We have been on the road for some 26 months and have found that virtually everywhere we have visited has some redeeming features. In Advance, NC, we found a place called the “Bull Hole” which was an abandoned textile facility which left a big masonry dam and some great lagoons full of turtles. In Lake Medina, TX, we could easily drive to San Antonio and go to the River Walk and the fascinating downtown area around the Alamo. In Canon City, CO, we could take the frightening Skyline Drive and see magnificent views.
Now we are in Hesperia, CA, and it may be the only place we have visited in the last 70,000 miles that possesses absolutely no redeeming features. The town merchants have decided mini-malls are the only place to do business so there is no real downtown area. The area around town is a brown wasteland with a bit of sagebrush and some immature Joshua trees but little else. Traffic is bad although I cannot fathom why there would be a lot of cars here. This place is downright unattractive. The RV park where we are staying has a good number of shade trees and may be the garden spot of the entire area.
The closest thing we may wish to see is Big Bear which is 60 miles distant. Lake Arrowhead, another southern California former hotspot, is a mere 50 miles away. Considering the wonders of this place, I am surprised it is not called Despairea or Hysteria because those titles would be more appropriate. Fortunately, we leave this Mecca of Nothingness tomorrow. There are no pictures.