The Eye of God (Big Bear)

The Eye of God (Serrano: Hatauva)[1] is a quartz dome which is a landmark in the Baldwin Lake area near Big Bear City, California.

Tended by the First People, he was taken to Maktsuk, today called Pan Hot Springs, where he was bathed by human caretakers.

Knowing he was dying, Kruktat instructed the People to cremate him and protect his body from Coyote, who eats dead things.

The people hit Coyote, and as he ran into the mountains above Baldwin Lake, the dripping blood turned the rocky soil red.

When the creator died the people mourned and their tears turned into pine trees, the area called Yuhaaviat.