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Jawbone Canyon Store an Oasis in the Mojave Desert.(Originated from The Bakersfield Californian)
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, June, 1996 by Mayer, Steven
JAWBONE CANYON--Jun. 7--Noon in the desert, and you're not far from the middle of nowhere. The sun is a smoldering disk of pure white heat. The speedometer reads 65, but out here, where you can see for miles, it feels like you're barely crawling.
As the needle on the gas gauge sinks lower, you notice the temperature gauge moving ominously in the opposite direction. What you wouldn't do right now for a full tank of gas and a cold drink...
Suddenly, gas pumps and a rustic store-front materialize beside the road like a mirage. You've just arrived at Jawbone Canyon Store -- your last chance for gas and a tiny slice of paradise.
Located about 75 miles east of Bakers-field and surrounded by an ocean of sand, sagebrush and sunshine, the Jawbone Canyon Store...
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