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A Few Days of Spring Skiing by the Lake

·Big Bear City, California·#skiing#spring#mountains#dogs#lake
A snowy mountain slope with frosted pine trees overlooks a lake, distant mountains, and a ski lift under a cloudy sky.

Made a quick trip up to the mountains for a few days in mid-March of 2019. When we arrived, the slopes were covered in a solid layer of snow, with low-hanging clouds obscuring the view of the lake below. It was quiet and still.

The next day, we got out for some spring skiing. The sun broke through the clouds, which made for great conditions on the mountain. I stopped to take a photo looking down at the lake, which was finally visible through the snow-covered pines.

It wasn't all snow, though. We took the dogs for a hike at a slightly lower elevation where the ground was thawed and green. One of them spent most of the time splashing through a shallow stream we came across, stopping for a drink every few minutes.

After being out all day, it was nice to come back and relax. The dogs seemed to agree, finding the warmest patches of sunlight on the floor to nap in before we packed up to head home.

A snowy slope descends to a large lake bordered by snow-covered pine forests and distant mountains under a cloudy sky.A person in ski gear smiles, giving a thumbs-up, with a snowy mountain landscape and lake in the background.A smiling person in ski gear gives a thumbs-up on a snowy mountain with a lake and blue sky in the background.A brown dog wearing a harness drinks from a muddy puddle surrounded by green foliage and red soil.A dog drinks water in a shallow muddy stream surrounded by green bushes and trees under a partly cloudy sky.A light brown dog stands on muddy ground at the edge of a shallow, murky stream with surrounding green foliage.A light brown dog sits on a concrete patio next to a potted plant with orange flowers and a wooden star.A tan dog lies on a patterned mat in sunlight, with a tricolor dog standing behind it indoors.

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