Kern River

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Sierra Nevada : Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering
Sierra Nevada : Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering : SummitPost
State Fish: The golden trout (Salmo agua-bonita) is native only to California and was named the official state fish by act of the State Legislature in 1947. Originally the species was found only in a few streams in the icy headwaters of the Kern River, south of Mount Whitney, the highest peak in the United States outside of Alaska. Stocking of wild and hatchery-reared fish has extended its range to many waters at high elevation in the Sierra Nevada from El Dorado and Alpine Counties southwar...
There is much truth to this. I love that O.C. says Republican, even though it's not all true. I wouldn't call the areas around Disneyland Republican. Bakersfield-The Bible belt of California; says Texas. It's about as Hot in the summertime too. I'll take hot weather over hot tempers any day.
Charming one and two bedroom cottages near the Kern River, within walking distance to popular stores and restaurants such as the Kern River Brewing Company
Kern River's Class V - Wow did this stout really knock my socks off. This is really everything that I would like out of an Imperial Stout without getting too extreme with the flavors or the ABV. It is impressively smooth and has excellent balance from start to end. I almost cannot imagine how tasty the bourbon barrel aged variation of this one since the vanilla version is so darn tasty by itself.
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White-headed Woodpecker ~ This noisy guy hangs out in my friends backyard up in Kernville, Ca.
Tulare County, California - Wikipedia
Fountain Springs- was a settlement established in Tulare County before 1855, at the junction of the Stockton - Los Angeles Road and the road to the Kern River gold mines. From 1858 to 1861, Fountain Springs was a station on the Butterfield Overland Mail route, 14 miles southeast of Tule River Station and 12 miles north of Mountain House.