Moving into the second half of our 2013 Oregon road trip, I’m going to break things down by date. When we last left off, our intrepid family had spent the night at Dan and Kathy’s epic log home, with Carrie and I sleeping in the big trailer. Knowing that Allison would be up for […]

Happy 2014! We wrapped up 2013 with our annual road trip to Oregon to visit family. Of course, we also took the opportunity to explore some trails and see some sights along the way. We always look forward to this trip. And with 2013 having been a difficult year, we really were ready to put […]

Big Pine Flat Trail Date Driven: 10/24-25/13 Length: 26.6 miles My drive time: 3 hours Start: intersection of Green Valley Lake Road and Crab Flats Road, N34º 14.013′ W117º 05.364′ End: At pavement at Holcomb Valley Road, N34º 18.214′ W116º 49.355′ GPS Track: GPX or KMZ format. (right click -> Save As) Source(s): Trail “South […]

  Friday After completing Big Pine Flat Trail, it was a short drive into Big Bear City where we planned to refuel and pick up some food. Despite its name, it more like a mountain town than a city, with a population of about 12,000. Driving down what seemed to be the main drag looking […]