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I'll move there permanently at some point, but for now I go out from Nov-Feb when the weather's nice (and fewer snakes). I still need to get a proper well drill

I'll move there permanently at some point, but for now I go out from Nov-Feb when the weather's nice (and fewer snakes). I still need to get a proper well drilled. I was living in a trailer out there which was great but it got vandalized, so my plan is to build something more permanent. I think there's a ton of potential in the CA deserts. The low prices, relative proximity to LA, ability for people to work remotely, decreasing prices of solar - I'm predicting a boom out there in the next 2 decades. The 1950s homesteaders fled because it was too inhospitable, but technology seems to have changed that.

newnewpdro 8y ago
That's neat, my place is in Wonder Valley as well. I agree for the most part with everything you've said about the area's potential future. There's too much property crime out there currently though, and things could easily get a lot worse as the population grows. Wonder Valley is a pretty fragile society currently. Much of the harmless residents are elderly and unless more people like us fill in the vacuum they'll leave behind it will probably go down the crapper quite fast. Personally I'm hoping the nascent artist community takes over, but it's going to take some serious luck and effort for a sustainable economy to emerge.