Nuther Corona break - did good this time

Back in the days when we had a trailer rather than a motorhome, we visited Big Bear Lake in California. We had such fond memories of the resort, the lake and the area that we decided to check into whether we could visit for a few days during the week. We were able to get a site right on the lake, and learned that weather at 8,000 feet was wonderful! We needed jackets when we walked along the water around diner time!

On the way there we visited Seven Magic Mountains. We had seen it in the distance from I-15 on the way to California many times, but never stopped. In 2016 the Nevada Museum of Art engaged Swiss born mixed-media artist to develop this large-scale land art sculpture. It is one of the largest land-based art installations created in the US in the last 40 years. This site was chosen near legendary Jean Dry Lake, where predecessor Swiss artist Jean Tinquely and California born Michael Heizer created significant sculptures.

The Woman had determined that the Pacific Crest Trail ran just under 40 miles through the Big Bear Valley. It didn’t take too much work to figure out where the PCT crossed roads in many nearby areas. So, each day we set out part of the day for some day hiking on the PCT. All in all, we maybe clicked off another 5 miles or so in this stretch.

Of course, the Woman was in her happy place anytime that we were clicking off some mileage on the PCT. We managed to locate 4 places where the PCT crossed roads – one was on Highway 38, a significant main highway through the valley. The other 3 were on unpaved forest service roads, but they were navigable enough for us to be able to get there. The Woman wanted to steal this license plate, but I talked here out of it.

We roamed around the Big Bear Ski Resort. We never skied here. In fact, we had never even been here in the winter time to see what it looks like all covered with snow. Although it is more convenient, most Californians continue on to Mammoth Mountain where the skiing and boarding are real mountain quality.

This ended up being a great break from the Vegas July heat wave. In addition, we were able to easily socially distance. There weren’t many folks on the trails we chose, and very few folk roaming around in the RV Resort. We felt it was a great location to dodge both the heat and the Covid.

We hope to be talking to you soon.