Well, here it is half past three on Saturday, June 1, a full half-hour past the predicted “End of Times,” and I’m still here. How about you? That’s what I thought…looks like we got burned again. I can’t say I’m surprised, though. This hasn’t been the first time some...
Uncle Mott
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Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott – Highway to Hell
Back in the spring of 2021, Caltrans, in the interest of public safety, decided to close forever the dirt segment of Highway 173 between Lake Arrowhead and Hesperia. Having driven this winding, one-lane, washboard route with no guardrails on several occasions prior to...
Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott – Who Let the Dogs Out
Unleashed dogs wandering our streets and yards always raise concerns about public safety, as well as the stinky little piles they leave behind, whether they are wandering alone or in packs, not to mention that it’s against the law. It’s bad enough when it’s just your...
Well, it’s finally beginning to warm up around here, now that the winter and springtime storms have left our area, much to the chagrin of folks in Texas and much of the Midwest where they have been getting drenched by record rainfall, devastating tornados and golf...
Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott – All About That Bass
Lots of folks around here are still complaining about all the racket emanating from the Beyond Wonderland Electronic Music Festival held at the National Orange Show Events Center in the heart of San Bernardino. This nocturnal noise reverberated all the way to...
It’s really annoying when the first thing you see just before entering Crestline is a row of concrete K-rails adorned with chain-link fencing to keep the ever-crumbling hillside from tumbling onto Highway 138. Oh, sure, something is needed to prevent rocks and...




