"Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)" (rduncan5678)
07/03/2015 at 16:59 • Filed to: None
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"Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)" (rduncan5678)
07/03/2015 at 16:59 • Filed to: None | 7
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If you ever happen to find yourself stranded with car trouble on the “grapevine” as its called, then you may end up in Lebec, CA for your auto repair. There are approximately 2000 people who live here and there doesn’t seem to be much else booming in their economy aside from roadside repair. Three or four other cars had come in after us and it only makes sense with such an intense Hill in the desert heat. Check your oil and Chech your coolant and you should be good to go, unless of course you have a random sensor fail like us. Anyways, should you be stuck here you may wonder what there is to do while here. Well, I have been researching this and will tell you a little about what I have learned.
The town was named after an Explorer Peter Lebeck who was killed by a grizzly bear in the area. There was a fiasco with a new hotel built their own water line to the towns water supply without planning it properly. This ended up causing a week long water shortage and all sorts of litigation. They now pray for rain at town meetings, which I guess may be a normal California thing for middle of nowhere towns.
Located along Interstate 5 between Glendale and Bakersfield, Lebec is a small community. Quite temperate weather for Central California (72 degree average) but that’s probably due to the elevation. There is only one restaurant in the area along with a few fast food places which are typical to a truck stop area. It’s a pretty good Mexican place so at least you will not starve to death. Good price on alcohol to help you during your desolate stay. We chose to stay at the Holiday Inn Express since the other choice was a decrepit Motel 6. Nice stay here but there is certainly nothing to do in the immediate area. Out in Frazier Park, there is certainly some stuff but without the car options are pretty Limited. There is a bus to Bakersfield so I suppose escape is possible if you really want to get out.
Anyways, moral of the story is that I can’t see why anyone would willingly stay in Lebec, but I could imagine worse places to be stranded. The mountains are pretty and it’s not deathly hot out, I have wifi in the hotel lobby, and a tv to stay occupied with. Hoping for a speedy repair so we can get on the way and head back to civilization. While here, we have met 3 different travelers with cars in other sorts of disrepair. Seems like that’s a pretty popular occurrence here!
Here is some more information on the grapevine: !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!
Luken10
> Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
07/03/2015 at 17:29 |
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I wouldn’t even know about this place if it wasn’t for a navigational road rally team that usually begins at the Flying J pictured above.
http://carzero.freeservers.com
Here is their website. The next rally is Sept. 26. I highly reccomend it!
CaptDale - is secretly British
> Luken10
07/03/2015 at 18:10 |
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I want to do this
Round headlight enthusiast
> Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
07/03/2015 at 21:53 |
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Reminds me of the song “Lodi” by CCR. Pretty much just a tune about getting stranded in one of those barren California towns.
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Luken10
> CaptDale - is secretly British
07/04/2015 at 03:42 |
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If you love driving, it is a fantastic event. Tons of roads less traveled, and some strategy and camaraderie thrown in to make it well worth the time.
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CaptDale - is secretly British
> Luken10
07/06/2015 at 12:00 |
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I will look into it, thank you!