Scenic 395 - The Official Guide 2019/2020

2019-2020 Scenic 395 19 Inyokern SUBMITTED PHOTO On March 23, Classic Burgers in Inyokern held its first annual classic car show, sponsored by Don and Linda Waldron of Rod’s West, with Don’s beautiful Roadster, being used to promote the show. The promoters Nathan and Kate Waldron raised $1,277.50 to be donated to the Ridgecrest Animal Shelter. One hundred ten entries showed up, some motorcycles, and six cackle cars. With the help of the Bombshell Bet- ties, and Goin So Low Car Club, the show was a hit. A Nitro dragster was present, cackling at 1,200 hp burning Nitro. The Imposter dragster is a showstopper, owned by Andi and Gary Huminck of Los Angeles. The show was great family fun, with the kids voting for their favorite car. Ten animals found homes at the adoption event. Inyokern Classic Burgers Car Show raises funds for animal shelter Ridgecrest Regional Wild Horse and Burro Corrals (BLM) four miles straight east of the Historic USO Building to feed or pet wild burros and horses – or maybe even adopt one! If you continue on toward Death Valley you’ll run across the Trona Pinnacles, a geological fea- ture that has more than 500 tufa spires, some as high as 140 feet. These have been featured in many films (like Star Trek V or Planet of the Apes). When you pass through the remote town of Trona, you can stop by the Searles Valley Historical Society and visit the Old Guest House Museum, built in 1917. When leaving Ridgecrest heading west into the Sierra Nevada Mountains using Highway 178 Scenic Corridor, you can stop by the Kern Valley Museum in Kernville. At this museum they have thou- sands of photographs of the early settlers, miners, cowboys and Indi- ans, a wonderful back porch and yard full of historical artifacts. Plus, a restored and furnished 100 year old cabin. If you’re heading north from Ridgecrest using Highway 395, you can stop in Independence and visit the Eastern California Museum. At this museum there is a rich display of artifacts and narratives of the history of Inyo County and the Eastern Sierra, from Death Valley to Mono Lake. Continued from Page 18