You may have grown up in Detroit, Omaha, or some other place where snow is just “winter” and not “a natural disaster Instagrammed by tourists,” but Southern California mountain driving is a different beast entirely. Yes, they have snow in the Midwest. But what they do not have is a million switchbacks, a thousand feet …
Two days ago I was standing so close to the summit of Mt Baldy joking about venison. Man do I love me some venison. Throw it in a curry, slap it in a protein burger. Bambi’s may be cute but they are also delicious. Until they destroy your car. But jokes aside there is nothing funny …

