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Contents
Acknowledgements
Caution
How to use this guide
Introduction
A BLAST INTO THE PAST
1. About the Earliest People
2.What the Padre Saw
3.That Unique, Ungainly Joshua
4.Corral Those Poppies
CAN YOU DIG IT?
5. There’s Gold in Them Thar Hills
6.Tropico Gold Mine
7.Other Mines
8.Hauling Gold
9. Driven by the Wind
10. The Famous 20-Mule Team
ROMANCE OF THE WEST
11.Fort Tejon
12. Stage Coaches
13. The Railroad Comes to Lancaster
14. An Engineering Marvel
SUPER SECRET STEALTH & OTHER PLANES
15. Earliest Flights
16. The British are Coming
17.NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
18. Pioneers of Flight
19. Voyager and SpaceShipOne
LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION
20. Hollywood’s Back Lot
21. The Famous of the Antelope Valley
22.Guide to Movie Locations
FAST ROADS, AQUEDUCTS AND FAULTS
23. Willow Springs
24. The Marvelous Aqueduct
25.San Andreas Ain’t No Fault of Mine
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WAIT – THERE’S MORE!!!
Alphabetical listing of places to go
Day Trips
Farm Fresh Produce
Wineries
No Sitting on your Duff
Area Parks
Boron
California City
Lake Los Angeles
Lancaster
Littlerock
Mojave
National Parks
Palmdale
County Parks
State Parks
Quartz Hill
Tehachapi
Lakes
Golf Courses
Ski Resorts
Off-roading
Museums/Art Galleries
Senior Centers
Historical Societies
Libraries
Performing Arts, Artists & Writers
Festivals
Chambers of Commerce
Colleges
Bibliography
Appendix I, Milestones of Flights at Edwards AFB
Appendix II, Alphabetical listing of movies
Appendix III, Air ForceResearch Laboratory,
Propulsion Directorate History
Appendix IV, Aerospace Walk of Honor
Maps
1. Exploring the Antelope Valley
2. Day Trip 1 -- Wine, Lions, Gold and Trains
3. Day Trip 2 -- Tehachapi
4. Day Trip 3 -- Mojave and beyond
Appendix I Milestones of Flights
Appendix II Alphabetical Listing of Movies
Appendix III Air Force Research Lab
Appendix IV Aerospace Walk of Honor
About the Author
Index
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