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Carolyn Burns Bass Not bad for a sword swallower's daughter.

Big Bear: A Place for All Seasons

The Inland region is a family of valleys presided over by the mountain patriarchs we call Baldy, San Jacinto and Big Bear. These giants are as much a part of our daily experience as the ocean is to those who live on the coast. We enjoy the magnificent clouds that form at their peaks, and we navigate by them. Sometimes we even ascend their heights.