2/5/09 We went to Big Bear and Arrow Head for two days on a sight seeing trip with John and Ruths Beck. The scenery was awsome and I'll try to download some pictures. It is much like the Bend area weather wize. It is LA's and Palm Spings place to escape the heat in the summer time. We drove the "RIM OF THE WORLD DRIVE' and it had views of the San Bernardino valley from some 8000 feet give or take and it rivaled some of the scenery we saw in the rugged mountains of Peru and Chile. However in was a bit hazy and pictures of it had to be taken into the sun. In addition we found a lot of mighty fine dining in Big Bears version of Sun Valley.