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Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott: That’s Amore

According to astronomers, Asteroid Apophis, a ~340-meter (1,115 ft) near-Earth object will make an exceptionally close, safe flyby on April 13, 2029, passing within 32,000 km (20,000 miles) of Earth, closer than many geo-stationary satellites, only a short three years...
Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott – Mean

Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott – Mean

  You may recall an article in the Aug. 17 issue of this newspaper entitled “The California Fair Plan is everything but fair.” No duh! Well, today I’m going to expand on this shameful unfair plan that is being foisted upon the thousands of mountain area...

Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott – California Bloodlines

Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott – California Bloodlines

On Thursday, Aug. 25, Rhea-Frances and I will be celebrating our 50th anniversary, so I thought it would be appropriate to share with you some of the memories and highlights of our 50 years of wedded bliss. And, believe it or not, us California-born natives are still...

Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott – Born To Be Wild

Seems there’s been a rash of motorcycle accidents on mountain area roads of late, some with fatalities and some not. This is not surprising since motorcycles, or “murdercycles” as I like to call them, are inherently dangerous. In case you’re wondering where I came up...

Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott – Summer Camp

Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott – Summer Camp

Back in the summer of ’59 I spent several weeks at Mill Creek Boys Ranch, high in the hills above Big Bear Lake. It all started when Mom and Dad drove me to Perris Hill Park in San Bernardino, where we were met by a camp counselor who loaded about 20 or more boys onto...

Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott – Lazy Day

Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott – Lazy Day

With the so-called “Dog Days of Summer” just around the bend, it won’t be long before the autumn leaves turn bright colors and begin to fall. And now that the kids are almost back in school, wouldn’t this be a wonderful time for a walk around the lake or in the park?...

Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott – Cheeseburger in Paradise

Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott – Cheeseburger in Paradise

So, I’ve been waiting for nearly two years for the A Burger in Crestline to re-open. The new owners got it reconstructed and repainted about a year ago, but this legendary Crestline burger joint, which was originally an A & W drive-in, has yet to reopen. Could be...

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