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Kern County is also home to some of California's premiere skydiving centers. Just choose your
backdrop -- the desert or the valley. |

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Gliders and sail planes soar high above the desert and mountains of Kern County. Several
airports provide the venue for some of the best soaring in the world, with competitions
that draw participants from around the globe. |
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| The old west is still alive in Kern County. See the land that inspired the original settlers.
Near the city of Ridgecrest (gateway to Death Valley National
Park), see jagged
sandstone cliffs that turn blood red at sunset. |
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