Mountain Lion Reports from Neighbors: Sunday, September 19th: Residents (Andrea & Dennis) heard loud growling on Chickasaw at 9:30pm. It reverberated through their walls.
Tuesday, September 20th: Shortly after Noon (12:30pm) a mountain lion was sighted on Brookside (near Chickasaw) heading back up to the woods. (Andy was painting and saw him cruising down Debbie’s lot and through Andrea’s lot back up onto the hill.)
Other neighbors report that this animal has been hanging out between Cedar Dell and Mohawk for about the past three weeks. He has been seen on the rocks cleaning himself. They believe it is living underneath a weekend cabin.
The sheriff, fish & game and forestry personnel have been notified. Please call so they take a report if you see this animal.
If you want more information chat with Andrea, Ed, and Debbie.
National Geographic is here in Fawnskin. They are filming a “Naked Science” episode on the Solar Observatory. They estimate the air date will be sometime in the Spring of 2006.
You know I love my early morning walks if just to see the changes that occur daily. This morning most of the waterfowl was quiet–very unusual. I didn’t see too many ducks or mud hens until I was almost back into town. Adolescent groups were hugging the shoreline.
Maybe it was the ghoulish mist rising from the lake and the thick fog lingering over the lake surface that kept them quiet. The fishing boats heading out this am were eerily engulfed in gray and disappeared into the mist…only the muffled sound of their motors could be heard.
Yesterday, the white mist stretched out over the mountains onto the lake like the arm and hand of a specter from another dimension. Hmmm, maybe I need to start writing ghost stories.
In the meantime, I am in Big Bear Lake again. Working in the bookstore gets me out and into the public but I am about ready to go back to working on my book in the quiet surroundings of my cabin.
I had dinner with Steve the other night. He is doing better. Most of you are aware that his wife Yvonne passed away almost two weeks ago. It is still a tough go for him but his family has been coming up and a few of us neighbors keep checking in on him. He is going to be playing tennis today. I think I’ll encourage him to drop down to the Moose for cook your own steak tomorrow.
Ronnie is having a totem pole carved in his yard. It is fun to watch it take shape. Go take a gander if you have a moment. You can see it from the fire station or the sidewalk adjacent to Fawn Lodge.
Okay, it was a good thing that we got so much rain. Even so, there was a lightening strike related fire up on Grays Peak this am. Randy from the fire service said he had a bunch of guys up there fighting it.
Other news, did you hear about Brent Constructions equipment loss last week? Seems that they had some ground give way over on the project near Stanfield and lost the heavy equipment in the lake. I am sure the Grizzly will have something about it. Anyway, with the breech in the wall I’ve also noticed the lake level dropped a bit…
Caution! I’ve had reports that the local cougar has been sighted a couple of times near town. Be sure you keep your pets in and use care on the forest perimeter. If you are biking, hiking or engaging in other activities, be sure to have a partner. You can also read my cougar precautions over at http://www.arkanimals.com.
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