My New Home

So I've been doing online research on my new home, considering I have not had the opportunity to view it in person. I'm surprised to see that although my station (and thus barracks) has no physical address and the cell reception is "spotty", it is a fairly civilized area. I mean civilized in the populated sort of way, not necessarily the character of the town. That remains to be seen. Those of you who would like to Mapquest it or Google Earth it, it's called Frazier Park or Pine Mountain Club (Pine Mountain Club is a bit closer to my Station than Frazier Park). The zip code to PMC is 93222.

So here's what I found in the area:
Apartments/houses for rent!!!! (I'll be living in barracks for a few months)
A candy/ice cream shoppe
A car wash
2 thrift stores
Frazier Park Moose Lodge (apparently community events happen there)
Madd Bailey's Pub
A Mexican Food Joint
Several coffee houses
Several markets/general stores
A health food store
Plant Nurseries
At least one post office
Kern County Public Library
Dance Lessons
2 Dentists
An orthodontist (in case of emergency)
Several Yoga/Pilates/Gym places, including Curves (see, advanced civilization)
More than one gas station (at least one stoplight, and multiple horses)
A few places that would probably wax my eyebrows
2 motels (hint hint... plus lots of campgrounds)
A behavioral health center
Museum
No sushi places :-{
A search and rescue station
Many other exciting ammenities!!!

I've also discovered Netflicks, which I'll most likely start when I get there, and I'm considering a wireless access card for my laptop (to use with my spotty cell phone service). For entertainment, I have a bike (push bike), rollerblades (not sure if those are usable in this sort of country), tennis shoes, and a map. I figure I can also take the time to actually do my self-taught French lessons as well.

To keep up on the breaking news in my area, log on to
http://www.mountainenterprise.com
(you'll have to cut and paste into your browser due to my inability to make the darn link work)

Also, check out Los Padres National Forest ("The LP") whom I'll be working for:
http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/lospadres/
I'm on the Mt. Pinos District.

That's about all for now. I'm moving up there Aug. 16th and will begin work with my new crew on Aug. 17th. I'm only 3.5 hours from San Diego, people. I'm over an hour from the beach. And there's bears and elk up here.