I would love to live in the Owens Valley, in a city like Bishop or Lone Pine. The scenery is absolutely voluptuous, and there aren't many people around. Unfortunately, I have medical issues which would require being closer to a larger city like Victorville or Palmdale in the High Desert.
Yes there is a nice small hospital in Bishop and some decent doctors, but medical specialties are indeed limited around here, I drive north 3-1/2 hours to go to appointments in the Reno area sometimes. Lancaster/Palmdale and Victorville, unfortunately, have become hell-holes.
Curious, is Lancaster what the map is calling “slab city”?
No, slab city is hundreds of miles to the southeast --a place out in the desert near the Salton Sea, where there are numerous old abandoned concrete slabs in the location of what once was a Marine Base. People park their vehicles/RV's out there and live (or "squat") off-grid for free
Lancaster and Palmdale are at the north end of Los Angeles County in the Antelope Valley.
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