This Tuesday, November 11th, 2008, national forests in Southern California will offer a “Fee Free Day” in honor of America’s Veterans and Armed Forces personnel.
The Veterans Day Free Day is observed every year and San Bernardino National Forest is one of the areas participating.
This means for this one day, a daily use Adventure Pass will […]

The air may be getting nippy out, but that makes it perfect to get out of the gym and do your exercises outdoors, while enjoying the beautiful fall foliage in the afternoons.
One of the best places to do so is along the Lake Gregory Fitness Trail.
Part of the lovely loop trail around Lake Gregory, the […]

Crestline doesn’t have much in the way of hotels, unlike Big Bear and Lake Arrowhead. There’s really just the two motels, a campground near the lake, and a large assortment of rental cabins. I’ve done an interview with the owner of one lovely cabin (see Valle View link below).
Here are the places to stay in […]

My husband and I (and our dog Kaylee) recently stayed for three days at Serrano Campground on the north shore of Big Bear Lake. We enjoyed how serene the area was - the north shore, Fawnskin, is much prettier than Big Bear City and even than Big Bear Village. There is something […]

I found a semi-useful map of hikes in the area - the Arrowhead Ranger District Trails. It’s a line drawing that is sort of to scale but nothing actually useful for hiking (not as a topo map would be). But this map does provide a decent overview of some of the closest hikes in the […]

Dan and I wrote and published a trail description of the lovely loop trail around Lake Gregory at Suite101.com. It’s in the Hiking and Backpacking topic, and includes a picture. I need to get more pictures, actually. It’s a great loop and there are two options - you can hike the path directly on the […]