60 years ago – 1952 MGM was filming “Desperate Search” around Lake Hemet, starring Jane Greer, Howard Keel and Keenan Wynn. The company headquartered at the Idyllwild Inn. 55 years ago – 1957 A reading room was added to the Christian Science Church with Hazel Loy as librarian. 50 years ago – 1962 Idyllwild […]
Over the years, we hikers all accumulate a closet of gear that we know we can depend on. The obvious items are pretty much standard, but what about those cool bits of gear added to our arsenals from outside the normally sanctioned realm of “backpacking gear”? Here’s a list of my own most tried and […]
Are you ready to play? I am! My name is Molly II, too that is, because I always want to go too, wherever it is you are going. I want to play too, with whoever wants to throw the ball to me. And the walk? I want to go too! Let’s even run. Molly […]
Once again I found myself riding shotgun in “Floyd Jr. Jr.” (the vehicle’s name), with owner Les Walker at the wheel and Cheri and the pups, Tiwi and Koda, in the back seat. We are all headed up a rough dirt road towards Santa Rosa Peak. It was a very cloudy day on the […]
May and June see lots of clean-up work as people on the mountain make sure their homes meet fire safety codes and are ready for inspection. For those of us sensitive to fire issues, it’s great to see people removing the leaves, needles, and branches that fell during the winter, taking out the occasional dead […]
With playground construction underway at our future community center, it’s appropriate to recall the Wright family compound that occupied the site for more than a half-century. Before 2008, you may have noticed a cluster of abandoned structures on the property. These included a lodge and two cabins for family members, tiny quarters for domestic help, […]
Paws up to Mr. Tucker, our Basenji mix, who wagged his way right into his new humans’ hearts. As well as to Romeo, our Papillon mix, who never left his fosters side. Kittens are at the ARF house! Reserve a couple today! Meet Molly II. She is a young and playful Jack Russell-Basenji mix. She […]
65 years ago – 1947 A wave of ladybugs buzzed through the village, coming out of hibernation. Somebody proposed an annual village lottery on the date the yearly flight would take place. 60 years ago – 1952 The Froehlichs were readying their new Rustic Theatre for a mid-June opening. Promised features included “a sloping floor, […]
This past week I took a trip up to Santa Rosa Peak. On the way and while there, I took photos of the wildflowers along the road and along the desert-facing side of the ridge near the summit. It was a very interesting trip but I will save that for next week and continue talking […]
It was an exciting week keeping up with you Fred. And now your search is over and you can rest your paws. Our Airedale-Irish wolfhound mix has captured the heart and soul of a new forever pack, and is often seen around town enjoying his new leash. Sydney, the senior Aussie mix is the first […]
