Old Isabella — Hotel in Tehachapi

We got there just after dark and planned on fishing all night. If your not familiar with the lake, don't go at night even if you have a map! To make a long story a little shorter I'll just list the hi-lights. Drove around and around trying to find a particular place Most roads said no public access Used credit card to pay for access only to get a pass that said it expired , twice. Nothing on the machine about that ! Out $24. Finally had to park down by the dam where we didn't want to fish but it's getting late. The weather report says the wind would die down. Got chairs, poles and all , started fishing. Started getting good bites. Wind still blowing. My honey caught a fish. I get some bites. We rebaited a few times. Wind blowing. I'm cold not feeling good . Can't have a camp fire. NO HOT COFFEE. I go back to the car left my honey fishing in the wind. Went to sleep or tried to. Sun comming up in a few . Honey starts loading up stuff. Caught 3 fish all night. Wind never stopped or slowed down he says. He was cold to the bone. Iam still useless just wanting to...

There aren't any shade trees anywhere and it's basically boondocking. There is a fill and dump as soon as you enter. It was very windy the past few days and glad we chose to boon dock at the lower Kern River. We had a spot near the river under the trees. We caught fish, prospect and watched the...

There isn't any shade trees and it's boon docking. There is fill and dump as soon as you enter. We chose to boondock at the lower Kern River next to the water by a big tree. We fished, prospect and watch a bunch of rafters go by. Everyone was in the water swimming...