Never would I have ever have guessed that the autumn of 2024 would see most of our mountain home on fire. I’ve lived here in the mountains of southern California my whole life. Every year we see our mountain home being trashed by visitors more and more. Dirty diapers and broken sleds litter our mountain …
It’s autumn 2024 and you know what that means! Thrift store shopping for everything pumpkin to decorate the house! Buying everything pumpkin spice from Trader Joe’s! Purchasing so many pumpkins for household decorations! Actually here in October 2024 autumn is none of those things this year.Fall colors in Big Bear are one of the secrets …
The alpine hamlet of Lake Tahoe is a doggie’s dream come true. When researching and scrutinizing the best Lake Tahoe dog-friendly hikes I came across a lot of info, but I had to dig deep to discover the more off-the-beaten-path hikes where I might actually find parking on the Fourth of July weekend. Sure, lots …
This first official weekend of autumn was not a busy one for me as Big Bear’s most highly-rated hiking guide. Unfortunately for our mountain community, the Line Fire is still burning basically out of control at well over 40,000 acres. For our local businesses, the smoky air may be choking us and the slowdown in …
We all love camping, but for fucks sake let’s try to be intelligent campers! Did I really need to use a F-bomb in the first line of this blog? I did. Because Victor the resident Lake Mary black bear was uselessly killed last month. This whole incident could have been avoided if other campers could …