Crunching Around on Gold Mountain

Gold Mountain Trail is one of three Jeep Badge of Honor trails in the San Bernardino National Forest north of Big Bear Lake, California. Although it's rated easier than John Bull and Holcomb Creek, Gold Mountain still has a number of rocky climbs and ledges. The highlight of the trail is the "Bone Yard", a vast pile of loose rock that crunches and shifts as you drive across it.
I enjoyed terrific sunny weather on this late November trip, and it felt much warmer on the trail than the 20-25 degree temperatures would suggest. Many of the hotels in Big Bear Lake have a beautiful view and I recommend all of the trails in this area for Jeep adventures.