I got a call from a friend, who belongs to the local jeep club, and he asked if I wanted to go on a "snow run." My thoughts immediately went back to a childhood spent frolicking around in the elements until I couldn't feel my toes. Then I realized that I wasn't in Ohio anymore but rather we were in Southern California. Therefore he must be talking about going to the Idyllwild-Pine Cove area via the fire trails. We had made a similar trek earlier in the summer minus the snow. I figured this would be a little more exciting and decided to go despite my aversion to cold whether.

   Besides, his 5yr old daughter was going and I wasn't going to get shown up by a 5yr old.

    At 5:00 pm, accompanied by six other jeep enthusiasts, off we went on our journey.

We didn't see snow until we hit the 5,000 foot mark. The skies were grey and the snow was abundant. In fact, we didn't realize how much snow was falling until we looked at our digital cameras after snapping a couple of shots.

    After a couple of hours of caravanning through the Mountains, we discovered a new favorite Mexican restaurant. Only in Southern California will you find a Mexican restaurant sitting on top of a Mountain. To think all of this fun is in our own back yard!