Big Bear July 2010
Wow, what a great weekend!!
The weather was perfect with a high around 72 F and relatively clear skies. We were prepared for possible T-showers but luck was on our side. First of all, I want to thank everyone for making this trip a great success. We had a fantastic time wheeling, cooking, sharing about our adventure and of course eating a lot of great food. Everyone pitched in and enjoy the such a great assortment of dishes from delicious brats and sausages to sushi, grilled chicken, marinated tri-tip, hand tossed salad to cheese and other appetizers. We can’t forget to mention Frank’s wasabi or Bobs special 2L growler of Stone Smoked Porter. We had so much food that before the meal was even over we were all rubbing our tummies and in total food comas. To finish off the evening some of you enjoy a nice cigar and a nice sweet Port wine compliments of Nick and a quick trip into town to get some ice cream and shakes for the kiddos. I think this was the largest showing of kids…7 all together and they gel quite nicely.
A big thanks goes out to Dan for bring his big table and Albertsons grill which allowed us to prep., cook and serve the entire group and Nick for providing the whole group with plates, bowls and eating utensils (corn and baked beans too:) )
Another big thanks for Joe for planning the harder groups day.
The easy group enjoy a nice outing through 3N16 to Jacoby trail first. Then it was off to Gold Mountain starting from Hwy. 18. We had 2 new people show ups. Kevin Tagle and his 13yr old daughter and her friend (newly joined 
member) with a beautiful silver Range Rover Sport and sliders and Eric Magpali from Murrieta (who will soon join) brought his 3yr old son Evan in their nice, black LR3. Great job guys! We wrap things up back at our old camp site around 4pm to set up camp and rendezvous with Joe and the Hardcore group. They started in Arrowhead and went on the Dishpan Creek trail. I am happy to report that we suffered no major mechanical problems other than Dan’s slashed sidewall passenger front tire back at camp and Jerry’s left rear top corner somehow was smashed by a tree putting a sizable DENT! 
. Don’t worry Jerry…I think we can push it back out.
The weekend ended this morning with Joe’s group venturing out to the challenging John Bull trail. How did it go? The rest of us call it a day and went into town for some fun blob sledding and lunch. I ended our day hanging out with my son Alexio in the Village and then dropped him off at Forest Home for summer camp. I hope everyone enjoyed the weekend as much as we did and hopefully we can continue the new tradition of the potluck dinner in the future. Iron Chef baby!!
Those in attendance:
Easy Group / Rover
Eddie and Alexio Mah DI
Jerry, Alison, Andrew and LR3
Nicole Sanfillipo
Dan Willibey, Charlie, Katie Classic
Kevin Tagle, Sierra & Range Rover Sport
friend
Eric and Evan Magpali LR3
Hard Group / Rover
Joe Aiello Classic
Nick Markiw D90
Frank and Connie Gorscan D90
Bob Palmer P38
Peter Matusov and Mom DI
Link to photo album: http://www.lrcsd.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=2269
