CVPA bus tour June 3
CVPA bus tour June 3
By: Chuck McCullough
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Posted by editor Tue Nov 30, 1999 00:00:00 PST
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0 responses 0 comments The Cummings Valley Protective Association offers a peek into the past.
Imagine traveling by wagon from Bakersfield, up the harrowing Sheep Trail, through Cummings Valley and the joy of reaching the Banducci Ranch where you can rest, spend the night, get some supplies and repair a damaged wagon wheel in the blacksmith shop. Some of the small buildings that provided those services are still there to be visited on the first stop of the bus tour.
The second stop will be on top of Indian Hill where the bedrock mortars of the “Indian Kitchen” can be seen along with gorgeous views of Brite Valley and the beautiful historic Rocking Horse Ranch (called Oak Creek Farm by its present owners).
A third stop and a short hike will take participants to the 1870s marble quarry where native Americans found it easy to develop acorn grinding holes in the relatively soft marble. Large blocks of marble were shipped to San Francisco after the railroad reached Tehachapi.
Commentary along the route will be provided by narrators in a full-sized air conditioned bus. The tours are open to all at a cost of $15 per person with pre-payment required. Send checks to CVPA, P.O. Box 1020, Tehachapi, CA 93581. Indicate preference for the 9 a.m. or noon tour, and give phone number in case changes are necessary.
The tours will leave from the Stallion Springs Realty parking lot on Stallion Springs Drive across from the Woodward West Action Sports Camp. Tours of the sports camp will be available to interested bus tour participants upon their return.
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