Originally Posted By: Chris142
I didnt grow up on a ranch but there were not many people around and plenty of dirt roads in the Victor Valley in the 70's and early 80's. My neighbor hood is/was made up of 5 acre lots that go back to the small tract act of 1938 so I didnt have close neighbors.
I remember seeing Roy Rogers and Dale Evans around town. I also remember kids riding horses, dirt bikes and 3wheelers to high school.
We only had 4 sheriffs. They did a shift change @10pm so between 9:45P and 10:15P was the time to bring out the serious racecars at our local road we raced on.
I can drive 1.5 hrs to the beach, 45 minutes to snow, lots of old mines,jeep trails etc just minutes from my house still. I can still take off from home on my quad or bike and ride all day.
IMO Oatman az, Pioneertown,Ca,Randsburg,Ca and Calico are fun to check out as is death valley,
Hi Chris,
Out of curiosity, I plugged Apple Valley, ca in mapquest, It's just 2355 miles to your place. I-40 all the way. I passed through the area in Nov. 1965 when I moved back to Michigan. I-40 was just being built at that time and there were several stretches of detours and 2 lane roads. along the way.