Here's Big Bear, A Community In The California Mountains
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- čas přidán 2. 01. 2021
- Wow! California has some amazing mountain communities.
For this video, I drove along Highway 18, also known as Big Bear Blvd. The route took me from the outskirts of Big Bear, past Big Bear Lake, and then into Big Bear Village. It was a spectacular fall day without a cloud in sight, where the temperature was 68 degrees. The day was Friday, October 30, 2020 at 1 pm.
At the beginning of the drive, we’ll be passing through the Main drag as they call it in Big Bear - where most of the community finds its shopping and entertainment. Then we’ll pass the lake, and then at the end of the drive is the charming Big Bear Village. The entire length of the trip is just over 6 miles.
Big Bear City is a town in the San Bernardino National Forest. There are just over 12,000 people here. The city lies on the banks of Big Bear Lake, a snow fed reservoir that’s about 3,000 acres big. This whole region at the top of the mountain range used to be Native Americans and grizzly bears up until around 1850 when explorers found a little bit of gold in the region. It’s grown slowly ever since.
Big Bear is a year round destination for a lot of people from Southern California. There’s skiing and snow tubing, boating, hiking, biking, fishing, off roading, shopping and fresh air.
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I've lived in California most of my life and never got the chance to see this place. Thank you
Welcome! ❤️❤️
I've been only once to California and I've been to Big Bear lol
Believe me , you are not missing a single thing , Sir.....
What a beautiful place! Let’s all move there!
And vote red.
We are not moving out. And people typically vote blue.
pay high taxes and a short drive to slab city
Actually everything up here is turning into air BnBs. There's next to no full time rentals. Unless you're looking to buy a house up here, no point in moving. Also, since covid hit and we've been getting crazy amounts of tourists we can barely go places in our own town. It is beautiful and we do have a great community.
@@Sunflower-ik5uu are you trying to talk me out of moving there? I was just joking about moving there. lol. I grew up in LA and when I was young I would drive up now and then for a visit.
Thank you Nick for showing all of the great state of California. I know Cali has its problems..but...once you experience all of the state you forget all that. Love your channel
Love you!!
@@NickJohnson Love you too Nick. I hope you & yours are doing ok
Omg Big Bear❤️ I have pictures of my dad holding me when I was a baby in big bear back in 1966. The last time I took my kids to big bear was probably about 15 years ago
It's good people up there Gina
Loved this...haven't been there since 1984...it's grown so much!💙
Love Big Bear--such a California treasure!
Love you!
Was waiting to see the lake.
I used to have a cabin in the woods up until 2002. Beautiful spot
If you are familiar with the area, it was Forest Service #69, up 2N10, on the way to the girl scout camp. I had some great times in BB, but I don’t miss CA
@@noidreculse8906 Got any photos of the place?
We loved our visit to big bear! So beautiful ,took pictures on our way up. Stayed in a tent all weekend.
Recently stumbled upon your channel. Love it. You are so funny that I genuinely laugh. Thank you for that. You're the best.
I try THANKS for watching!! I mean it!! ❤️❤️❤️
I agree! Love the videos! And the humor.
The traffic is backed up. You're lucky if you get to Running Springs in two hours from Highland. Then the one lane road to Big Bear. Good lock!
Being from IE I don't miss the traffic , but all the other things the beach desert mountains are cool , nothing see out here just more cornfields and soybeans
@@uwsome1 I miss the IE too, but it's just not the same as it was. SBHS Class of '72.
I use to live there, Moved away to Upstate N.Y. in 1967...WOW What a Change ! Loved Big Bear !
From the 50's through the 80's my parents had 3 different "cabins". One behind the theater downtown, one in the area of Snow Summit, one in Moonridge. The entire Valley was rural, laid back, safe, everything was Mom and Pop scale.
Now it is just like down the Hill, all curbs, gutters and sidewalks, a traffic signal every 500 feet, every franchise food operation known to man. If its in LA, its now in BB. Probably get a ticket for too many pine cones in your yard now.
What’s wrong with having sidewalks ???
Hi, I work for a 5 star restaurant in big bear. I can't say the name or I might be fired. But yeah the tourism here is kinda destroying our community. You can get a ticket/fine if you do not clear your property of burnable waste because of the wildfires we get. Recently meth use has skyrocketed because of the tourism... Locals usually fillander with tourists which exposes them to the substance and gangs have posted dealers here to supply the masses. With the pandemic things have gotten worse. Nobody picks up waste, and the town has still been low income despite the millions of dollars in tax revenue it generates monthly (it goes tword metropolitan san bernardino or it goes to maintain emergency services.) Doesn't help the locals or their infrastructure. I could go on for days about the illness or ailments that are destroying this beautiful town but honestly I pray every day for peace to come back to our community. god bless and stay safe.
PS if you don't wear a mask you'll probably be arrested, or beaten.
@@rickslick69420 Meth? Damn, I didn't even think about that dirty side of society. Pretty sad state of affairs. Like all the garbage moved from South LA, turning San Berdoo into the most dangerous city.
Once had a conversation with one of the store owners along the main street. She practically went hysterical about living in California. Said the minute her husband retired from his high paid aerospace job, they would be leaving Cali.
@Anthony Coz blame politics. Everyone's high off their own fumes. And can't do anything about the communities they allow to be destroyed.
@Anthony Coz smart young man. Sadly all we can do is convince the outsiders to go against their beliefs and follow us. People are abused either way.
I love living near Bg Bear! I'm grateful I ended up here!
Cool!! Lucky!!
This is my home. Thank you for sharing it's beauty with everyone.
Beautiful scenery. I hope to be able to travel the U.S. at some point. Thank you for the video, Nick. Hope you’re doing well. 🙂
I am hope YOU are too!!!
Nice drive thru Big Bear. Hay there's a You Tuber name Nikk who dose videos driving around Big Bear when it snows, just putting it out there. Shout out to Big Bear Weather abd more. This used to be my getaway from San Berangetto.
So true!
@@NickJohnson Alright Nick thanks.
Hey Gio. Lololol. How funny is this to see you here on this channel I’ve been watching this guy a little bit because I enjoy some of his stuff and then I saw something about big Bear and it made me so happy I hope you’re doing well dude it’s so nice to see you here man
@@NickJohnson Nick good stuff bro I really love your attitude and I’ve never been much of a social media person except for documenting the weather in this town and I really appreciate that you would take time to make our town look so pretty you’re a wonderful person and keep up the great work bro and if you feel like I’m posting these to have people look at my videos I’m not I’ve never asked one person to subscribe hit the like button or the notification bell you can remove this if you feel that way I’m just very honored that you did a little video of our little town that’s very cool
Thanks for sharing the drive bro👍
Ok!!
Santa’s Village was like The best place ever when I was little. Is it still operating?
Santa's Village turned into a mountain bike park. They also have other activities in the summer and winter. For example, they have ice skating. They're going to build a year-round suspended train ride soon.
Yes they have a small Santa’s village and a bike trails park. That’s in running springs though, not big bear.
I loved Santa's village.!
It has not changed at all! I grew up in San Bernardino, and lived in Running Springs during the early 80s. I lived in Raleigh (Wake Forest) for 24 years and now call Lake Wylie, SC, home. Thank you for this nostalgic trip through Big Bear!
I know lake Wylie Judy!
@@NickJohnson This is so strange! You may remember I was the person who asked you if you had gone to the Montessori School of Raleigh. It's weird how, though we are probably two generations apart, we've lived in so many of the same places!
Do Norco, California! Do a horse ride through Norco, CA, cowboy Nick Johnson YEE HAW!
Make sure to make a visit to the state prison that is located smack dab in the middle of this picturesque (not in anyone's wildest dreams) rural utopia called Norco. Nothing like the possibility of convicts jumping the fence and running thru your backyard, stealing your horse for a getaway or holding you hostage. Just sayin'.
@@soundslikebstome LOL YEAH, NICK DO THAT! Lmao YEE HAW!
Oh my god my aunt and uncle live in Norco on Bronco Lane in a big beautiful house LOL LOL
I used to ride bulls in Norco!
@@NickJohnson Lmfao! That's epic! Nick is god, I bet he even used to ride eagles! This guy's a legend! MURICA!
Me and my husband are visiting this fall.. looks beautiful 😍 looking forward to it
February 2020, I took my son to Big Bear. First time there. The snow was fresh powder, a few feet deep. ❄️ The snow boarding was awesome. A wonderful day of memories for me and my son. And then came Coronavirus, and everything changed. 😱
What a great looking place. Great video once again. Love it.
Mat it's super cool up there
The view is so breath taking definitely making me miss Virginia. Also Thank you for showing this video and bringing me back to time I was at Big Bear . Happy New Year 2021!
Welcome!!
this isnt virginia
Horse back riding and the hiking are awesome in Big Bear.
Nice video! I lived there for many years, but moved off the hill in 1986. It has grown so much, much of the video was unrecognizable to me. My good friend and long- time resident was murdered there in a home invasion in....2003.
Aww I'm sorry 😢
I grew up around guns but don't consider myself a gun person at all. I'm largely neutral on the issue. Now with that out of the way: Your friend's tragedy is why some of us need to stay locked and loaded. Too many druggies looking to steal anything of value for a quick fix.
Thanks for posting this. Reminds me of when my dad used to take us trout fishing on the lake. I remember Vera Miles (the actress from "Psycho") used to live here for many years. Great memories...
It's a great place!!
So glad to see that Big Bear Lake/Big Bear City are still intact after these many years while other California communities have been destroyed by raging fires. Practice good fire prevention and it will still be here 100 years from now. Great memories from the 1960s/70s when I visited this area on a regular basis.
Sup Nick, Wow! California that my destination for this year. I love these drives, Let’s all move there! Have a fantastic day dude
You too!
Can't miss any of your videos! Thanks for the ride
Aww thanks!! ❤️❤️❤️
You're welcome!!
Nick enjoyed this video!! Very relaxing.
Hey Steven good! ❤️
I love this place! Lots of fond memories
Happy New Year, Nick!
You too sweetie!! ❤️❤️
Been there many, many times and love it!!
Me too Devyn
Nice...looks so built up from when I last visited 20 years ago
Yeah same here it looks like it’s gotten a little more modernized
It’s actually the City of Big Bear Lake, a full time pop of just over 5000. The city is south of the lake and consists of the Village and most of the heavy commercial areas including the ski resorts and lots of second homes. North of the lake is unincorporated Fawnskin and Then there’s the unincorporated Big Bear City (it’s a long story). Together, the Big Bear Valley has a population of about 18,000. It’s isolated, only 3 routes to get on or off the valley (down the mountain) and has been evacuated once (Big Fire in 2003) although parts of the valley get evacuated periodically due to fires. Biggest natural disaster threats are fires and earthquakes (it is California even if it doesn’t feel like it). Sometimes landslides and floods. There are bears and other wildlife. It’s beautiful, it’s a four season resort, easy drive from anywhere in Southern California and even from Las Vegas. It’s a popular destination so it’s very crowded on all holiday weekends. The unincorporated areas are mostly full timers. There are many other unincorporated small towns in the San Bernardino mountains, mostly bedroom communities. Anyone “off the hill” is a flat lander.
Noted Ruth
I always love this kinda small town tours...👍❤️
Awesome felt like I was there. Thank you, love the music.
Awesome landscape my brother Nick thx
Yep Carlos
Nice video, relaxing music ,gods country
Haven't. been to Big Bear since 1990. So paved over now. Kind of disappointed , miss the more open space and trees. Still would like to visit one last time.
Thank you for another great video.
I try!
That reminds me of Leavenworth Washington although Leavenworth Washington is way more beautiful Nick&mappy. 💖😉
Leavenworth and a bit like Bend, OR (minus the lake)
I am talking about part that everyone Vacations too.
Funny that you happened to post a video that is relatively near my home...and I am currently far away from my home up in your hood in the Carolinas!!! 😊 What a beautiful fall day that was! We just had a winter storm not too long ago and the San Bernardino mountains got a lot of snow. If you took that drive now, I think the landscape would be just a bit different and look like a winter wonderland with sunshine currently. Thanks for sharing a bit of the IE with others! 😊 ☀️
Are you liking it here? The weather was beautiful today!!
Just beautiful!
Place looks awesome
I was there only a few days after this video was taken; unlike the scenes here it was cloudy when I visited up there. One of the few great places to get away from the busy sights of the sprawling metropolis that is still within boundary of the southland.
Great video! I've never been to Big Bear. It's much bigger than I thought.
Yes!
I used to live in the east bay and to this day lake Tahoe is my most favorite place to go to for a vacation. I live in Southern CA now and been to big bear two times now. It is a beautiful little town with a beautiful little lake but very underwhelmed with it. Maybe that's because I was so used to lake Tahoe. You can compare big bear to North lake Tahoe minus the huge lake.
I bet this is where paleto bay is based off of in gta v
I was just about to comment that lol
@@carsoncavanaugh780 Me too.
Cool! The scenery is nice, it'd be cool to go to California one day
that's beeeeeauuuuuuuuutiful : ) makes me wanna go to California ha ha
It's one good part!
Huh??? For big bear , you want to go to California.....! What? There's places just like this all over the planet...... Are you drunk?
Very beautiful
Watched a CZcams video about Holcomb Valley in this area interesting story and lovely area happy new year Nick !
Sally those are good videos too!
You have a SUPER New Year yourself !
If you live in NC how are u always driving everywhere? (Cali)
He visited California in October and made some driving videos while he was there
@@Jairooooooooo ok
His mom lives in California too
Because he's fabulous that's why 😃
Nick’s mom lives in San Bernardino which is the same county as big bear
Can you please drive through Boca Raton, FL. That would be awesome I've always wanted to see what its like.
Deborah Foreman from Valley Girls said she lives in Big Bear Creek or at least she did live there. It's a beautiful place. Thanks for sharing.
1st house I bought was in Running Springs. Beautiful.
It's a great place
I grew up in Lake Arrowhead, about an hour drive or so from Big Bear. Sometimes I still miss it but it just got too expensive to live there...
Miss big bear. They have some decent restaurants in the village. My fav was the Himalayan
Only one correction to your ture of Big Bear... The city of Big Bear Lake is located on the Lake and the Village is the 'downtown' area. However there is an area called Big Bear City... Not to be confused with the city of Big Bear Lake.
Big Bear City is an unincorporated area East of the city of Big Bear Lake....
and this unincorporated area is not located on the Lake.
Confusing, I know!😉
Yeah I left that part out
OMG!!! Looks like Mobile, Alabama
Big Bear...Big Bear Lake....Big Bear Boulevard.....this reminds me of a postcard at a local restaurant when I was a boy. A rather rubenesque middle aged woman is surprised by someone opening her bathroom door. Startled, she grabs a towel to cover herself, leaving her plump backside exposed. The card read, "Be careful, there is a big BEAR behind!" I was only about 8 at the time, and found that postcard VERY interesting. Things were kinda slow in small town Iowa in the 60's.........
Perfect
I would love to drive to places like this but I suffer from car sick.. specially on the curvy roads..it haunts me every time.
You drive too fast!!! Did I see a taco bell? Not a fan of BB....Hardly the idea I have of a mountain resort , St Moritz it is not. STOPPPP I see a Jack in the BOX! ;) PS - Happy New Year Nick Johnson , your channel makes me happy! Smooch .
My auntie and I stopped at that Mexican joint and got taquitos yum!! California has great food!! ❤️
@@NickJohnson they do!
I was just there
Very nice 🙂
Nice Video
Big Bear, CA always reminds me of Hayward, WI
You should drive around in the winter. Soo much better. You'd think you weren't in California
It was practically winter
This would be a nice place in the apocalypse 😁
Lots of preppers there for sure
Cool place.
It is Jeremy
Goodnight, everybody!!!!! Hope to see you soon!!!!! 😘😘😘😘🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗.
Virtual love to all 💃
😴
Hey nick how are you today?me and my wife miss to be in califonia..mayby in 1 or 2 year time we can come to the states.
Yes come see us!!
Here is South Florida, the wind is strong. Most, like 90% do not wear masks when outside. Yes we wear them at the grocery store or the Corner Bar.
Hey Nick & Mappy 💖💖💖
Hey girl!! ❤️❤️
Wait...streets weren't empty? Shops open? It couldn't have been October 2020. I actually spotted a human smiling...
a rare (but pleasant) sight nowadays.
That's the young and the restless get away town...😂😂
It is!!
It's more crowded than Running Springs.
Yes haha much more so
Been there quite a bit. Masala Craft is a good Indian restaurant there. The ski resort turned some of their ski slopes into mountain bike paths and you can take the ski lift up with your bike. I think $30 or $40 for the whole day. A little pricey but worth it
Lived there for many years.
I do jobs up there during summer , great weather
Nice
@Nick Johnson when will you do an episode on Vermont? I have a place up there and would love for you to make a video about it.
Yes within the next week Amanda ❤️
@@NickJohnson please make sure to mention our abundance of covered bridges and maple syrup industry.
Hi Nickbear!! ❤️ Wheres you and your eskimo hat at?! 🤠
Haha it's in Maine still
@@NickJohnson Cute. It looks good and cuddly on you.
Looking forward to your next video!!
I guess it doesn't snow there until November/December. I used to go snowboarding there every snow season from the late 1980s through the late 1990s. I never been there without snow.
Beautiful
I have a suggestion since you live near tennessee and like exploring... Drive through a specific, fairly large county. Not a particular county... With fairly bad crime that involves powdery substance. No specific substance. And has an area with very windy roads in the main town and the road has a fitting name, and it has a good appalachian mountain view. The ghetto area is in between downtown and a... certain interstate. Please consider it :D and if you do and get the town right i will praise you for eternity but not tell you if you got it right or not. I know its a 99% chance you wont but if you ever happen to be in east tennessee be nice and do please :)
Too vague
I think you're on the powdery substance yourself , buddy.
Get help.
@@kaleendavis8427 I can't tell youuuu.... ;)
Look at the absolutely beautiful scenery of California, and compare it to flat, boring, humid Texas
...or pretty much all the other one dimensional states.
I am not from TX, but have traveled to many parts of that state. I agree it’s mostly flat and for the most part humid - unless you travel to western TX - from Ft. Stockton to El Paso, where you will see a few mountains and the climate dries out quite a lot.
I grow up in the south and moved out west, and you actually miss hot humidity weather. The weather in CA is very boring with no thunderstorm or humidity. In Seattle now and it rains most of the year, and it wet cold here. I’ll move back to NC in a few years
I live on the north west side of San Antonio and it’s pretty hilly over here especially when you get into Kerrville and it is hot here... I’m from south orange county California so I’ve been all over California big bear is a great place to visit
@@Lourdes-A. thats also in California too go to barstow
I had two co-workers that worked and lived and grew up in Big Bear in the 60s 70s and 80s and they said that most of the Town even with the big homes were full of just welfare people and the people that had business businesses like their families, where the middle income families, which wasn't very much cuz there's not a lot of businesses there.
Big Bear today it's surrounded with too many of the new communities or old ones with new homes so it makes it unbearable to drive up there on the weekends and holidays. I try to ski locally just during the week when possible to avoid all the crowds from Dana Point.
I realize this is non-related, but I wish I'd thought to have tipped you 18 plus months ago about a common but funny scene that transpires here in Delaware, during the warmer months especially: Which is watching girls from New Jersey between the ages of 16 and 25 trying to figure out how to put gasoline in their cars. No such thing as self-service gas stations in New Jersey and pretty much no such thing as full-service gas stations here in Delaware. Of course, since chivalry still remains to some degree, especially if the Jersey girls standing by the gas pumps looking clueless happen to be cute.
Interesting!!
Gotta love people that stay in the passing lane..talking to you Nick
I was WORKING
alot of boxers train in big bear because of the altitude. oscar delahoya, shane mosley and fernando vargas come to mind
Does Big Bear still do “old miners days”?
Yes!
I don’t think so, I believe the group that put those on is gone now. There was a doo dah parade and chili cook off a couple years ago, but sadly those went away too.
I live about 30 minutes away from Big Bear, it's a great place, but it deals with forest fires a lot.
Is everything super expensive? Is it really “Stuck-Up” etc???
Have you ever made a video of Calabasas California ?
No Bonnie one day
What's so great about Calabasas??? I live here & nothing is worth making a video of. Knock it off
How about in Tennesse 👍❤️🇵🇭
Omg... I had flashbacks. I'm a Pacific Islander that had a white girlfriend who was an import model at the time. When you went through the village a saw the coffee shop on the left (Which was Starbucks back in the day.) where a racist white guy expressed that we should not be together and it turned into a big fight outside. 😂 I miss Big Bear.