{"id":1150,"date":"2003-07-20T00:58:58","date_gmt":"2003-07-20T00:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/huell-howser-archives\/2003\/09\/25\/big-bear-road-trip-123\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T21:36:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T21:36:16","slug":"big-bear-road-trip-123","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/huell-howser-archives\/2003\/07\/20\/big-bear-road-trip-123\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Bear &#8211; Road Trip (123)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Join Huell as he a spends a few days discovering the many wonderful things to do in the Southern California mountain town of Big Bear. We\u2019ll visit the Big Bear Discovery Center and take a canoe trip on the lake. Huell travels to Butler Peak Lookout Tower for a magnificent view of the San Bernardino Mountains. 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