Desert to Blizzard to Desert
Saturday, December 21st, 2008
Well actually there was no blizzard, though we'd been promised one. There was, however, lots of snow already there.
The whole time we were at Big Bear, we had a clear blue sky. At daytime around 3-5 degrees above and at night down to around 10-15 below freezing. There was not even a breeze and the air was dry so it felt incredibly warm in the sunshine.
We had rented a small "studio" cabin at Golden Bear Cottages, just a few minutes out of the village. The place seemed like a small operation with only a few employees, but they were very friendly, chatty and helpful. It was definitely a pleasure to stay there, and I would gladly recommend them (just in case any of you should want a holiday at Big Bear Lake :P).
There was only one drag we hadn't counted on... it was pretty high up, much higher than I expected - we're talking around 7500 feet (~2.3 km) above sea level. This meant substantially thinner air, and with a gas heater and log fire (otherwise very cosy) my asthma was acting up. The thin air meant we got exhausted pretty fast.
Otherwise the whole thing was great. Everything was so beautiful, covered in 3-5 feet (~1m) snow. We couldn't really go "off road" due to lack of proper ski trousers and boots. We were plenty warm and dry, but had we been trudging through 4 ft snow we would not have stayed that way very long. This means that the pictures I have were taken near main roads/houses, but it should still give a good idea of the idyllic landscape; Disney could not have drawn it more perfect, I'd love to have Christmas and go skiing up there sometime.
These 3 above are of the cabin from the inside.
These are from the Golden Bear Cottages outside area and the road leading up to it. The road is Big Bear Boulevard which is the main road of the area. Just about all the hotels, resorts and rentable cottages are lying along it like pearls on a string.
Snow. I bet you never would have guessed.
Rosie AKA Pochahontas, as we stopped in at IHOP. Yep, the tiny charming villages around Big Bear has it all. McDonalds, Domino's, Jack In The Box etc. etc. including IHOP. Wouldn't want the tourists to go hungry.
These are all pictures from the nearby village. For some reason I forgot to take some pictures of the shopping street which is a shame because it was actually pretty cute. Most of the shops were in the "log cabin" style.
Pay extra attention to the trash can however. That was so awesome. A solar powered trash compacter. How much more green can you get?
These are from the nearby village of Fawnskin. Here we found our dream home, the one pictured in the last two images. A shame it wasn't for sale.
...and that we have no money.
Ah well.
The last few pictures below, are from the trip home. Pictures of the mountains and lake in the Big Bear area.
Well actually there was no blizzard, though we'd been promised one. There was, however, lots of snow already there.
The whole time we were at Big Bear, we had a clear blue sky. At daytime around 3-5 degrees above and at night down to around 10-15 below freezing. There was not even a breeze and the air was dry so it felt incredibly warm in the sunshine.
We had rented a small "studio" cabin at Golden Bear Cottages, just a few minutes out of the village. The place seemed like a small operation with only a few employees, but they were very friendly, chatty and helpful. It was definitely a pleasure to stay there, and I would gladly recommend them (just in case any of you should want a holiday at Big Bear Lake :P).
There was only one drag we hadn't counted on... it was pretty high up, much higher than I expected - we're talking around 7500 feet (~2.3 km) above sea level. This meant substantially thinner air, and with a gas heater and log fire (otherwise very cosy) my asthma was acting up. The thin air meant we got exhausted pretty fast.
Otherwise the whole thing was great. Everything was so beautiful, covered in 3-5 feet (~1m) snow. We couldn't really go "off road" due to lack of proper ski trousers and boots. We were plenty warm and dry, but had we been trudging through 4 ft snow we would not have stayed that way very long. This means that the pictures I have were taken near main roads/houses, but it should still give a good idea of the idyllic landscape; Disney could not have drawn it more perfect, I'd love to have Christmas and go skiing up there sometime.
These 3 above are of the cabin from the inside.
These are from the Golden Bear Cottages outside area and the road leading up to it. The road is Big Bear Boulevard which is the main road of the area. Just about all the hotels, resorts and rentable cottages are lying along it like pearls on a string.
Snow. I bet you never would have guessed.
Rosie AKA Pochahontas, as we stopped in at IHOP. Yep, the tiny charming villages around Big Bear has it all. McDonalds, Domino's, Jack In The Box etc. etc. including IHOP. Wouldn't want the tourists to go hungry.
These are all pictures from the nearby village. For some reason I forgot to take some pictures of the shopping street which is a shame because it was actually pretty cute. Most of the shops were in the "log cabin" style.
Pay extra attention to the trash can however. That was so awesome. A solar powered trash compacter. How much more green can you get?
These are from the nearby village of Fawnskin. Here we found our dream home, the one pictured in the last two images. A shame it wasn't for sale.
...and that we have no money.
Ah well.
The last few pictures below, are from the trip home. Pictures of the mountains and lake in the Big Bear area.
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Dejlige billeder!....ser ud til at I kom lige på det rette tidspunkt.
Vi mangler stadigvæk de lovede billeder fra Solvang!..:-)
Vi glæder os til at se dig igen...hvornår det så end bliver.
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