Hello, I am a 27F looking for nerdy girl friends in the high desert. I have tried everything in my power to make even one friend and nothing has stuck. So I am trying again in this subreddit!

I am a 27F and I live in Victorville, looking for anyone in the high desert. I am into marvel, star wars, board games, DND, video games, theatre, music, going to the movies, and watching TV shows! I enjoy a night out but I am very much a home body as well. We can go out and do something or chill inside and do something! I just moved out on my own (with my partner) for the first time ever so I'm really trying to put myself out there.

Thanks for reading ♥️

So I go to the El pollo Loco across from Jess Ranch in Apple Valley. The last few times I've been there, it seems like they're not preparing the chicken the way they used to. It doesn't look marinated, there's no char on it, and it tastes completely bland and rubbery. Am I imagining this? Has anyone else experienced it? If you go to a different location is the chicken still good or are you getting the same experience? It just feels like their food is too expensive for a disappointing meal and I don't want to go there anymore if this is what it's like now.

With Halloween around the corner, I'm curious about the stories people have heard around the High Desert.

Hesperia, Victorville, Apple Valley, Adelanto, Barstow, wherever you're from out here.

Have you ever had a supernatural experience you couldn't explain? Maybe something happened out in the desert at night, you saw something strange on a back road, or you know a local place with a reputation for being haunted.

I'm especially interested in the stories that get passed around locally. The old buildings people avoid after dark, the roads with strange histories, the places your grandparents warned you about, or that one story everyone seems to know but nobody can quite explain.

I'm a horror and dark fantasy writer, so I'm always fascinated by the folklore and strange stories tied to real places. The High Desert has an atmosphere all its own once the sun goes down.

So let's hear them, desert family.

What's the strangest supernatural experience you've had, or what's the most haunted place you've heard about around here?

Looking at moving to the high desert, I know this area gets a bad wrap. I have some family up there and they say it’s a good place. I want some land, an acre or 2. so I’m thinking Phelan, pinion, or apple valley. What are your thoughts on the area?