For people who live AND work here, the best situation is to work at home, of course.

Jobs in the mountain communities tend to lie in the service industries, along with retail opportunities and teaching jobs. There is a lot of room for growth in all these areas.

The schools are considered quite good, very safe, and have excellent sports programs. The high school in this area is right on the Rim and has an incredible view of the entire valley and even the ocean on a clear day!e middle school in Crestline is right on Lake Gregory. Seems like a fine place to grow up.

As for entertainment, you mostly make your own. There is hiking, cycling, skiing, sledding, water sports and swimming, go karts, alpine slides, water slides, and horseback riding all in our local towns. There are coffee shops, a cinema, a bowling alley, skate park, local theater groups, art classes, computer classes and a scrapbooking store/clubhouse.

For anything more cosmopolitan people just drive down the mountain to the Big Cities. We are situated near one of the largest, hippest metro areas in the country.

It’s a good compromise.