Fernanda Dorsey

First we drove up the coast on the Pacific side to Todos Santos. A well know traditional town famous for its charm and surfing beaches. This town is not by the water and most streets are still unpaved and dusty, but it does offer the promised charm and quite. We had one of our best meals of the trip there. Santa Fe Restaurant is an hacienda style building turned restaurant by an Italian family with the taste for restoration and the talent for good food. After lunch we visited the town square galleries and hotels. This town was a bit too quiet to get a Playground rating.

Los Angeles may not be the most outdoorsy city in the west coast but we can get to wonderful places in less than two hours.

This March we discovered Cross Country Skiing In Big Bear. Rim Nordic Ski Area, 5 miles east of Running Springs, on the way to Big Bear Lake, in the San Bernardino Mountains across from Snow Valley Mt. Resort. Base elevation is 6775'.  With expert trails climbing to over 7000' and 12km of groomed trails for classic and accessible terrain.