Eastern Mojave Vegetation Tom Schweich
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Eastern Mojave Vegetation | California Highway 58 |
| Tom Schweich |
Topics in this Article: Literature Cited | (No Preface) |
| Other Articles: U. S. Highway 101: near Santa Margarita Locations: Santa Margarita. | Santa MargaritaJunction: US Highway 101, north through the Salinas Valley to San Francisco, south to San Luis Obispo and then along the coast to Los Angeles.
| Other Articles: Pozo Road: at Estrada Rd Corner of Estrada Road and W. Pozo
Road. | | Other Articles: Pozo Road: at CA Hwy 58 Corner of West Pozo Road and Calf
Canyon Road | | Other Articles: Shell Creek Road: 90000 Locations: Shell Creek. | Shell CreekThis small creek drains north to Shandon, where it joins the Estrella River.
| Other Articles: Pozo Road: at CA Hwy 58 Junction: Pozo Road |
| Other Articles: Soda Lake Road: at CA Hwy 58 Junction: Soda Lake Road,
south to Soda Lake and beyond. |
| Locations: Carrizo Plain. | Carrizo PlainThis large land-locked valley was formed by the San Andreas Rift Zone, which runs along the east side fot he valley. | Locations: Temblor Range. The climb to the summit of the
Temblor Range from Carrizo Plain is short and steep. |
| Other Articles: Seven Mile Road: at CA Hwy 58 Junction: Seven Mile
Road | Turn right (south) here for Elkhorn Road and to tour the San Andreas Fault. | Locations: Temblor Range.
Small meadow at the summit of California Highway 58 where is crosses the Temblor Range,
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Locations: Temblor Range.
California Highway 58 descends from the summit of the Temblor Range into the San Joaquin Valley.
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Oil Well near McKittrick, CA
Oil well beside California Highway 58 west of McKittrick. |
| Other Articles: California Highway 33: near McKittrick
Junction: California Highway 33, south to Taft, Maricopa, Ojai and Ventura.
| | Locations: McKittrick.
| McKittrickMcKittrick is an oil town in the southeastern San Joaquin Valley.
| Other Articles: California Highway 33: near McKittrick
Junction California Highway 33, north to Avenal and Coalinga.
| | Other Articles: Field Notes: 20050419060 Locations: San Joaquin Valley. View of the Cymric
Oil Field from beside California Highway 58. The town of McKittrick is on the other side of the foreground ridge.
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| Other Articles: Field Notes: 20050419060 Locations: San Joaquin Valley. View of the San
Joaquin Valley, looking northeast toward Buttonwillow. |
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California Aqueduct.
California Highway 58 crosses the California Aqueduct near Buttonwillow.
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Highway 58 Through Buttonwillow
| Buttonwillow
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Cooperative Cotton Gin near Buttonwillow.
Cotton is a major crop in the southern San Joaquin Valley. This large cooperative cotton gin is along California Highway 58 near Buttonwillow.
| | Other Articles: U. S. Interstate 5: Buttonwillow Junction
Junction: |
| Other Articles: CA Hwy 178: Bakersfield CA Hwy 99: at CA Hwy 58 Locations: Bakersfield.
| BakersfieldJunction:
| Other Articles: Field Notes: 20050425020
As I was descending into Bakersfield on California Highway 58 on April 25, 2005, the 4Runner turned over 100,000 miles at General Beale Road. We got off to buy some produce and to take this photo.
| | | Tehachapi
| Locations: Tehachapi.
View across the Tehachapi Valley to windmills on the Tehachapi Mountains.
| | Literature Cited: Other Articles: California Highway 14: in Mojave in Mojave Locations: Mojave. Kramer Junction.
| MojaveJunction:
| Locations: Boron.
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| Locations: Boron. | Boron
| Other Articles: Field Notes: 20010527070 Locations: Location Anchor: "CAKramerStn" not found in tblLocations Kramer Station, near
crossing of Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad. |
| Other Articles: U. S. Highway 395: at Kramer Jct | Kramer JunctionJunction: U. S. Highway 395Turn north on U. S. Highway 395 for the Randsburg mining area, Ridgecrest, and the Owens Valley. | Other Articles: Hinkley Road: 50000 Junction: Hinkley
Road. Turn north on Hinkley Road for access to Black Canyon Road and Opal Mountain Road.
| | Other Articles: Lenwood Road: 60000 Junction: Lenwood
Road. Turn north on Lenwood Road for Old Highway 58, on the north side of Barstow.
| | Other Articles: Interstate 15: at CA Hwy 58 Locations: Barstow. | BarstowJunction: US Interstate 15California city, crossroads for early emigrant trails, railroads and highways in the California Desert, on the Mojave River. Once a small mining center and railroad town in California's Mojave Desert, Barstow is located at the junction of 3 major highways -- Interstate 15, Interstate 40 and State Highway 58. It is centrally located in the western Mojave at the entrance to the Mojave National Preserve and is home of the U.S. Army National Training Center, Marine Corps Logistics Base, NASA's Goldstone Deep Space Network and Burlington Northern-Santa Fe Railroad Yards. Population is 21,500 and elevation is 2,106 feet above sea level. | | Literature CitedA list of all literature cited by this web site can be found in the Bibliography.
| | Deaver, Bill. 1967. Mojave and its Railroad History. pp. 77-84 in Settle, Glen A., 1967. Along the Rails From Lancaster to Mojave. Rosamond, California 93560: Kern-Antelope Historical Society Inc., 1967. {TAS} Location records referred to by this literature:
| | Deaver, Marion. 1967. History of Mojave. pp. 73-76 in Settle, Glen A., 1967. Along the Rails From Lancaster to Mojave. Rosamond, California 93560: Kern-Antelope Historical Society Inc., 1967. {TAS} Location records referred to by this literature:
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| | Date and time this article was prepared: 6/28/2009 8:17:39 AM |
