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Old 08-01-2017, 12:15 AM
 
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Oh, yes! I think that's in Whitewater or something!
Nope, it's in Ocotillo, in Imperial County. You can see Miller's from the I-8, just before you start up the hill towards Mountain Springs.

Used to be more fun to visit Miller's before people trashed it and it was fenced off. Still plenty of cool surprises in that area though. Great shot, GSR13.

That's one of the things I like about the desert, there are always surprises to stumble upon. (Long as it isn't a rattlesnake, I'm good to go. )
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Old 08-01-2017, 12:15 AM
 
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It's off the 8 in Ocotillo, at the bottom of the mountain grade
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Old 08-01-2017, 12:21 AM
 
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It's off the 8 in Ocotillo, at the bottom of the mountain grade
Great minds think alike. I like that whole area around Octollio -- Shell Canyon, the Yuha Desert, Old Hwy 80, the Trestle.

Have you ever taken the turn off at Mountain Springs? It's a neat area going up the mountain, with some indian grinding holes right off the road. (Lots of border patrol though).

We recently visited the Imperial Valley Desert Museum in Ocotillo (Imperial Valley Desert Museum) and they had a display explaining how Native Americans used to spend winters in the Valley, then travel up that hill to Mountain Springs (and the Cuyamacas) for the summer. Very interesting, and worth the stop (passed it by for years before finally stopping in!).

Brandon, have you ever been down to that area?
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Old 08-01-2017, 12:25 AM
 
Location: Jurupa Valley, CA, USA 92509
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Nope, it's in Ocotillo, in Imperial County. You can see Miller's from the I-8, just before you start up the hill towards Mountain Springs.

Used to be more fun to visit Miller's before people trashed it and it was fenced off. Still plenty of cool surprises in that area though. Great shot, GSR13.

That's one of the things I like about the desert, there are always surprises to stumble upon. (Long as it isn't a rattlesnake, I'm good to go. )
Oops! I thought that was Whitewater because of the windmills!
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Old 08-01-2017, 12:27 AM
 
Location: Jurupa Valley, CA, USA 92509
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Great minds think alike. I like that whole area around Octollio -- Shell Canyon, the Yuha Desert, Old Hwy 80, the Trestle.

Have you ever taken the turn off at Mountain Springs? It's a neat area going up the mountain, with some indian grinding holes right off the road. (Lots of border patrol though).

We recently visited the Imperial Valley Desert Museum in Ocotillo (Imperial Valley Desert Museum) and they had a display explaining how Native Americans used to spend winters in the Valley, then travel up that hill to Mountain Springs (and the Cuyamacas) for the summer. Very interesting, and worth the stop (passed it by for years before finally stopping in!).

Brandon, have you ever been down to that area?
Nope, have not... Will have to take a trip down there some time...
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Old 08-01-2017, 12:53 AM
 
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Great minds think alike. I like that whole area around Octollio -- Shell Canyon, the Yuha Desert, Old Hwy 80, the Trestle.

Have you ever taken the turn off at Mountain Springs? It's a neat area going up the mountain, with some indian grinding holes right off the road. (Lots of border patrol though).

We recently visited the Imperial Valley Desert Museum in Ocotillo (Imperial Valley Desert Museum) and they had a display explaining how Native Americans used to spend winters in the Valley, then travel up that hill to Mountain Springs (and the Cuyamacas) for the summer. Very interesting, and worth the stop (passed it by for years before finally stopping in!).

Brandon, have you ever been down to that area?
I have yet to take the Mountain Springs turnoff. I'm usually too busy joyriding up and down the grade at 80 miles an hour Awesome drive once you're used to the road's curves.

I'll have to check it out along with the Imperial Valley Desert Museum. I will put these on my to do list along with the Desert View tower (can't believe I haven't stopped off there yet). Thx for the tips!
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Old 08-01-2017, 11:49 AM
 
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I have yet to take the Mountain Springs turnoff. I'm usually too busy joyriding up and down the grade at 80 miles an hour Awesome drive once you're used to the road's curves.

I'll have to check it out along with the Imperial Valley Desert Museum. I will put these on my to do list along with the Desert View tower (can't believe I haven't stopped off there yet). Thx for the tips!
I also love coming up that grade -- especially around sunset. Everything just glows! Going down is a trip too. Last year, I came around a bend going down the grade and there were three Big Horn Sheep standing in the middle of 8. I had to do some fancy driving to swerve around them at 70 MPH. So, now I try not to get too distracted by the scenery. But, that truly is an awesome stretch of road.

Last time I stopped into the Desert View Tower (about two years ago), it was a shadow of its former glory. Still worth a stop though if you've never been. When I was there last, a women from Germany was the live in caretaker, and it was interesting to talk to her about how she ended up in Jacumba. Be sure to check out the UFOs on the road to the Tower (you'll understand when you get there).
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Old 08-01-2017, 12:18 PM
 
Location: Jurupa Valley, CA, USA 92509
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Okay, this thread has gone off topic, so let's put it back on this thread's topic, shall we?...

Would it ever be possible for someone to live in a ghost town out in the desert of San Bernardino County? (e.g., Ludlow, Amboy, Cima, Vidal, Nipton, Halloran Springs, etc.) If so, how would one go about it? What would be the legal requirements for someone to do so? What would one have to do for water, cable TV, electricity, gas, Internet/Wi-Fi, etc.? Where would one have to go for entertainment, recreation, groceries, eating out, medical, fire, police, church, school/education, etc.? Where is/are the nearest location(s) for any of these necessities? Will one have to worry about any sort of crime in any of those ghost towns, since they are all far away from the nearest police station? Will one have to worry about using the A/C during the brutally hot summer months? How about using the heater during the brutally cold winter months?

Are some, most, or all of those desert ghost towns now private property, or protected by law by the local agencies/government(s) of San Bernardino County?

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Old 08-01-2017, 01:36 PM
 
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Are you a hermit-in-training? Sure your last name isn't Kenobi?
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Old 08-01-2017, 01:47 PM
 
Location: Jurupa Valley, CA, USA 92509
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Are you a hermit-in-training? Sure your last name isn't Kenobi?
I'm not from Star Wars!
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