Roadtrippin' the Cerro Gordo Mining [Ghost] Town

Submitted by Toni on Sun, 11/29/2015 - 15:32
A classic black and white photograph of an old wooden river bridge over a dry river bed.

While enjoying a weekend at the vintage trailer 3rd Annual Lone Pine Roundup in October 2015, we were already aware the area was rich with historical sites to explore such as the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, National Manzanar Historical Relocation Camp, Bishop, the Alabama Hills, Laws Railroad Museum and more . . . Many in the group have wanted to explore the old Mining Camp Town of Cerro Gordo which is on the western slope of the Inyo Mountains. It is primarily a ghost town, but there are caretakers present to protect the site. It is on private land and must be respected.

Roadtrippin' the Ridge Route

Submitted by Toni on Wed, 10/28/2015 - 16:06
post card

Well . . . u-m-m-m . . .this section is primarily purposed to include roadtrips taken with our vintage trailer; but, this 40 minute trip from our house in our daily-use vehicle just has to be shared. We have always wanted to drive the Ridge Route through the Tehachapi and San Gabriel Mountains, but portions of it have been closed for a number of years. We weren’t even sure if it was worth our time to explore the possibility of seeing a portion of it. Wrong! it was a fabulous trip igniting our imaginations of times past.

Galloping Bungalows -- Selected Excerpts

Submitted by Toni on Sat, 10/24/2015 - 13:06
Galloping Bungalows book cover

Selected excerpts (1921 - 1988) from Galloping Bungalows by David A. Thornburg, Shoestring Press Inc., Connecticut, 1991: “Indeed motor-camping is the only way in which many people can afford to travel at all.” —Elon Jessup, The Motor Camping Book, 1921 “A census last Sunday on the Daniel Webster Highway of Laconia [New Hampshire] disclosed that 20 per cent of passenger automobiles, exclusive of local about-town motors, were equipped with camping paraphernalia.” —The Christian Science Monitor, Aug.

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