On our way out of Big Bear, the Missus decided She wanted to do another hike. So we headed west to the Castle Rock Trail. Because of the weekend crowd, we headed up early. It was a fairly easy trail, just 3 miles road trip.
Love the rock formations and the fall colors….something we really don’t get here in San Diego.
And of course; JJ had a blast as well.
Then we headed off to our next stop. The Missus wanted to stay in Idyllwild again. Because it was a Sunday, folks we headed out of Big Bear so it took us almost three hours to get to Idyllwild, which wasn’t too busy.
We parked near Village Center and the Missus did some shopping.
I had also heard that there’s a Farmers Market near the Town Hall on Sundays so we headed on over and did some browsing.
Idyllwild Farmers Market
25925 Cedar St.
Idyllwild, CA 92549
Sunday from 9am – 2pm
We headed back down North Circle Drive to the car…..there are some really charming buildings and houses in Idyllwild.
When it happened! Remember how I mentioned that the Mayor of Idyllwild was a dog named Max? Well guess what….we ran into Max and his entourage meeting his constituents. So, we finally got to meet Max!
Which was kinda interesting as apparently Max doesn’t like other pooches so he went after JJ! He did go after me….well, after my back pocket as he sniffed out my package of treats. I cracked up….Max was looking for a bribe while trying to get rid of the competition! He really is a politician!
Meanwhile, I got my access code to our little cottage up the street….we’d stayed at the same place on our previous visit, so JJ felt right at home!
We had a nice little nap.
When dinner time arrived; we just decided to head on back to the Idyllwild Brewpub.
After you head on down that stairway……
There’s a nice covered patio.
This time I went with the red ale with nice almost sweetish tones and was very easy to drink.
The Missus decided on the Crispy Sprouts.
Which were actually not bad. Fairly crisp, not mushy as many versions are. Kind of light in terms of flavor though.
I was curious about the “243 Dog”……which was a quite elongated kinda chewy hot dog, but was pleasantly savory..
The beer cheese was quite mild and not milky enough, the sweet caramelized onions were kind of a shock, but did add some additional flavor. The bacon aioli wasn’t really necessary in my opinion as it made things get soggy faster. The fires were typical thin style and on the drier side.
This was an ok dinner…..it met expectations.
And JJ was treated quite well too.
Idyllwild Brewpub
54423 Village Center Dr.
Idyllwild, CA 92549
We had a nice stroll before settling in……
And we’d do a bit more exploring the following day!