In the early seventies, while working at the rocket test lab at Edwards AFB, I stayed for six weeks in Boron,CA. Terminal boredom, good thing I was drinking a lot back then. I was replacing a guy that was fired and had to stay until a replacement was hired. Was never so glad to get home.
I've spent a lot of time in Ridgecrest working projects out of China Lake and never felt a need to drive down to Boron.
I actually like Ridgecrest.
Got a call to do a small job at China Lake. When I signed in and identified the company I worked for, the lady at the desk asked me if I was with "the Oak Ridge group." I wasn't, I was with another division, but that pretty well verified some things I was pretty sure of.
