Kelly hits the road to Lone Pine, an unassuming High Desert community where she's a part-time resident. Unlike the bustling cities and famous landmarks in California, Lone Pine is a hidden oasis that even native Californians often overlook. Her first stop is Cerro Gordo, a historic ghost town that played a crucial role in shaping modern Los Angeles. She talks with the sole resident, Brent Underwood. Afterward, she meets with author/film historian Chris Langley in the heart of Lone Pine to delve deeper into the area's rich history. Lone Pine's complex and quintessentially American story makes it the ideal place to begin our road trip adventure.
“The landscape is a character in most of the movies. It’s harsh or it’s friendly or it’s fecunded and productive or it’s barren but it’s almost always beautiful here. The light is just phenomenal. People come and they realize they can shoot in this direction with a camera and then turn it around and shoot in this direction with the camera. You can do it morning or evening you can do it in winter or summer, and it always looks different.”
-Chris Langley, Film Historian & Author, episode 1 of California Trip with Kelly Lynch
