Bakersfield resident Tom Haslebacher, a retired Kern County Water Agency hydrologist and president of the Sugarloaf Village Mutual Water Co., responded to The Californian’s invitation to readers to write about the “Bucket List” unique trips they have taken or experiences they have had in Kern County. Here is his adventure.

Kern County is probably one of the most varied and interesting counties in California in terms of landscape, elevation, environments and especially characters — both living and passed.

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