Jeff Nicholson's photos with the keyword: California Valley

So Cal Deserts 10

So Cal Deserts 10

Jeff Nicholson
06 Mar 2011 59
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 61
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 80
So Cal Deserts 04

So Cal Deserts 04

Jeff Nicholson
06 Mar 2011 48
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 63
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 89
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 72
So Cal Deserts 03

So Cal Deserts 03

Jeff Nicholson
06 Mar 2011 66
Apparently the housing bust even re-busted this place.
So Cal Deserts 02

So Cal Deserts 02

Jeff Nicholson
06 Mar 2011 61
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 75
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.
death valley 3 - 13

death valley 3 - 13

Jeff Nicholson
29 Jul 2010 53
death valley 3 - 12

death valley 3 - 12

Jeff Nicholson
29 Jul 2010 64
death valley 3 - 11

death valley 3 - 11

Jeff Nicholson
29 Jul 2010 77
These were the predominant wildflower in Carizzo Plain.
Pozo_Carizzo (10)

Pozo_Carizzo (10)

Jeff Nicholson
28 Feb 2010 73
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.
carrizo 2 (26)

carrizo 2 (26)

Jeff Nicholson
28 Feb 2010 54
We thought the hotel was shut down but went up and knocked. There is a guy renting rooms but we didn't find it quaint, just kinda creepy.
carrizo 2 (28)

carrizo 2 (28)

Jeff Nicholson
28 Feb 2010 82
The eccentric hotel owner bought two of these mobile Del Tacos in LA and trucked 'em out here. He was confident he was going to open them some day (even though there was a fully equiped closed down restaurant across the street). Go figure.
carrizo 2 (27)

carrizo 2 (27)

Jeff Nicholson
28 Feb 2010 60
The gas station is shut down. It looks like a caretaker may be living in a trailer out back.
carrizo 2 (25)

carrizo 2 (25)

Jeff Nicholson
28 Feb 2010 81
Here's the town center we forgot to get pics of last time. It was built to promote the 7,000 parcels of land that were never sold. The restaurant and store were shut down (the store had re-opened when I was there in 2007).
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