An in depth view of what it was like to be a child growing up in the small town of "Old" Kernville, California. Two cousins share their experiences with the quirky people, places, events, laughter, innocence, dangers and just plain fun of an enchanting time on the banks of the Kern River in the Sierra Nevada Mountains north of Los Angeles. Sixty years later, Barbara Hinkey and Pat McPherson have chronicled that magical time in the late 1940’s in the town that disappeared off maps when it made way for the Lake Isabella reservoir; but never out of their memories.  There are many anecdotes that makes one think about the towns and cities we live in today, and the memories our children will have of their childhood that will guide them as they become adults.