

Blue heron lunch
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This blue heron is having lunch in a Mountain Center backyard. Photo by Bethany Pulliam

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 people…
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