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Sat May 1, 2010
Wilderness Survival Training
Learn Wilderness Survival Skills  Here is your opportunity to learn how to survive in a wilderness environment.  Stop watching it on TV and come out and try for yourself!  Students will learn about survival priorities,...
Posted by Patriottraining - Sat Jul 18, 2009 12:11:05 PDT
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Sat Apr 10, 2010
Learn to use a GPS
Learn to use a GPS   Here is your opportunity to learn about  the Global Positioning System (GPS). Students will be taught how the GPS system works, how a GPS receiver works and how to set up your own GPS receiver. ...
Posted by Patriottraining - Sat Jul 18, 2009 09:08:37 PDT
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Sat Mar 13, 2010
Learn to Use a Map & Compass
Learn to Use a Map & Compass  Here is your opportunity to learn to read a topographic map and understand all that the map has to tell.  Students will learn about different types of maps, information and symbols on the...
Posted by Patriottraining - Sat Jul 18, 2009 08:58:29 PDT
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Catgirl can't stop purrring.........
This weekend, Friday 7/10 and Saturday 7/11 is the Cat People's Sizzling Summer Sidewalk Sale from 10AM to 3PM at "Pawsitively Cat" 602 - 18th Street, Bakersfield. Come check out one-of-a-kind gift items for your favorite...
Posted by catgirl - Mon Jul 6, 2009 17:33:31 PDT
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Hiking on the Kern River Trail
Want to see some great wildflowers? The Kern River Trail is one of the best-kept secrets in this town!  If you are traveling from Bakersfield towards Lake Isabella, there is a big bridge on Hwy 178 over the Kern River that is about...
Posted by Contributor - Wed Mar 18, 2009 08:53:47 PDT
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An ode to the Kern River Bike Path
It was our daily outing. After Derek's second breakfast, around 10 a.m., I'd buckle him into the car seat and gather my things: Water bottle, iPod, stop watch, keys, and ID. We'd drive to Beach Park, load up the stroller, then hit the...
Posted by jbaldwin - Mon Mar 2, 2009 14:28:08 PST
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Wind Wolves Preserve for "Sheep"...
              When people imagine a wildlife preserve, Wind Wolves Preserve (WWP) at the edge of southwestern Kern County, fits the description well. At least as a...
Posted by CountChad - Mon Mar 2, 2009 10:15:25 PST
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Catch of The Week
This beautiful rainbow trout was caught and released in Pine Flat Lake on Jan. 14, 2009  by Daniel Aguilar of Bakersfield. Daniel caught this massive holdover using an 1/8oz. gold Phoebe on 6lb. p-line with a Pflueger President 6730...
Posted by djag420 - Tue Jan 27, 2009 10:51:29 PST
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Snow in N. E. Kern County
Snow began falling in the Highway 178 corridor east of Lake Isabella at about 10 PM Sunday night and nearly 2ft. had fallen by 10AM Monday morning. Heavy snow with no wind piled up in trees causing branches to break and take out power...
Posted by Rocketmaker - Mon Dec 15, 2008 18:30:02 PST
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Catch of The Week
Steve Boyes caught this striper on Oct. 24 out of the Ca. Aqueduct, using a Gitz'it tube jig.  It was 36-1/2" long and weighed 18 pounds.
Posted by SteveBoyes - Mon Oct 27, 2008 15:00:30 PDT
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Fishing in Alaska
On August 16th my husband Steve Weiss and his father Jim went on a birthday fishing trip to Alaska. They were there for 6 days and brought home over 250 pounds of fish including Coho salmon, halibut, ling cod, rock cod and yellow eye...
Posted by rachelleweiss - Fri Sep 12, 2008 13:58:38 PDT
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Boy Scouts Hold Annual Competition
On April 18th through 20th nearly 600 Scouts, Scouters and staff were on hand for the annual Scout competition, Camporall! Camped out under the pines at Mil Potrero Campground, the boys competed in all sorts of different events. Knot...
Posted by CarolynZ - Tue May 6, 2008 13:53:38 PDT
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Big Fish Photo with Happy Fisherman
Rich Arner of Bakersfield landed this 15 lb steelhead on the Situk River Alaska 4/26/08. He was fly fishing with an 8 wt fly rod on an aeropuff egg pattern.  661-589-0446
Anonymous user - Mon May 5, 2008 11:06:21 PDT
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Catfish
Anonymous user - Mon May 5, 2008 10:29:13 PDT
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University of Maryland lecturer visits CSUB to discuss climate change
California State University, Bakersfield’s School of Natural Science and Mathematics presents its second public seminar of the year on Tuesday, May 6 at 4 p.m. in Science Building III, room number 108. Louis Pitelka, a...
Posted by CSUB1 - Wed Apr 30, 2008 12:50:12 PDT
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Vacation 1992: Not one to repeat
Some of the greatest memories I have are the frequent camping trips my Dad took us on when we were children. Whether it was the mountains or the lake we spent several days enjoying each other as a family. Long before the days of iPods...
Posted by rtwice93555 - Mon Apr 7, 2008 17:15:38 PDT
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Ride with the Slow Spokes
My favorite outdoor activity is a Saturday morning bike ride with the bicycle riding group called "Slow Spokes." Last Saturday's Slow Spokes ride was particularly scenic because we started in Caliente and rode to Twin Oaks and...
Posted by citizenjournalist - Fri Apr 4, 2008 14:41:23 PDT
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Soccer and Scouting
The Southern Sierra Council, Boy Scouts of America is pleased to introduce a new program for the community – Soccer and Scouting! Soccer and Scouting brings the excitement of soccer and the character building values of Scouting...
Anonymous user - Tue Mar 25, 2008 11:53:02 PDT
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Holi, the Indian festival of colors
You might have heard about Diwali, the Indian festival of lights.  Now, it is time for Holi, the Indian festival of colors. Like in many cultures, a new year in India starts with the onset of spring following nature’s...
Posted by surendra_d - Wed Mar 19, 2008 16:30:53 PDT
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Common Sparrows in my back yard
Posted by r44time - Wed Mar 19, 2008 07:47:46 PDT
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Proud Fisher
Pablo Aguero, 35, of Bakersfield at Lake Ming, 6 lbs. bass, plastic worm, caught March 8, 2008.
Posted by paguero - Mon Mar 10, 2008 10:45:31 PDT
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A February sunset
This photo was taken February 27, 2008 on a day when the AQI was less than desirable. Sometimes bad air can produce a beautiful sunset.
Posted by mpbayne - Mon Mar 3, 2008 09:06:49 PST
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Half Dome Cable Trail
  Half Dome is easily one of the most recognizable rock formations in the United States. It sits on the south side of Yosemite Valley and on the California State quarter, just daring to be climbed. But beware, this day hike will...
Posted by heyitsdennis - Tue Feb 26, 2008 15:30:26 PST
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Hiking Packsaddle Trail
We hiked Packsaddle Trail today, February 9, 2008, but not all the way to the cave.  There was snow on parts of the trail and we were spooked by animal prints in the snow.  The day was awesome; just cool enough to be...
Posted by wichita3sis - Tue Feb 12, 2008 16:37:59 PST
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Beautiful Kern County
This picture was taken on Super Bowl Sunday.  I was standing at my kitchen sink watching the rain come down and as soon as it stopped, the sun shown brilliantly.  I figured there would be a rainbow so I walked out to the front...
Posted by wichita3sis - Mon Feb 4, 2008 10:57:49 PST
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Lone Pine Wonder
Posted by ksherlock001 - Mon Feb 4, 2008 10:52:41 PST
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PARROTS OF BAKERSFIELD
SUNDAY WAS A BEAUTIFUL AND WARM DAY. I WENT OUT SIDE AND WAS LOOKING AT OUR PECAN TREE, AND WHAT DID I SEE? PARROTS. ABOUT 6-10 BIG AND BEAUTIFUL. WE LIVE IN THE LA CRESTA  AREA. THOUGHT I WOULD SHARE.
Posted by pinecone - Wed Jan 23, 2008 09:19:17 PST
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Catch of the week...Nice Lake Evans Rainbow
Darlene Johnson of Bakersfield caught an 11lb Rainbow Trout on a recent outing to Lake Evans (Buena Vista Recreation).  Darlene is an excellent fisher consistently catching fish but this was her biggest one so far! The prize fish...
Posted by jerdog - Mon Jan 14, 2008 11:11:12 PST
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Fishing with no bait
Fisherman Al Espericueta caught the biggest fish he has ever caught in his life, with no bait. He caught a trout, which weighed, 8 lbs. 6 oz. on New Year's Day at Buena Vista Lake. He used a spinner to catch the fish with absolutely no...
Posted by becky0726 - Thu Jan 3, 2008 13:27:27 PST
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Catch of the week
Jerry Pierce and Cameron Greco (7 yrs old) of Bakersfield, caught their limits of Rainbow Trout recently at The Park at River Walk lake (Bakersfield). They enticed the fish with power bait and salmon eggs... This is Cameron's...
Posted by jerdog - Thu Jan 3, 2008 11:47:18 PST
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Fishing Photos
Anonymous user - Mon Dec 31, 2007 12:30:41 PST
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Fishing Photos
Anonymous user - Mon Dec 24, 2007 11:09:11 PST
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Catches of the Week
Ron Miller caught this 35 lb. King Salmon on a recent float trip on the Sol Duc River, near Forks, WA.  He used 12 lb. test monofilament with a spinning outfit using a fluorescent jig.
Posted by rmxxmilx - Fri Dec 14, 2007 11:26:19 PST
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Birthday Catch
Keith Williams of Bakersfield celebrates his 56th birthday by landing this 28 inch steelhead drifting down the Rogue River in Shady Cove, Oregon. Nov. 1st. "Happy Birthday Big Brother"
Posted by stevewilliams - Fri Nov 9, 2007 13:41:55 PST
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Fishing in Washington
Ron Miller of Bakersfield boated 3 salmon on Oct. 4th on the Sol Duc River near Forks, WA.  The largest of the 3 is this 35 lb King Salmon
Posted by ronm - Mon Oct 29, 2007 11:12:33 PDT
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Montana trout
My name is Jack Anderson, and I live here in Bakersfield (since 1961) and I am 46 years old.  The attached picture is a stringer of Rainbow trout that I recently (10/10/07) caught from Carpenter Lake near the town of Eureka...
Posted by Anderson69 - Fri Oct 26, 2007 11:24:25 PDT
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Fishing Photo
Trustin Smith   age 25  from Bakersfield CA   Caught this 9.5 pound catfish in the lower Kern River on September 15,2007 using nightcrawlers for bait.
Posted by bakersfieldnana - Mon Oct 15, 2007 13:13:15 PDT
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B.C. professor promotes environmentalism
    Young people in Kern County need to know that the future here will be bleak unless they take an active interest in preserving the environment, according to Dr. Randal Beeman, biology professor at Bakersfield College...
Posted by marjoriebell - Mon Oct 8, 2007 17:27:17 PDT
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fishing in Alaska
Jon Claxton caught this sockeye salmon on a recent trip with his dad and three friends on the Walker River above Lake McDonald, which is thirty minutes by floatplane  from Ketchikan, Alaska
Posted by dennisclaxton - Fri Sep 7, 2007 10:05:17 PDT
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