Perseid Meteor Shower at Annie's Cabin in Arrowbear​

Perseid Meteor Shower at Annie’s Cabin

The Perseid meteor shower is one of our favorites! It happens every August, which is a great time to be outside at night, and it is one of the brightest and most prolific meteor showers, with 50 to 100 meteors per hour.

We haven’t been to Annie’s cabin in Running Springs in a looooong time, so why not combine the two? Dark skies, a fun cabin, and tons of stuff to do during the day — that’s going to make for the perfect weekend!

THE PLAN

We can get there at any time after 2:00 PM on Friday. Both Friday and Saturday night should be great for meteor watching. The moon will be at 10–20% illumination and will only rise at 1:19 AM and 2:22 AM. We’ll already be in the mountains, which have darker skies to begin with, and we can go on a very short walk to a spot where we’ll have almost no light around us. Perfect! We’ll set up our beach chairs, bring some wine or hot chocolate with brandy, and enjoy the meteor shower under a dark sky.

During the day we’ll go swimming at Lake Gregory or Green Valley Lake. In the afternoon we can head up to Big Bear, or down to Arrowhead for some pizza and beer or a hamburger and beer. We can also go to Magic Mountain park for the Alpine Slide; that’s always fun!

IMPORTANT STUFF

• Group size: Up to 8 people, including Annie and me.
• Cost: $30 to cover utilities and Annie hiring someone to clean the cabin afterwards. Also, we might also decide to do a community breakfast. If that’s the case, I’ll go get the supplies, and we’ll share the cost. It shouldn’t be much, though.
• The sleeping setup is going to be very casual. Her cabin has two floors, but only one official bedroom. The mezzanine/second floor serves as a bedroom, and it’s very cozy. The whole thing will be very cozy, but it will also be casual. She has some inflatable mattresses, but my favorite way to sleep at Annie’s is to bring a sleeping pad, a sleeping bag, and my own pillow. If you’re the type who can’t do casual, this is not for you.
• If we have never met, we’ll need to get on a Zoom call, because this will be a small group in a small setting, and I want to make sure we’re a good fit. Fun, easygoing, and low-maintenance is a must in all my groups. If that’s not you, that’s OK. It just means we’re not the right group for you.

All right, let’s have all the fun we can handle under a meteor shower, in a cabin, in the mountains!

Eduardo