Maturango Museum.  A museum of the Cultural & Natural History of the Northern Mojave Desert, Death Valley Tourist Center, and Northern Mojave Visitor's Center, with Exhibit and Art Galleries.  Also offered are petroglyph tours, field trips, monthly lectures, concerts, and museum store.  Open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., except major holidays.  100 E. Las Flores Avenue, Ridgecrest, CA 93555.  Telephone: (760) 375-6900; FAX: (760) 375-0479; E-mail: matmus1@ridgecrest.net.

Ridgecrest Chamber of Commerce.  Offers relocation packets, demographics information, maps, and community calendars, all describing the business community and activities of the City of Ridgecrest and surrounding area.  Open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.  128 E. California Avenue, Ridgecrest, CA 93555.  Telephone: (760) 375-8331; FAX: (760) 375-0365; E-mail: chamber@ridgenet.net

Ridgecrest Area Convention & Visitors Bureau / Ridgecrest Regional Film Commission.   A two-fold mission: (1) promote the advantages, events, and beauties of the Ridgecrest regional area to visitors and potential visitors (website: www.visitdeserts.com), and (2) promote the many natural and man-made locations available and suitable for filming to satisfy the needs of amateur, commercial, industrial, and other film producers of product and television advertising and major feature films (website: www.filmdeserts.com).  139 Balsam Street, Ridgecrest, CA 93555.  Telephones: (760) 375-8202, 1-800-847-4830; FAX: (760) 375-9850; E-mail: racvb@filmdeserts.com. 

Inyokern Airport.  Located in Inyokern about 12 miles west of Ridgecrest on Monache Road, off State Highway 178.  Provides commercial passenger service daily to and from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), plus air cargo service by Federal Express and UPS.  Car rental service available; aviation gasoline and jet fuel obtainable by self-service fuel truck.  Also available: aircraft rentals, maintenance, private and industrial hangers, office and ground leases, areas of the airport set aside specifically for film production use.  Telephone: (760) 377-5844.

Desert Empire Fairgrounds & RV Park.  Newly expanded to offer 116 RV campsite units, including 30 units with full hookups and 86 units with electric, water, and dump station.  Sites can accept 45-foot motorhomes with pull-throughs.  Rates, $12 a night / $11 a night for seniors ... $9 a night, no hookups ... $7 a night tent camping.  Toilet and shower facilities available.  Unlimited "parking" spaces.  In addition to public campsites, the Fairgrounds has three separate meeting halls offering a total of more than 33,900 square feet, plus laundromat, moto-cross course, radio-controlled car course (E-mail or call for information), horse stabling, box stalls with turn-outs ($10 a night), a rodeo arena, and acres of outside area and parking.  520 Richmond Road, Ridgecrest, CA 93555.  Telephone: (760) 375-8000.  E-mail: defceo@ridgenet.net.

Fiji Adventures.  Come and explore our corner of paradise.  Adventure, dive, surf, culture, and honeymoon tours of a lifetime.  Fiji Adventures takes care of all the details, so you can enjoy a vacation that truly will be...Beyond the Ordinary!  E-mail: fiji@fijiadventures.com.

St George, Utah Real Estate.  Located in southern Utah and voted as one of the top 10 places to retire in the United States.  Southern Utah's "Dixie" is a beautiful area to relocate, retire, or acquire investment property.  Come check out the beauty of Utah with us!  Telephone: (949) 233-0604; FAX: (949) 266-5809; E-mail: mike@utahforyou.com.