Lake Big Bear in California
06 Mar 2011 Comments Off
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Big Bear Lake is about a 2 hour drive from the airport in Los Angeles (at rush hour it will take about 4 hours) and we love going there. Big Bear Lake is located high in the San Bernardino Mountains about 2,100 m above sea level. The Big Bear dam was completed in 1884 and 1949 the first ski resorts opened up.
On the drive there you escape the smog cloud that covers Los Angeles. Many Americans who own a vacation residence here just relax in the summer, go hiking or fishing, and in winter people enjoy skiing.
We never met a bear at Big Bear Lake.
Our Favorite Fruit is the Mango
17 Feb 2011 Comments Off
in Nature
Our favorite fruit is the mango due to its unique flavor and fresh fragrance. The Mangos in Africa are so fresh. Something you don’t experience with Mangos bought at the grocery store. A Mango eaten directly off the bush tastes so juicy and delicious. We also love African Couscous Salad with fresh Mangos.
There are over 1,000 mango varieties. The queen of the mango originated from Thailand.
Bear Head Mountain in the Alps
23 Sep 2010 Comments Off
in Nature
The Bear Head (Bärenkopf) is a popular mountain in the Karwendel Mountains (Northern Limestone Alps, Eastern Alps) breaking with its northern flank directly to the Achen Lake. To the northwest lies the active restaurant hut Bärenbadalm.
Ansel Easton Adams and Yosemite National Park
14 Jun 2010 Comments Off
in Nature
Ansel Easton Adams born on February 20, 1902 in San Francisco, California and died on April 22nd, 1984 in Carmel, California. Adams was a great American photographer, writer and teacher of artistic photography. He is best known for its impressive landscape and nature photographs of National Parks, National Monuments and Wilderness Areas in the western United States. He was actively engaged in the preservation of these natural beauties.
In 1916 Ansel Adams visited Yosemite National Park for the first time with his parents. His father gave him his first camera. The 14-year-old passionately recorded everything that came before his lens. In 1919 Adams joined the Sierra Club founded by John Muir. In 1922 Adams published his first article for the Sierra Club Bulletin.
