Category Archives: California

Big Bear Lake

Big Bear Lake, CA – Hot Dogs & Hay Rides for Old Miners Volunteers

Posted on by Shawn E. Bell

From KBHR 93.3:

The Old Miners Association (OMA) is holding their Annual Membership Meeting & Volunteer Appreciation Open House on November 18 at 40877 Stone in the Village (corner of Stone Road and Knickerbocker Road).

If you’re a new or renewing member, a sponsor or a volunteer, you’re welcome to attend with a guest.

The Annual Meeting & Election of Officers will run from 3:00 – 4:00 p.m., then from 4:00 – 7:00, volunteers can enjoy gift bags, hot dogs and hayrides courtesy of Stagecoach Lines & Duke Michaels.

You can read the whole article HERE.

To keep up to date on what’s going on in Big Bear, listen to KBHR 93.3 and visit the KBHR website HERE.

Interesting Places

It’s a Great Weekend to go to a National Forest to Watch for Meteors

Posted on by Shawn E. Bell

From the USDA Blog:

Earlier this year, approximately 80 people oohed and ahhed as meteors streaked across the sky from all directions over Shasta Lake during the Perseid meteor showers. In partnership with the Shasta Astronomy Club, the Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area provided visitors with expert information on celestial objects and events and a guided tour through the night sky.

This weekend, you have an opportunity to do the same when the 2013 Leonid meteor shower peaks on the night of Saturday, Nov. 16 into the early morning hours of Sunday, Nov. 17.  According to NASA, Leonids are bits of debris from Comet Tempel-Tuttle. Every 33 years the comet visits the inner solar system and leaves debris in its wake. Many of these have drifted across the November portion of Earth’s orbit. Whenever our planet hits one, meteors appear to be flying out of the constellation Leo.  Unfortunately for meteor watchers, this year a full moon will likely wash out all but the very brightest Leonids.

Last August, the dark night skies along the shores of California’s Shasta Lake provided the perfect backdrop for the annual Perseid meteors which put on a dazzling display of shooting stars each year. At times, 50 to 100 meteors streaked across the sky in an hour.  Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area staff compiled a list of sightings to contribute to NASA’s ongoing tracking for this meteor shower.

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Interesting Places

Buy a California ghost town!

Posted on by Shawn E. Bell

From Craigslist:

$225000 Seneca — ghost-town with liquor license (Seneca)

Want to buy a ghost town with a bar and liquor license? Expand it into a unique getaway! Perhaps the most remote “restaurant” in Northern California. 9.8 acres. The property includes the “town” and the bar and 3 small rundown cabins and the acreage.

Here’s the location in longitude and latitude: 40.112083,-121.0848. You should be able to see the bar from there!

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Interesting Places, National Parks

December Tradition: 88th Annual Trek to the Nation’s Christmas Tree

Posted on by Shawn E. Bell

The 88th Annual Trek to the Nation’s Christmas Tree takes place Sunday, December 8th, 2013, at  2:30pm in Kings Canyon National Park.

This year’s activities include the Jubilation Singers, Sanger High School Choir, a non-denominational Christmas Message, and a War Memorial Ceremony all to be delivered at the base of the General Grant Tree.

Chartered buses will leave from the Sanger Chamber of Commerce office.

Bus Options include:

  • Trek Service Bus for approximately $30 with a 12:15pm departure
  • Lunch Bus with a 10:30am departure for approximately $50
  • Dinner Bus with a 12:15pm departure for approximately $50

Coffee and pastries available at the Chamber office prior to boarding.  Give the Sanger Chamber a call if you want to be added to the mailing list or to make a reservation. For more information call the Sanger Chamber at 559-875-4575

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National Forests, Wildfire

Sierra National Forest lifts campfire restrictions

Posted on by Shawn E. Bell

Based on changing weather trends, increases in relative humidity and a decrease in average temperatures, the Sierra National Forest is lifting the fire restrictions that were put in effect July 2.

Forest Visitors will still need to obtain a campfire permit when camping outside of designated campgrounds and follow all guidelines when having an open flame fire.

The following guidelines for forest campfires remain in effect:

  • Clear all flammable material away from the fire for a minimum of five feet in all directions to prevent escape of the fire;
  • Have a shovel available at the campfire site for preparing and extinguishing campfires;
  • Have a responsible person in attendance at all times;
  • Extinguish campfire with water, using the ‘drown, stir, and feel’ method; and
  • In the wilderness, no campfires above 10,000 ft. (this varies by area, and will be posted on individual wilderness permits).

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