Share/Bookmark You can’t cut a foot off one end of a blanket, sew it onto the other end and think you have a longer blanket. But that is what Daylight Saving Time tries to accomplish every spring. Like it or not, you can watch the sunset after you have dinner in the summer months. I [...]
Share/BookmarkMy original plan for this week’s column was to hike Idyllwild County Park’s Perimeter Trail then cross Highway 243 and continue on Deer Springs Trail. I planned to take my camera and tripod along. I’d shoot some photos and write about the experience. When I encountered snow, I would just turn around and return the [...]
Share/BookmarkLast week, I spent almost all my time indoors recovering from the bad flu or cold that has been going around this winter. This was the second time this winter that I came down with this affliction and I don’t ever want to go through this again. On two occasions, I did get out and [...]
Share/BookmarkAfter taking pictures at Idyllwild County Park, I had arranged for Les Walker to pick me up there and we drove to Lake Hemet. After a stop at the Lake Hemet Market for beverages, I could not contain myself and started photographing the mountain peaks of the Desert Divide from the parking lot. The long [...]
Share/BookmarkAs the summer moves forward, the San Jacinto mountains are inundated with birds of every size, shape and color. Orange breasted robins search the ground for insects and worms. Adult California quail act as crossing guards while their young scurry across the street. Stellar’s jays are everywhere, wearing their snappy uniforms of royal blue and [...]
Share/BookmarkWinter seems to be a time for reflecting on seasons past, present and future. April will see the end of a year-long photo safari, which started with the goldfields in Garner Valley and continues with snowy peaks crowned with ever-changing clouds and cobalt blue skies. There really is not a bad time of year to [...]
Share/BookmarkThey say that March can be the cruelest month, but in Idyllwild the same could be said about January, February and sometimes April. Our recent pattern of spring-like weather followed by a deep freeze and snow makes for a bit of confusion when it comes to wardrobe and outdoor activity choices. One day I’m at [...]
Share/BookmarkMost of the baby boomer generation was in high school or college in the the mid- to late 1960s. This was a time of great social upheaval and also the time when the young people of America tried to “get back to the land.” Everything from the past was suspect and catch phrases such as [...]
Share/BookmarkAfter three days of rain in Idyllwild, I was ready for something different. The beauty of Southern California is that you can almost always find something to do on a rainy day by driving to the desert. In this case, Les Walker and I drove to Joshua Tree to meet up with longtime Idyllwild resident [...]
Share/BookmarkOn Saturday, Jan. 19, I got a text messsage from Les and Cheri Walker asking if I wanted to ride out to Lake Hemet with them and Boulder, the newest member of the Walker clan. Boulder is a mixed-breed puppy that is as cute as a pup could be. This would be his first time [...]
