Some Of My Favorite Scenes From My Time As The High Desert "Fiber Cowboy"

 

Kelbaker Road near Amboy looking South, a little South of I-40 - Photo by Daniel A. Stafford (C)2023

Hurricane Hilary over Amboy, 08-2023 - Photo by Daniel A. Stafford (C)2023 (I'll be doing a post on this later)

Amboy Crater National Monument Seen From Amboy Rd - Photo by Daniel A. Stafford (C)2023 (I'll be doing a post on this later)

TV episode filming at Roy's Motel & Cafe, Amboy, CA - Photo by Daniel A. Stafford (C)2023

Amboy, CA US Post Office on Rte 66 (Closed) - Photo by Daniel A. Stafford (C)2023

Sandstorm on Powerline Rd W. of Baker, CA - Photo by Daniel A. Stafford (C)2023 (I'll be doing a post on this later)

Bottle Ranch on Rte 66 W of Victorville & E of Helendale. Photo by Daniel A. Stafford (C)2023 (I'll be doing a post on this later)

Cabazon Dinosaurs just N of I-10 - Cabazon, CA - Photo by Daniel A. Stafford (C)2023

Amboy, CA as seen from Amboy Rd - Photo by Daniel A. Stafford (C)2023

Cadillac Ranch, Amboy Rd, Wonder Valley, CA. - Photo by Daniel A. Stafford (C)2023

"End Of The World" - Amboy Rd, Wonder Valley, CA - Photo by Daniel A. Stafford (C)2023 (I'll be doing a post on this later)

Calico Ghost Town sign near Yermo, CA - I-15 S.  - Photo by Daniel A. Stafford (C)2023

Camp Cajon marker, Cajon Pass, I-15 N/Rte 66 between San Bernardino & Hesperia.
Photo by Daniel A. Stafford (C)2023 (I'll be doing a post on this later)

Cadiz Summit on closed portion of Rte. 66 between Amboy & Fenner - Photo by Daniel A. Stafford (C)2023

Historical marker, Closed portion of Rte. 66 near Danby, CA between Amboy & Fenner - Photo by Daniel A. Stafford (C)2023 (I'll be doing a post on this later)

Sunset over Rte. 66 bridge on closed section between Amboy & Cadiz. - Photo by Daniel A. Stafford (C)2023 (I'll be doing a post on these bridges later)

Spring Flowers at the Joshua Tree Rock Shop, Rte. 62 Early April
Photo by Daniel A. Stafford (C)2023 (I'll be doing a post on this later)

Desert Rainbow - Hemet, CA. - Photo by Daniel A. Stafford (C)2023

Roy's gas station, Amboy, CA at Sunset, Rte. 66 - Photo by Daniel A. Stafford (C)2023

Rte. 66 road marker Camp Cajon April Rains, Cajon Pass.
Photo by Daniel A. Stafford (C)2023

Fiber Cowboy logo created with DALLE-3 by Daniel A. Stafford circa 2023

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Randsburg, CA Facing Decimation If Off-Roading Ruling Goes Through

 Check out SF Gate's excellent reporting on this issue at:

 https://www.sfgate.com/california/article/randsburg-california-town-lifeline-22265400.php

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The town of Randsburg, CA - surviving by a thread on income from visiting off-roaders, faces complete economic devastation from a federal ruling to protect an endangered species. 

There's plenty of locals with grit, but the question is one of scratch.

According to Google, Randsburg is about 1h 11m (67.6 mi) drive time from Victorville, CA coming from the South - you can add about 30 minutes to get there from Riverside, most likely.

I'm wondering about maybe three yearly festivals; Arts & Crafts in the Spring, Country & Western music in Summer, and Blues in the Autumn. Maybe Winter could be a film festival? Just thinking out loud here. 

Maybe they could get lucky and find an alien base under the old gold mine. ;-)

Randsburg Festival Committee?

I hope they find a way.

Dan

Google Map for Randsburg: