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The view towards Mt. San Gorgonio from the
Middle Fork Lytle Creek Road



We live in the High Desert 10 minutes away from the San Bernardino National Forest in Southern California.  The San Bernardino National Forest encompasses the easternmost part of the San Gabriel Mountains, the San Bernardino Mountains, and south into the San Jacinto Mountains.  These mountains provide a dramatic backdrop to the cities of San Bernardino, Rancho Cucamonga, Fontana, Redlands, Yucaipa, Palm Springs, Banning, and Hemet.  In fact, the forest contains the highest mountain in Southern California, Mt. San Gorgonio, at 11,499 feet.  It's part of the San Gorgonio Wilderness which is just one of the forest's seven wilderness areas.  The San Bernardino National Forest is also known for its great diversity of landscapes - elevations range from just a few hundred feet to 11,499'.  There are natural occurring desert palm oases and hot springs, rugged canyons including Lytle Creek, Cajon Creek, Mill Creek, Deep Creek, and the Santa Ana River Canyon, several beautiful lakes including Lake Arrowhead and Big Bear, hundreds of miles of trails including 160 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), and the renowned Big Bear Discovery Center and Children's Forest... altogether there's a lot to see and do! 

We are also close to many amazing desert parks and wilderness areas like Joshua Tree National Park and Mojave National Preserve.  And, if that ever gets boring, the beach is less than 2 hours away...  It's an amazing place to call home :)  So sit back and enjoy a tour of our neighborhood!
An old cedar tree near Lake Arrowhead on Hwy 18, the Rim of the World Highway
Lost Lake is a natural oasis near Cajon Pass that not many people know about
The views one sees within 10 miles of where we live, and what I see everyday on my way to work
(Mt. Baldy is the highest peak in the photo at 10,068')
View from nearby Cleghorn Mountain
My mom and I wade out into the cold waters of Lytle Creek
The trail through the native plant garden behind the Lytle Creek Ranger Station
Lytle Creek after a winter's storm
Above Lytle Creek on Penstock Ridge
Above Lytle Creek and Rancho Cucamonga
on San Sevaine Ridge
Sunset one block from our house :)
Bonita Falls, South Fork Lytle Creek Canyon
Jackson Lake near Wrightwood
More photos!

Forsee Creek Trail, San Gorgonio Wilderness
Big Falls near Forest Falls
Aspen Grove, San Gorgonio Wilderness & Big Bear Lake
Momyer Creek Trail to Alger Creek, San Gorgonio Wilderness
South Fork Trail to South Fork Meadows, San Gorgonio Wilderness
Dry Lake, San Gorgonio Wilderness
Fish Creek Trail, San Gorgonio Wilderness
Keller Peak Fire Lookout and the Children's Forest
Children's Forest Exploration Trail
Lake Arrowhead and Strawberry Peak Fire Lookout
Crafton Hills and Morton Peak Fire Lookout
Big Leaf Maples
So Cal Fires of 07
South Fork Lytle Creek
Middle Fork Lytle Creek (and here as well) (and Middle Fork Waterfalls)
Bonita Falls (and a second trip)
Wildflowers on Steroids
Seeley Creek "Heart" Falls
Hwy 173
Skyline Drive & Champion Lodgepole Pine Trail
San Jacinto Mountains
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!  December 08 snow photos
Santa Ana Mountains, San Antonio Falls, and Big Falls January 09
Owl Canyon
Cougar Buttes
Fall and Fiery Sunsets
More Fall photos December 09
Mt. Baldy Hike
Baldy Mesa
Cajon Mountain
Cleghorn Mountain
Blue Ridge & Wright Mountain
Coldwater & Paiute Canyons
Devil's Punchbowl
North Etiwanda Preserve
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