Down the fairway - California City, CA

Many homes have been constructed adjacent to Tierra Del Sol Championship Golf Course. Here I got caught by the automatic sprinkler system, but the mist was a great refreshment for a warm day. The rear of these homes are along a fairway running between California City Blvd. and South Loop Blvd. In the photo of the lake you can see some of the new homes along South Loop in the distance.

Roger

AltaOne - California City, CA

AltaOne Federal Credit Union opens for business at their new California City location. This beautiful, new building is just the first to be completed along the north side of California City Blvd. to the east of the Civic Center. New streets and more construction pads are already taking shape between the Kern County Public Library to the west and Tierra Del Sol Golf Course to the east.

Roger

New High School - California City, CA

Construction on California City High School is now well underway. There were a few false starts, such as when a protected Mojave Desert Tortoise was found to be living on the 64-acre building site. All forward motion on the project ground to a halt until the tortoise could be relocated. But finally, there will be no more need to bus high school students to the next town with this modern facility. The school should be ready to accept its first freshman class by this September.

Roger

Rows of new homes - California City, CA

New single-family homes are under construction all over the City. It is common to see several homes being erected by a single builder in a concentrated area. There are also projects such as this one where most of an entire block has been under development. By my own observations, I would guess that most of these homes will be occupied before all the homes are completed.

These homes are a few miles northeast of the Civic Center, near Mendiburu and 97th Street.

Roger

New Elementary School - California City, CA

This is the very active construction site of the new Hacienda Elementary School. It will be adjacent to California City Middle School on Redwood Blvd., just to the east. It is one of two new schools now being built within the City.

Roger

Do you recognize this? - Agua Dulce, CA

Many may remember this dramatic location from any of a great number of western movies, sci-fi TV shows and car commercials. On my regular ride from Los Angeles to the Antelope Valley, the churning clouds begged to have their picture taken as a backdrop to the famous Vasquez Rocks. The Rocks can be seen on the west side of Highway 14, about 30-minutes drive out of the San Fernando Valley.

Roger

Twin Buttes Riders - California City, CA

When describing this area to those unfamiliar, I quite often mention the captivating Twin Buttes as a point of reference. These landmarks are truly a remarkable sight to see in the southeastern quadrant of California City. They are easy to spot, and sightseeers and recreationers just seem to gravitate toward them. In one photo I was getting ready snap the shutter when I noticed a couple of horseback riders in the foreground on their way back to a large local boarding ranch.

Roger

Aspen Mall - California City, CA

Aspen Mall is at the giant southeast corner of Neuralia Rd. & California City Blvd. Here are familiar names such as Subway and Curves, as well as a representation of locally recognized merchants like grocery, pizza, bank, gym, internet cafe, dry cleaner, real estate, etc.

Roger

Out in the country - California City, CA

We recently offered a large, corner lot in a sparsely developed southwestern nook of the City. While I was composing some scenes for our advertising photos, I was thinking how beautiful the landscape was on this side of town. The terrain is generally flat with enough contouring to please the eye. The trees, homes and mountains to the northwest perfectly complemented the scene. It wasn't long before Mel mentioned that an interested Buyer had also commented on the exceptional views in this area. I had to agree.

Roger