‘Again?’: From blizzards to fires, mountain folk adapt to a life of chaos
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‘Again?’: From blizzards to fires, mountain folk adapt to a life of chaos

LA Times  

The San Bernardino Mountains are under siege once again. “We’re open 365 days a year,” he said, noting that he kept the place open throughout the 2023 blizzard, known locally as Snowmageddon. One man, who declined to provide his name, said he won’t leave town because he’s a “Class A criminal.” “Enough said,” he said with a sly grin. “I got bit by the bug,” Clingingsmith said, looking to the sky as a smoke column rose vertically a few miles away from Running Springs. “It’s apocalyptic up here, but you get used to it.” Roath said he’ll stick with mountain life to the bitter end.

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