Wife and I took a trip up to Big Bear to explore. We decided to climb up to Castle rock, then hike in to see the Champion Lodgepole pine, and loop around Bluff Lake.
View from atop Castle Rock:
Wife standing next to Champion Lodgepole Pine for scale:
Through luck or providence the reserve opened the day we decided to explore here:
Bluff Lake:
Blog post with more pics:
https://illusivetrails.wordpress.com/20 ... luff-lake/