In trying to explain something that is not at all complicated, we have all heard the expression, "Hey, this ain't rocket science!" Welcome to Ridgecrest, California, the home of rocket science... and a beautiful oasis in the middle of the Mojave "High" Desert. Ridgecrest started growing in the 1940s with the arrival of a Naval Ordnance Test Station, and it hasn't stopped since. Now home to the Navy's premier Air Weapons Station," the city's growth defies recession.

Originally considered a stopover, Ridgecrest has quickly become a "hub" center for vacationers who enjoy the close proximity to 40 natural and man-made wonders, and at the same time receive "big city" accommodations with suprising affordability.

You can spend a day or a week and discover history as recent as last year or as old as the formation of Earth itself.