[RikRotorhead]

Originally Posted by justin_76

When I was doing the phone interview the lady said the interns from last year lived in boron but made a pact to not spend a weekend there, and they didn't. She also said that most of the employees live in either Tehatchapi or California City and commute. I was just trying to avoid the hour long commute everyday. I did that last summer and it got old real quick.

Rent one of the old mobile homes there, and play trailer trash for a summer.

[BrandonTJ]

Well there's that. Then again, drive 30 minutes every morning and live here:

http://www.geocities.com/cargolax/SILVERLAKESCA.html

[mj4x4Tim]

I live about 40 miles east of boron.... boron doesn't even have a walmart lol you will be close to the rocket launching site ... that would be cool to watch... expect about 120 for summer temp.if you don't think that is hot, stick your head in an oven set at 120. the good news is that humidity is low.. so you sweat from heat not from humidity. most people have swamp coolers instead of air conditioning... 20 miles or so is hinkley. you should google the name.. there was a movie made about that town....don't drink the water. there are a few trailer parks you can rent in...if you have a cell phone already, you may want to take it and see if you get reception. Kids mostly like to hang out and smoke some dope... there isn't anything for kids to do out there. as far as entertainment... you have to make it yourself. not far from there to the east is a drive in movies .. i would recommend you research scorpions, snakes, and dessert tortoise. you should know what kind of snake is in your house. on Fridays, and Sundays, the 58 freeway gets real jammed up from the people going and coming from vegas or from other resort towns.

[luk4mud]

If you like history, geology, jeep trails, mines, you will love your summer in the desert and nearby mountains. Yes, it's hot sometimes. The locals escape by going higher into the mountains. You will find that there is alot more to see and do than you can possibly cover in a summer of weekends.

Examples:
-On a hot summer weekend, I would head for Kennedy Meadows. It's less than a 2 hour drive, you can camp at 8,000+ feet, fish out of pristine streams, hike to hot springs, climb granite domes, run a challenging local jeep trail (Sherman Pass trail- google it). If you like dirt biking, they have an extensive single track system that is advanced (at least for me). Nearby is world class white water rafting as well. Need more?
-Drive a few miles to the Panamints and explore the old mines, Manson's old hideout, ghost towns. Need more?
-Drive up to Cottonwood Lakes Basin above Lone Pine. Hike in high Sierra, drop dead gorgeous scenery. More?
-Head on up to Bishop. Fish, hike, bike, jeep, dirt bike to your heart's delight in wide open country. Be sure to take a side trip to the ancient bristlecone pine trees atop the White Mountains before they close the road and turn yet another cool area into an inaccessible wilderness.
-Explore the north end of Death Valley. Visit the highest dunes in the US, see rocks that move, explore old mines, petroglyphs. Spend the night at the only (I think) nude campground/ hot springs inside a national park (my wife won't see this post, right?)

You get the idea. Get a cheap place to live, because you won't spend any time there anyway, if you do this trip right.

[JeepNude]

There are several campgrounds in national parks that do not require clothing. That is because there is no law that clothing must be worn in national parks. If someone complains, and a Ranger asks you to cover up, then you need to, that falls under a seperate law. However, no complaint, no clothes!

best way to avoid complaints is to stay away from all the clothing-addicts. Yes, I called them addicts!! That probably means you.

[luk4mud]

That's certainly me ... a clothing addict, except in the shower. By the way, the Hale Boppy comet is returning soooooon, are YOU ready?