Here is my entry for the new "Show Us Your CA Contest" being put on by @socalsteemit!
My California is not what most people think when they think of California. It's not the beaches and the palm trees, it's not the cities and the freeways. My California is simple and quiet. Muscoy, California. If you've heard of it you are one of few! When I tell people where I from they usually look at me weird and say "where?... Moscow?". That's always funny.
My house
Of the people that do know Muscoy many of them view it as "ghetto". I view it as rural. An escape from the craziness of nearby San Bernardino city. The property lots are usually quite large (mine is 4 acres) giving everyone lots of space for things like livestock and agriculture. So horses and chickens walking the streets of Muscoy is not uncommon! And many people have turned their properties into gardens where they can grow lots of their own food. But many of the people in Muscoy also seem to keep to themselves and not be very social. So high fences and "No Trespassing" signs are common.
One of my neighbors
Another thing Muscoy has is railroad tracks, we're bordered on the north and the west by them. Thus the "wrong side of the tracks" saying gets used in reference to us quite frequently. Also just to the west of town is the Lytle creek wash which provides a recreation area for equestrians, dirt bikers, and people walking their dogs like me. From the wash there are nice views of the local mountains as well as overlooking San Bernardino.
Railroad tracks along Cajon blvd, the main street on the north side of town
Trains on Cajon blvd
Train tacks in the wash and the western San Bernardino mountains
The eastern San Gabriel mountains from the wash
I'm sure to most people this all sounds really boring. But Muscoy doesn't really have a lot going on, and I like it like that! No amusement parks, or nightclubs, or shopping centers, or restaurants (besides the weekend taco trucks and tamale ladies!), or anything like that. I mean, only a few years ago we finally got some street lights put in. I swear. Honestly the main attraction in Muscoy is your local corner store. We have a liquor store every few blocks here!
Add a couple guys riding down the street on horseback drinking tallboys of budlight and you'd have you're average Muscoy scene
Eddies market is one of the more popular
The same family runs Victoria market just one block away
The Shop N Go market, being the only one on Cajon blvd, is also very popular. I usually avoid it.
My favorite is probably Norms. It's right down my street.
As you can see here at Norms they still have the posts for the people on horseback to tie their horses to when they come
(I really wanted to get some pictures of the horses, but for some reason no one was out riding today. So... next time!)
Driving down Third Ave.(my street)
My driveway from the street
But really the best part about Muscoy is my home! The wonderful four acres on which I am lucky to get to live. My own little private paradise!
My wild yard
Blooming Birds of Paradise flower
Concrete sculpture and an Agave Attenuata
A chunk of Petrified Wood and a few other mineral specimens
Blooming Bougainvillea
Ripe Pomegranates! I love Pomegranates.
And that's gonna do it! I hope you all enjoyed this little glimpse into 'My California'!
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