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While I’ve never moved out of Tehachapi and have no intention of ever leaving, I have many friends who left and later returned because they found themselves homesick for life in the embrace of the Tehachapi Mountains. “I missed seeing the mountains” is a common sentiment expressed by the returnees. I start feeling that way if I’m gone for two days consecutively. No matter which of our four main valleys you grow up in — Tehachapi, Brite Cummings or Bear — you are surrounded by mountains on all sides. Unlike long V-shaped valleys that are open at the ends, or huge valleys like the San Joaquin that are so big that their mountainous margins can be hard to see, all of our valleys are nestled into their immediate surroundings. The mountains that appear largest are those south of the town of Tehachapi, and they are in fact the highest points in the Tehachapis: the tallest is Tehachapi Peak at 7,988 feet, while nearby Double Mountain is 7,974 feet and...
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