good morning join my mom and i on a road trip to big bear california
big bear lake is located in the san bernardino mountains and
is surrounded by the beautiful san bernardino national forest
with temperatures in the lowlands soaring it was time to reach for higher
elevations
we made it into big bear village it's an absolutely beautiful day
we're hungry so we're gonna go find some place to grab some lunch
after checking out several places we settled on the oakside restaurant and bar
and we were not disappointed
the two things that big bear is most well known for are the ski hills and
this beautiful lake and tonight we're just taking a leisurely stroll around the lake
my mom is getting acclimated to the elevation so we're just taking
it easy tomorrow i plan on doing a solo hike but this is a beautiful way to spend the
evening
did
it's a glorious new morning and a great day to hit the trail
good morning from the cougar crest trail i am out for just a short hike as you can see my
mom is not with me she opted to stay back at the hotel and have a relaxing morning she hasn't quite
acclimated to the elevation yet she is no stranger to walking however she walks probably about three
to five miles a few times a week as you might have noticed i don't have my rig on this trip i decided
to have my mom travel in comfort and style i don't think she would have had a great time navigating
my tiny little bathroom and tiny little home on wheels i had initially promised her a trip to the
sierra however it is very hot up there she did not think that it was going to be enjoyable for her
she doesn't do too well in the heat so we decided to come here where it's about 10 to 15 degrees
cooler it's in the mid 70s here at least for the duration of the time that we're here
so
stopping for a little refreshment before i head back down
these mountains are obviously not as majestic as the sierra but it's very
pretty and very convenient to for instance where my mom lives in south orange county
you can literally be surfing the beautiful beaches of san clemente or almost anywhere down in
south orange county or even l.a and be up here within two hours you can be surfing the pristine
waves of lowers in the morning and be up here skiing the slopes by noon which is really cool
the ski resorts are actually owned now by mammoth resorts and mammoth is the big ski resort up in
the eastern sierra it looks like they've actually really spruced up the village area down here quite
a bit it was really beautiful there yesterday i enjoyed strolling around there and checking out
the shops and our meal our lunch was really good i'll probably start heading back down now we do
have to check out this morning and fairly soon so i'll head down and i'm looking forward to a
breakfast we're going to see if we can get into a spot that has some amazing pancakes i have a
feeling it's going to be pretty busy though it is a saturday morning so we'll see if we get lucky
thank you so much for joining me and my mom on this quick trip up to big bear lake california
i hope you enjoyed coming along it's been really awesome to spend this time with my mom we used to
do quite a few trips together when i was living in california did several trips to the sierra
and lots of road trips so it's been really really awesome to have this time with her
make sure you stay tuned to see where i land next i could potentially be leaving california however
you never know so you better stay tuned and i will see you on the next one thanks a lot bye
you