Trona After the Earthquake: Exploring the Damage

[@donskinner9430]

Cracks by the window and cracks by the door, cracks at esparza's cracks in the desert floor, I was there , there I was , was I there ? Yes I was....... My dad worked at the plant in the early 60's met my mom in Trona... born in Ridgecrest... visited grandma in Trona.... ( Mary Stalnaker) Thanks for the memories...and my possible pasts.

[@georgegong6813]

I was in Trona last week & yes 178 does surprisingly get busy! Surprised even me. I hope to see more of Trona thank you for posting this. Comprehensive report thanks for posting it!

[@MarkClayMcGowan]

I'll be back out there soon to visit friends and shoot more of the Trona line. Stay tuned!

[@georgegong6813]

@@MarkClayMcGowan Will be in Trona week before Thanksgiving

[@joanndegiorgio647]

I hope the community is doing good. I know there's alot of good people that live there. I pray that the town will be better soon.

[@davec9244]

looking back! town caught hell, then in 2 months, wham! Pandemic lock down. hope they are better now! thank you stay safe

[@W7DSY]

Somehow I missed this vid. I was in Trona about 2 weeks later. Was able to go through their museum, tho it was closed, account my friend had a friend who took us on a tour. One of the curators was a gal in her mid-90's who knew more than anyone else living. I hadn't been in Trona in 35 years

[@absolutelynonameslef]

I stopped at the gas station/general store last week, on our way to Ballarat. Neat town. The folks inside the store were very friendly. The area surrounding the plant looks fascinating from google maps/earth.

[@MarkClayMcGowan]

Have you been to the Trona Pinnacles? Awesome place! Here's the link to a tour I did in January 2018 while we were staying there with friends. kzbin.info/www/bejne/kF6lio2NrKikebM Thanks for checking it out!

[@georgegong6813]

Very interesting thanks for the report. Luckily my new property was sparred. Told many sadly were red tagged & residents no longer able to return. Perhaps not even worth repairing.

[@donskinner9430]

i remember going to the Library in the early 80's , there was a "David Koresh" looking fellow reading "Mein Kampf"....at a table. My grandma sent me there because I was bored.

[@Socaltrainwatcher]

Great video on the damage from the earthquake. It was interesting to see all the seismic movement in the land. Any word on how the museum faired?

[@MarkClayMcGowan]

No word on the museum but we're going to visit our friends soon and I'll be shooting on the Trona line so I'll find out.

[@Socaltrainwatcher]

@@MarkClayMcGowan with some luck you'll get buzzed by some F-18's from China Lake.

[@MarkClayMcGowan]

@@Socaltrainwatcher I'll take being buzzed by any plane!

[@Socaltrainwatcher]

@@MarkClayMcGowan head North on Trona Road to the pass into the Panamint Valley road. We were stopped at the top of the pass to take some photos and we got buzzed by an F-18 that was headed back to China Lake.

[@MarkClayMcGowan]

@@Socaltrainwatcher thanks. The north end of the Panamint Valley east of Panamint Springs is a good place too!

[@danmathers141]

26:27; Is that area fenced post earthquake for safety reasons or was it always there?

[@MarkClayMcGowan]

The lake area has been fenced for decades to keep people off of it. It can be a very dangerous place to drive or even walk!

[@melperry3576]

does this town even have a grocery store?

[@danmathers141]

It's a shame that building is not restorable. As you were walking up to it, it looked pretty good. It's not until you see the cracks in the concrete you realize how bad it is. Are there any plans to demolish it or maybe level the concrete?

[@MarkClayMcGowan]

I'm not sure which building you're speaking of. None had been demolished the last time we were there about three months ago.

[@jorgeleveron598]

you can live nice and well in Trona. No traffic no sirens. Nice people good living.

[@truckerkevthepaidtourist]

What's the difference between trona and Argus are they apart of the same area? I seen the cutoff from Ridgecrest before There's a lot of meth out there isn't there someone mentioned although the challenge trying to revive itself I know it took a hit after the earthquake but someone said there's still a lot of tweakers pretty much around amongst all the abandoned houses even though it seems like some people live there it's not that safe?

[@MarkClayMcGowan]

Argus is part of Trona. It's on the west end of town. I don't know that meth is any bigger a problem in Trona than anywhere else. The abandoned houses seem to be pretty much abandoned of anyone. We visit friends out there regularly and it seems to be very safe.

[@truckerkevthepaidtourist]

@@MarkClayMcGowan wow that's good I heard a lot of rumors out there. That's cool you got some friends out that way nice.

[@Ottos_ScLm_Race_videos_2009_on]

With the sand on the sidewalk you can really see the liquefaction during the earth quack.

[@alexschmollinger6576]

Earthquake that hit Trona California was a 5.1 Mag Earthquake but I might be wrong and California is overdue for both a big Earthquake and a Volcano Eruption

[@MarkClayMcGowan]

It was a 6.4 followed 33 hours later by a 7.1 but it wasn't the San Andreas fault, which hasn't had a major shake since 1994. Mt. Shasta erupted about 200 years ago so, yeah!

[@danmathers141]

I have experienced liquefaction in a small way. It was not an earth quake but demonstrated to me just what it can do.

[@dethray1000]

the major damage was at the China Lake Navy Base,in Ridgecrest--most the base is underground--supposely 3 billion in damage--of course they won't talk about it because it is top secret stuff

[@jeffreygosselin1143]

We are the silent majority! “I (we) despise you!” Re: people looting!

[@georgegong6813]

Family Dollar Store will not reopen. Corporate decision I was sadly told. Another which fell victim not only to the earthquake but burglary

[@paulmorissette5863]

Looting Trona? Of what? Sad.

[@genuinsanity]

Cracks on the ceiling , cracks on the floor , cracks by the window , cracks by the door... the only reason I noticed is because I am bored....

[@mojavedesertsonorandesert9531]

SEEEEER-LESS!🤦🍻