Chicks hatching
As another Idyllwild summer begins, a Steller’s Jay feeds four babies nearly ready to take flight and leave the nest …
Category: Life in Idyllwild
June 11, 2013 | 0 comments | View Post
Why everyone should visit Idyllwild
Share/Bookmark Just like the desert Cahilla Indians centuries ago, San Jacinto mountains’ summer residents and visitors are slowly making their way from the desert’s three-digit temperatures to a much milder climate. But it isn’t just the climate that makes part-timers and visitors return to the Hill. Once exposed to Idyllwild and the surrounding areas, most [...]
June 5, 2013 | 0 comments | View Post
Chipmunks displace chickadees
In Mountain Center, a couple of rodents, a.k.a. chipmunks, are taking over the bird nest box. They are making themselves at home, leaving the chickadees homeless …
May 4, 2013 | 0 comments | View Post
Idyllwild Downtown Historic District explained
Share/BookmarkBy Nancy Borchers District Review Board member & Marshall Smith Assistant Editor Idyllwild’s downtown business core is now the only historic district in the unincorporated area of Riverside County. With the appointment of a local review board in Jan. 2013, the downtown district is now protected by architectural guidelines designed to preserve its mid 20th [...]
May 3, 2013 | 0 comments | View Post
Learn about Idyllwild’s History at the Idyllwild Area Historical Museum
The Museum of the award-winning Idyllwild Area Historical Society is located in a charming cabin at 54470 North Circle Drive, and the quaintness of the surroundings encourages you to step right in.
May 3, 2013 | 0 comments | View Post
How Idyllwild got its name
Share/BookmarkBy John Robinson Legends often become so ingrained in the public mind that they become accepted as truth. Such is the case with the often repeated story that Laura Rutledge named Idyllwild. Real credit for Idyllwild’s origin should go to Michigan-born George B. Hannahs and his wife, Sarah, who arrived in Strawberry Valley in 1889 [...]
May 3, 2013 | 0 comments | View Post
Childhood summers at camp
I was lucky to attend camp in the Idyllwild area during the years from 1967 through 1972. Camp Roosevelt was nestled about seven miles from Idyllwild in Garner Valley located right next to the Hurkey Creek campground. I was 10 ½ when I began attending the camp, which had been in existence for over 30 years. It was then owned and managed by Dan Slater. It was a co-ed camp that my brother Steve and I attended during the 60’s counter-cultural revolution. We had hippies as counselors and no parents at the camp, and seldom on parents’ weekend. It was an overnight camp where you could stay from three to eight weeks.
May 3, 2013 | 0 comments | View Post
The Astrocamp experience
Share/BookmarkAstrocamp boasts one of the premier science and adventure programs in California. It’s residential science and summer camp programs are designed to totally immerse campers in new experiences and to help them gain new skills. Astrocamp is unique in having programs specializing in physics, astronomy, and space exploration. Its mission is to expose kids to [...]
May 3, 2013 | 0 comments | View Post
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