On your way along the LA Aqueduct you already passed some windmills. Now you are entering a massive wind park stretching all the way to Highway 58. And yes, the amount of windmills gives you a good idea of how windy it can get in this area.

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May 26, 2022

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From here on out the trail descends along the edge of a large windpower generation area, with various models of turbines set up over the decades to take advantage of the consistent winds pushing through the Tehachapi gap into the Mohave desert.

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The forest higher up on the ridge gave way to one of the state's largest windpower generation areas, with various models of turbines set up over the decades to take advantage of the consistent winds pushing through the Tehachapi gap into the Mohave desert

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