A Journey on Cima Road 

Confirmation of the Cima gas station story has been found in East Mojave Diary written by Bob Ausmus and published by Dennis Casebier According to their account Gibson used watch people pump gas and then they would come to him to pay. He sat on the porch of the station during nice weather inside when it was cold. Pat Schoffstall of the Mojave River Valley Museum and author of the Mojave Desert Dictionary found this. She thanks you for pointing her to this.

I not only enjoyed this trip, I enjoy every one of your Sidetrack Adventures! As I've said before, you take me places I'm too old to go anymore! Thanks for making this old man happy!!

As a former OTR truck driver, I spent many nights sleeping across from the Shell station. All ways wondered what was down Cima road. Thanks for the video.

Really sad seeing all the burned Joshua Trees. I was in this area back in 2011 and I remember the Joshua Tree forests being very beautiful.

always the Desert places, was so curious about~ yay Steve~ my buddy~

Another nugget - thanks! Man they try so hard to protect the Joshua trees and so crazy the fire whipped through there.

Another great story! I was at the Goffs Schoolhouse in early October. That's another RR town where steamer era pushers on ATSF/BNSF from Needles turned around.

I enjoy watching your videos.

Palm Springs to Amboy to Kelso to Cima to Las Vegas. Now that was a heck of a ride...many years ago. We'd stopped in Amboy trying to decide how to get to the 15 and someone told us to take Cima (left-right-left!) from Amboy up to the 15.

I’ve been to the Mojave national preserve three times and in 2015 I stated at the Nipton hotel which is no longer in service. In my opinion, in Mojave national preserve is just as if not more interesting than death Valley well worth the trip out there

I had hiked the Teutonic Peak Trail prior to the fires. I was not aware that it was effected by the fires! I hike the Mojave Desert a lot and the Trail was just beautiful!-Ron

Very nice video I enjoyed it very much

Love your video's

Good video!

Awesome video!

I haven't seen Cima store open in years

Thanks!

I've been down that road Many times but I never knew the history or the sights other than at the Cima mining company gas station. Going to take a better look next time. Thanks for the information!

The building where the Cima gas station is currently housed was once a Stucky's resturant and snack shop. There were several Stucky's along I-15 back in the 60's and 70's and they were all the same building design. I belive this is the last one standing although there used to be one out near Yermo that I remeber.

In 1992 Cima had the pay phone installed. It was one of the last places in California to receive telephone service.

I stopped at the gas station on the way back fork the Las Vegas. I got some good English toffee there

Thanks for this video. I passed this way but never realized what jewels are on Cima Road

We always stop at the little station on the way to and from the Las Vegas Airport which offers a much nicer and cheaper way to fly anywhere in the US. I love the souvenirs and snacks.

Been through Kelso and Cima many times on way to Vegas.

Do a video on Kelso area and the sand dunes, and Camp Rock Springs

The building at the gas station in Cima Road reminds me of the Stuckey’s that used to dot tourist routes. Fill up your tank and your got a five-count box of chocolates for free.

My ranch is actually cima and my grand parents own it and the store has been closed for a loooog time.

I've heard that the store with the pink phone is haunted and the phone rings at night

Too bad about all the joshua trees. Glad they have a paved road going thru the preserve.

U forgot to mention the amazing Kelso Dunes.

For more historical and adventurous readers, go in the Cima Store and get the Love and Legacy books about the orginal family that operated the Cima Mine and more fun history about the famous Mojave Phone Booth

STEVE!

I think, if I'm not mistaken, the Cima Road Shell Station is a former Stuckey's. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuckey%27s

When I had a post office box there back in the late 80s the population of Cima was 1. Yes, 1. Only the post-mistress, who ran the store, lived there. According to what folks told me she was the window of the former post-master. When the post-office was open she would open the store for those who wanted to buy something. The California library truck used to stop there too, so one could check out a few books until they returned. Glad to see the old store is still there. While on the subject of the East Mojave, maybe someone might do something on one local mystery from back in the day: "Who shot Carl Faber?" Carl was a long-time resident of the Mohave (when I met him he was living in his second place, having moved from 'the Rock House' where he'd been shot, in the head I'd heard, one evening). The whole 'who shot Carl Faber' thing was kind of a running story or fable in the area. The Carl I met seemed a quite decent, friendly, fellow, who was teaching Jim Smith "to read", or so he said. Jim Jim was a very young 'biker' type in the area. What he was doing in the Mohave I have no idea, but he was a good kid and quite a character at the time.

Cima store has been closed for a long time. Same for the attached Post Office.

Rocks don't burn too good.

Any info about Arnold Hermann and his Xeno Park property right off Cima Road? Always been so curious about that place lol

I was wondering if the railroad track goes far, or if the trains have to turn around and come back.

I'm really curious as to when that phone was painted pink. I'm almost certain it wasn't when I was last through there in late 2019 not long after Big Boy 4014.

Date Shakes?? OMG, that sounds terrible, LOL. Thanks for another interesting video. I spent much of my life in California but haven't been back for 20 years, it's nice to see the old scenes I enjoyed so much.

Oh no! No footage of the waterfall urinal? I'm so disappointed!!😁

We used to camp in this area and shoot silhouette targets but had to go elsewhere when Sen. DiFi made it a preserve. No firearms.

Where does the road go north of I-15 ??

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I think your content it top notch. I think you might consider a longer introduction to yourself, and your show's name, before your presentation, for publicity, and name recognition. 😉

I am surprised you didn't see the Cima angel

Ugh. So I googled if Cima had the first self serve gas station. Some station owner by the name of Ulrich started it in Los Angeles in 1947. All articles seemed to mention him.

Wow, an ad.

I never knew that was out there

This video was 3+ years ago, how does it look in today's world?

Isint skinwalker ranch located in that area too?

The Cima Road exit from I-15 is in the town of Baker, California.

steve, the road from la yo las vegas there is a turn off i think to the south, it leads to a railroad ststion about 16 miles to the station. i drove my 56 chevy down to that station in the year of 1958. i was suppopesto call the station before driving there. the supposed road was only fit for the jeeps that exist today. it took 2 hours in 100 degrees and a 1 yr old baby and wife. a friend of mine from oklahoma was visiting his bro. the 56 chevy made it okay. also on that trip the la cement rivers were dry and i enjoyed dtiving 100 mpr in those dry beds. also i drrove the car a quarter mile inside the tunnels and hag to back out. no,i have hever been drunk. all this with no AC. kj

You failed to mention the lava domes, a active volcanic site located off cima road.

Helper ENGINES, not "helper cars." Otherwise, nice work! I think I'm becoming addicted. BTW, I am a native Californian, a writer, and a historian.

I had an idea for a female version of that waterfall urinal in the Men's restroom but sadly Women rejected it

It is so tragic that some people are offended by the ✝️ cross. When in fact it is there only hope of salvation!