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Jawbone Canyon Store: for fun and good food
If you drive east out of Tehachapi on Highway 58, then head north on Highway 14, the very first...
In years when the water returns
One of the ways that I know California has been locked in an ongoing drought is that fact that I oft...
The living Christmas Tree that's native to the Tehachapi Mountains
Venture into the higher elevations in the Tehachapi Mountains, about 5,000 feet and higher, and you...
Cho'ikizh! What is that? Nuwä names for birds
"Cho'ikizh! Cho'ikizh!" The Nuwä Indian woman heard the familiar call as she sat under a hava...
Virginia Sanchez: growing up in Tehachapi, and the war years
Virginia Gonzalez Sanchez was born at home on F Street in Tehachapi on June 23, 1931, the daughter...
Rabbitbrush: the golden flowering light of autumn
One of my favorite aspects of living in the Tehachapi Mountains is how vibrant and tangible the...
Tootie Anderson: a pioneer girl and community beacon
Leatta "Tootie" Anderson was the definition of a local resident: not only was she raised in...
Kevin Cousineau: the self-taught and ingenious man who helped create the wind industry
Kevin Cousineau didn't just participate in the early days of wind energy development in California,...
The Lantzes and living in Cameron Canyon
Dae Lantz Jr. and his wife Jean were married in Oklahoma in 1949. Dae's father, Dae Lantz Sr., was...
Tules: an aquatic plant anchoring Native culture and wetlands
In any lake, reservoir or pond where water stands year-round in the Tehachapi Mountains, or this...
Terry Edwards, the warrior of the century
With Homecoming this past week at Tehachapi High, it's a good time to remember lifelong Tehachapi...
Ed Tompkins: Monolith Store owner and school namesake
One of the most familiar and charismatic residents of the Tehachapi Valley was a man named Ed...
Mary Gassaway: moving to California in the back of a pickup truck
Mary Gassaway was born in the tiny village of Elizabethtown, Illinois by the Ohio River on...
The unique and unforgettable Pinyon Juniper Woodland
For most people, the initials "PJ" are an abbreviation for pajamas, but for those involved with natu...
Charlie Hernandez: a Tehachapi boy who worked on the train at Monolith
I was born in Tehachapi on November 7, 1938 to Pedro and Hillaria Hernandez. I was one of nine...
American Kestrels: a cute but feisty little raptor
One of the most common raptors in the Tehachapi Mountains is a small falcon that is only a slightly...
Gene Kuntsman describes summers working at Rock Creek Pack Station
Beginning in 2010, a Tehachapi resident named Eugen "Gene" Kuntsman began a retirement job which...
Bear Valley Pictographs: relocating and viewing ancient rock art
A small group of interested locals hiked to a canyon on Bear Mountain recently to visit a rock art...
Ernest Twisselmann: a Kern County rancher-turned-botanist
Ernest Twisselmann was a rancher and the author of A Flora of Kern County, the definitive book of...
Ancient Bristlecones: a mountain pilgrimage to the oldest living trees
High up in the White Mountains, about 200 miles northeast of Tehachapi, there is a place unlike any...
The life of a Kern County shepherd in 1899
We only hear from the world about two or three times a month because our camp is always off far...
Want a great, inexpensive day trip? Take the weekend Metrolink to LA
If you're looking for an interesting day excursion from Tehachapi, I suggest you consider taking...
Alfredo Yttesen: from the ditches to electronics engineer. And a 12,000 volt shock
"In early 1985, I got a job with Star Electric putting up Bonus turbines at the Arbutus wind park....
The history of 4th of July in Tehachapi
Our Fourth of July celebrations are a uniquely American tradition, commemorating the issuing of the...
Summer is almost here, and rattlesnakes are back
Now that summer is upon us, snakes are once again stirring in the Tehachapi Mountains, as warmer...
