Home - 2019 - Backpacking in Big Bear

Photographer: Josh Eckels

Time to load up the packs Ready to hit the trail Pretty dry Break on the way up Big laughs View of Big Bear Lake Two miles in Joining up with the Pacific Crest Trail Clear skies overhead Lichens Looking north over the ridge A very sad picnic table Now for a downhill section Tiny pink flowers Stretching yellow Sitting in the shade Here comes the cooking platform Dusk approaches Bedtime for most Stars coming out Moonrise Almost full and very bright Clearing the horizon Enough light to see by Through the trees Packing up after breakfast A few clouds here and there Packs lighter after drinking most of the water Ready for another day of hiking Time to depart Meandering downhill Empty trails in the morning Rounding the corner PCT emblem Pausing at the road intersection One more by the road crossing Lined up Ready to tackle Bertha Peak Big Bear Lake from Bertha Peak Big Bear Lake from Bertha Peak Compound at the top of Bertha Peak Killing time at Inland Center Mall while the car charges

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