I wanted to show what the difference that a little water falling from the sky will do to a landscape. The first one shows a view of the snowy mountains after our huge rain yesterday. I hear they've received the largest amount of snow in 10 years at Big Bear.
I took the shot below before the rain. I was more interested in the lady feeding the ducks.
The shot below was taken this morning after the rain. Notice how much higher the lake is. If the duck lady had been sitting there feeding the ducks today she'd be all wet. You can't even see the cement base under the table. That was a GREAT rain and we needed it.
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I'm always talking about the lake by at Bonelli Park so I thought I'd give you a little more of an overview of this place. Its official name is Frank G. Bonelli Park and it sits on 220 acres of land around a lake/reservoir. It's not even a mile from me. It really does have something for everyone. There's an equestrian center before you get into the park, campgrounds and a hot tub place too. On the opposite side of the park is Raging Waters, a water park.
The lake is sectioned off into three areas - beach/swimming, boating and jet skis, fishing. In addition to these there are two sections of the lake that I call large alcoves. One is for small sailboats or fishing boats to launch from where you can literally drag your little boat or kayak down to the water and push off. This was the area in which I took some of my foggy day pictures. Then there is another alcove which is is basically only seen by the campsite where the RV's park. Or, you can see it if you take in one section of the park where you can stand on the edge of the lake and fish. The lake is stocked with trout, bluegill, catfish, and largemouth bass. I wish I fished.
My first picture (above), is a short panorama of two photos. It's a much better view if you click on it to enlarge. This was taken from the side of the lake where you can drag your boat down to the edge and push it in.
The panorama and the shot below were taken from this side of the lake. The shot video clip below was taken from the opposite side of the lake from one of the small piers for fishing.
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