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Hello from Caledon, Elora & Guelph: Fall Colours, Ghosts and Ghouls
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Make Alaska Your Next Vacation Getaway
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The Lumemo Trail: In the Tanzanian Wilderness
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Visit Big Bear California
Less than two hours by car from Los Angeles sit the year round
playgrounds Big Bear Lake and Big Bear City. Situated in the San
Bernardino National Forest at approximately 7,000 feet above sea
level, Big Bear provides activities for all four seasons.
Whether you are into camping, fishing, boating, water skiing,
jet skiing, swimming, hiking, parasailing, horseback riding,
mountain biking, skiing, snowboarding, ice skating, bobsleding,
playing in the snow, shopping or even just relaxing, you can do
it in Big Bear and you can do it in clean fresh air, in gorgeous
surroundings and in accomodations that range from unimproved
campgrounds to top of the line hotels or spas.
Big Bear Lake is a freshwater lake, with approximately 22 miles
of shoreline, set amoung forests of pine and oak. The lake is
well stocked with trout, large and small mouth bass, blue gill,
crappie, and catfish. There are several marinas and two public
launches. You can rent sail or motor boats, or you can bring and
launch your own boat. Meadow Park (800)448-5335, on the lake,
provides a swim beach area as well as shaded picnic areas,
barbecues, horseshoe pits, tennis courts, playground equipment,
softball fields, and a sand volleyball court. Holloway's Marina
and RV Park (800)448-5335, offers lakeshore RV camping with all
the amenities including, large level sites, full hook-ups, cable
tv, restrooms and hotwater showers, a full service marina,
rentals of fishing boats, pontoon boats, jet skis, windsurfers,
sail boats, canoes and kayaks, paddle boats, water skis, fishing
gear and more, a complete bait and tackle shop, a launch ramp
and more. You might also want to check out Big Bear Shores RV
Resort (909) 866-4151, a gate guarded resort complete with a
16,000 square foot mountain lodge, forty-slip marina,
boat
launching ramp, tennis, swimming pool, spas and a fully equipped
private health club, the resort offers all the refinements of an
exclusive country club. There are also numerous hotels, lodges,
cabins and condos for rent, on or near the lake.
Big Bear boasts two excellent ski resorts, Snow summit and Bear
Mountain Resort. Between the two of them you will find 75
trails, 20 lifts, four high-speed chairs, and seven snowboard
parks for all levels of skill. Big Bear also has numerous,
beautiful, groomed, cross country ski trails. If you don't know
how to ski, don't worry, there are plenty of instructors. If you
don't have equipment, don't worry, there are plenty of places
where you can rent or buy your equipment.
Big bear is not just a winter wonderland, it is a year round
wonderland. At Big Bear, you will find beautiful scenery, clean
mountain air, plenty of things to do, friendly people and much
more.
For more information about the city of Big Bear, California see:
http://bigbearlake.usacitydirectories.com,
a directory of links to the city of Big Bear, California guides
and directories listing hotels, restaurants, attorneys, real
estate brokers, information, resources, services, things to do,
places to go and more.
About the author:
David G. Hallstrom, Sr. is a retired private investigator and is
currently the publisher of several internet directories,
including http://www.usacitydirectories.com a
directory of national, state, county and city guides and
directories listing local guides, directories, web sites and web
pages providing resources, services and information about things
to do
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