This weekend I took a quick 24-hour trip up to Big Bear Lake to celebrate a friend's birthday. The San Bernardino Mountain region holds a dear place in my heart. I'm sure I've mentioned it before, but for the first half of the year, I worked around the Lake Arrowhead region. It was sweet gig! I got paid to drive up to the mountains 3x a week and inspect the restaurants, hotels, camps, and lakes. I got to protect the health of the locals and tourists, while soaking in this absolutely breath-taking place. Honestly, working up there made me feel like I was on vacation. Even though I wasn't stationed specifically in the Big Bear area I got trained there and would go there and venture over there on emergency situations. Its been three months since I had trekked up the mountain, and I felt nostalgic being back.
On Saturday morning we hiked up Castle Rock Trail. The trail wasn't that long (approximately 2 miles to the top), but man was I out of breath. The elevation change definitely got the best of me. But I was more excited that I was getting in a good work-out. At the top there wasn't much, just an extremely dangerous rock that you had to climb up. I opted out of climbing up it, due to my extreme clumsiness. But along the way there were many spectacular views of the lake, hence the photo above. The weather was perfect and a great get away from the hot weather in San Diego. I can't believe its October and its almost 100F degrees outside. I am dying for fall weather, please please hurry!
In addition to hiking we also rented a boat and went fishing on the lake. I've been fishing a lot lately, and I like it a lot. Its kind of weird that as a city girl I enjoy fishing. My brother who lives in Dallas would be proud of me (he is the epitome of a Texan). Unfortunately, I did not catch anything which I was bummed about. Regardless, I got to sip champagne, walk around the village, go to the brewery, and watch Netflix movies while crafting all while in great company. It was a perfect and relaxing weekend. Were all planning on heading back in the winter and doing some snowboarding!
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