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Hello from Big Bear!

Summer is here, where are the tourists? It seems kinda slow up here, lots of room on the lake, the fish are very active. My 4 year old son, Andrew caught his first fish last Monday, June 30, 2008 at about 6:50PM. Reeled it in and all. About 2 Lbs and 14″. You should have been there. I have yet to be skunked this year when I have gone on the lake just to fish. After the sun goes down there is a lull, but soon the fish come closer to the top and you are busy again, one pole to the other. Great fun. If you would like to try just give us a call at 909-866-4745 and we will get your fishing trip started.

So far this summer here in Big Bear there has been a plane crash (the pilot says he would rather have it called an “emergency landing”), a robbery at the store on the east end on the Blvd, a murder (all suspects have been arrested), a fire at a local campground due to a careless camper or two,  2 car shows, a motorcycle rally, and a couple of concerts.  A wide range of stuff on a local basis. The signal light at Maple is going finally and Brad is coming back to town to join Skeleton Key.

Make your plans to get up here and join in the activities or become the latest news headline by catching that 14Lb trout that I just missed for the hundreth time.

See you on the mountain!

Tom

www.MountainTimeResorts.com

Hello from Big Bear!

Another Memorial Day weekend is upon us and the folks around the valley are gearing up for the big yard sales. This weekend is traditionally the biggest yard sale weekend of the year. The best stuff is found on Friday, the best deals (for whatever is left) are on Sunday. If you live here in Big Bear Lake and are planning to have a yard sale, don’t forget to register with the city. There is no fee, but they want to make sure you are not running a business out of your yard. Incredibly enough, some people have yard sales every weekend. The city does not like that. The don’t get any tax money from a yard sale business. So if you are looking for “stuff” come on up and browse the neighborhoods for your lost treasure. Cash only please.

See you on the mountain!

Tom

www.MountainTimeResorts.com

Hello from Big Bear!

I guess it is too early to plant watermelon here in the Big Bear Valley. It got a little cold last night, 25 degrees, and my watermelon croaked. I feel bad, like I let the little guy down and did not take care of him. Starting over. I have alot of experience at starting over. Jobs, marriages, residences, pancakes,… you get the idea. So I will pick up another started plant today and give it another shot.

I have other agenda also with my trip down the hill. I am to pick up 20 bags of topsoil, 10 bags of manure, drop off my busted generator, and do a serve. By the time I am done riding around I will have covered about 200 miles at 15 miles per gallon in my Ford. That is around $54.00 of gas. The serve will pay $51.80. Almost worth it.

Hey don’t let the cost of gas deny you from getting up here and enjoying this great place. The fish are biting, the skies are as blue as you could imagine, and we’ll be glad to see you,  or not see you as you make your escape from the flatlands.

Have a safe trip and we’ll see you on the Mountain!

Tom

www.MountainTimeResorts.com

Hello from Big Bear!

The slopes closed last Sunday and now the town is really empty. Nobody seems to know how nice it is up here this time of year. The fishing is great  and the shores are empty, there are no speed boats or seadoos to chase the fish around. May 17 is the first fishing derby of the season. The entry fee is $50 and the prizes are many. The weather is actually nicer than predicted, temps have been in the 60’s during the day and upper 30’s at night. Nice.

Come on up and get to know you again.

See you on the mountain!

Tom

www.MountainTimeResorts.com

Hello from Big Bear!

Spring is upon us and my guests have left the mountain leaving lots of room and lots of quiet. The lake keeps calling to me for some fishing time. I am ready. We had a busy season which by the way is not over, there is plenty of snow left on the slopes. The weather folks are predicting snow for this weekend which would give us a white St. Patrick’s Day. Speaking of St. Patty’s, Skeleton Key will be at the Pub in the Village playing classic country, rock and folk music for your entertainment. Come on up and join the fun!

See you on the Mountain!

Tom

www.MountainTimeResorts.com

Hello from Big Bear!

Snow! Cold, windy, wintery snow. The drifts just keep on coming. I feel sorry for the folks that have to travel in this mess. Tire chains and such. I always tell my guests to be prepared for winter driving conditions and to know how to put your chains on before you have to do it while crouching in the freezing slush in the dark. If that is the time you chose to learn how to do it, it’s really gonna suck. Once you get here and get dry again you will have  a great time. We are selling out almost every weekend so make your reservation asap. www.MountainTimeResorts.com

See you on the mountain.

Tom

Hello from Big Bear!

Having a wonderful winter, wish you were here. The snow has stuck and won’t go away. It is everywhere. Folks are coming up in hords. It’s like every weekend is a holiday. Bumper to bumper from the signal light to Boulder Bay. That is about 2 miles of cars. But then I guess people from down the hill are used to that. Seems everywhere they go down there is at 10 miles per hour. We complain about having to drive to Big Bear City which takes about 8 minutes but it is clear across the valley. I tell everyone that nothing is far from anything up here. How far to the slopes? they ask, I tell them about 10 minutes and they all seem to like the answer since it is much less time than they spend going anywhere down the hill. I will admit that going anywhere during the high season weekends takes much longer to get to your destination but it is still better than going 25 miles to your job and taking over an hour to get there. I can be at my office in about 1.5 minutes on a bad day. Everything is close up here.

Wanna see? Come on up, make a reservation and stay awhile.

See you on the Mountain!

Tom

www.MountainTimeResorts.com

Hello from Big Bear!

Well we survived another fire here in the forest. Amazing. The fire was actually across the lake from Big Bear on the Fawskin side and a mile or so away from that little burg. Everyone is safe and the valley shows no sign of damage. It looks like it always has. The good news is now we have a fire break on the northwest end of the valley. Look for the silver lining.

I got to see Knott’s Berry Farm through the eyes of my 4 year old son, Andrew. It was a wonderful day, the park was pretty empty so there were no lines at all. On some rides we just stayed on and went around again. We rode the Log Jamb about 5 times. Andrew got to meet Snoopy six or seven times. His new best friend. We also lunched at the Chicken joint. This was my first visit to this restaurant and I must say, it was real good. Fried chicken! Mmmm good. If you only go to the chicken joint it is well worth the trip. So Knott’s is 91 miles from Big Bear. It takes about 2 hours to get there. Not so bad.

Fall has arrived here in Big Bear (as well as the rest of the top of the world) and the streets are very quiet. The leaves are all changing and there is a nip in the air. Not freezing yet but getting down there. If you want peace and quiet now is the time to come and visit us. We are more than ready for you. You can make your reservation at www.MountainTimeResorts.com or call us at 909-866-4745 and we will hook you up over the phone. (hint…if you call I make deals, the longer the stay, the better the deal.)

See you on the mountain!

Tom

Hello from Big Bear!

Here is another video from Skeleton Key http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJ5-ee3daZg

There will be more very soon so stay tuned.

You can see us every weekend now at the Pub in theVillage of Big Bear Lake. We start at 7:30PM.

See you on the Mountian!

www.MountainTimeResorts.com

Hello from Big Bear!

Now you can see Skeleton key perform on You Tube!

How about that. We are in cyberspace. Our video Folsom Prison Blues has been viewed 63 times in 5 days. Probably family and such but pretty cool just the same.

Here is the link so you can see for yourselves.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MDUGaIW8Zs

Thanx for watching

Tom