Lake Arrowhead for the Weekend!

Saturday afternoon, Jimi and I embarked on yet another road trip (one of our favorite things). We set out for Lake Arrowhead to meet up with our friends and roommates for a birthday weekend in the mountains!

The thing I probably love most about Southern California is the fact that in a matter of about 2 hours, you can go from being on the water at the beach to being in the mountains surrounded by snow piles and fog! <3

Jimi and I were down at NAC, working out and paddling Saturday morning and left straight after with a wet, sandy dog and my 4 Runner packed up for the weekend. We made it to the bottom of the mountain and started to climb into the fog as it grew thicker and thicker. We thought at some point we were going to come out of it and be above the clouds, but no such luck! There was a storm brewing and it came late Saturday night, huge rain drops that did not stop till around 7am Sunday morning. Not quite cold enough for snow!

Some of us were more prepared then others, Malia brought her snow boots (good thinking girl!), where as Jimi brought shorts and a single sweatshirt (he thought it was going to be hot). Kelly (the birthday girl) was prepared with bringing space heaters for the house, which we were so thankful for! Bruce managed to find some more layers at the local thrift store, before the storm really set in! We ventured out of the house for an afternoon walk, a birthday dinner for Kel at Woody's, breakfast at the waffle house and another afternoon walk in the woods. Both dinner and breakfast were on the lake at Lake Arrowhead Village and the cabin we stayed in was deep in the woods in Twin Peaks. It was a nice little loop of cabins with lots of trees, a creek and some nice trails to walk.

There was hardly anyone around both at the lake and at the cabin, so a truly quiet weekend away full of staying inside, keeping warm, no TV, eating, celebrating and being surrounded by nature! Such a gorgeous and refreshing time of year to be up there!