel, so I called up and he said, "Are you sure you want to stay here?" I assured him we knew what California Valley was all about.
So Cal Deserts 07

So Cal Deserts 07

Jeff Nicholson
06 Mar 2011 74
So Cal Deserts 03

So Cal Deserts 03

Jeff Nicholson
06 Mar 2011 69
Apparently the housing bust even re-busted this place.
So Cal Deserts 02

So Cal Deserts 02

Jeff Nicholson
06 Mar 2011 64
The store that had briefly re-opened during my 2007 visit has re-closed, along with the old restaurant and gas station from the 1960's.
So Cal Deserts 01

So Cal Deserts 01

Jeff Nicholson
06 Mar 2011 78
We just finished moving and didn't feel like busting out the camping stuff so we took an all hotels tour of Southern Cal. On the way we actually stayed at the nearly abandoned California Valley Lodge.