Ridgecrest, ca A good place to move or No?

[Count David]

Originally Posted by kanhawk

I've used Ridgecrest as an overnight stop on my way to Death Valley a few times. Rather sad looking place IMO. Unless you are military or work for the Dept. of Defense as a civilian, I can't imagine living there voluntarily.

I followed my mother up there when I decided I needed to gather my ducks so I could save and leave CA. It was way cheap. First, it was free with Mama, whose house was only $109K when she bought it in 2003, and then $200/mo with some roommates. I volunteered for "cheap", to use as my escape pod.

But of course, it didn't work out that way. I stayed three years, found a wife, some life-long friends, and a cache of memories.

I wouldn't voluntarily live there again, but I do think it is a good candidate for simple living folks who like heat. There are ways to insulate yourself from the negatives in my list.

[redhead]

Originally Posted by volosong

If you like desert living, you'll like Ridgecrest. The eastern Sierras aren't too far away, and making the run back to Las Vegas to visit family/friends isn't very far either. Take a drive out there some weekend and check it out.

what???? try 5 hours if i remember right. i lived there years ago so unless they moved the towns it was at 2.5 to anything in any direction if you wanted big shopping. palmdale is at least a 2 hour drive and that's the closest mall. but Vagas is 5 hours away so i don't think anyone would say that that is "not so far away"!

[MarciaMarshaMarcia]

Ridgecrest has excellent proximity to Death Valley, Panamint & Argus Mtn. ranges...think camping, hiking, off-roading...but you have to like being outdoors, appreciate the desert, & have tolerance for very hot temperatures. It can get somewhat cold (for SoCal) in winter, and don't forget the wind....

[YellowHorse]

Originally Posted by David Aguilar

to do:
-make babies, preferably with multiple partners
-sit at the welfare office
-ride quads/dirtbikes
-go to the bar and get in a fight in time for last call
-sit at the ER
-work, if you're in the top 10% of Ridgecresters who are lucky to even have the willpower/cognition to even work
-go out of town
-go camping
-go to court
-BBQ
-go to the movies
-move to San Diego
-go eat
-go to the library
-work on your car
-work on your lawn at 1 AM
-party with friends with alcohol and/or drugs
-go to Mojave/Lerdo/Wasco/Folsom/San Quentin (likelihood in that order) to pickup your friend from jail or prison
-get a hooker at the Rose Garden Inn
-play video games
-sniff paint

not necessarily in that order

There's plenty to freaking do.

Shopping? Who needs shopping when you've got Wal-Mart?

They also have an awesome target shooting/archery club/range for those who like to do so. That is where I go for such activities

[lae60]

Originally Posted by David Aguilar

to do:
-make babies, preferably with multiple partners
-sit at the welfare office
-ride quads/dirtbikes
-go to the bar and get in a fight in time for last call
-sit at the ER
-work, if you're in the top 10% of Ridgecresters who are lucky to even have the willpower/cognition to even work
-go out of town
-go camping
-go to court
-BBQ
-go to the movies
-move to San Diego
-go eat
-go to the library
-work on your car
-work on your lawn at 1 AM
-party with friends with alcohol and/or drugs
-go to Mojave/Lerdo/Wasco/Folsom/San Quentin (likelihood in that order) to pickup your friend from jail or prison
-get a hooker at the Rose Garden Inn
-play video games
-sniff paint

not necessarily in that order

There's plenty to freaking do.

Shopping? Who needs shopping when you've got Wal-Mart?

WHAT???



How could you ever forget visiting with your probation officer???

You better go back for a visit

[YellowHorse]

My kids also love to get a big bag of carrots and feed the Mustangs at the BLM holding facility a few miles east of downtown, sometimes one of the wild ones will even let you touch them. My profile name is actually after a Mustang we adopted out of those corrals.
For living in the high desert, Ridgecrest would be my choice, especially since it is close to the recreational areas where we like to escape the heat, but it is too far away from hubby's work so we live 45 min south of Ridgecrest.

[Count David]

Originally Posted by lae60

WHAT???



How could you ever forget visiting with your probation officer???

You better go back for a visit

I also forgot: go to Lake Isabella.

I'll be there this summer.