
Photo by John Drake

Photo courtesy Associates of Idyllwild Arts Foundation

Photo by John Drake

PHOTOS: Around Idyllwild this week
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David Brigham pours a West Coast IPA to accompany Art Serrano’s tasting flight, which included two red ales, all from Ritual Brewing Co. of Redlands. Idyll Awhile Wine Shoppe Bistro hosted the beer tasting last Sunday and Ritual Brewing brought the suds. Photo by John Drake




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…
While trees look inactive going into winter, the fact is they continue to regulate their metabolism and only slow down some physiological activities. This decrease in photosynthesis and transpiration begins a tree’s dormant phase. Even during winter, trees continue to slowly grow roots, respire and take in water and nutrients. A dormant tree needs to…
Astronomical Society of the Desert The Astonomical Society of the Desert will conduct sky tours and direct observations of the night sky through telescopes and giant binoculars from 8 to 10 p.m. Saturday, April 5. This Star Party will be at the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Visitor Center, Palm Desert, 51-500…
As the adage states, at the end of a rainbow is a pot of gold, which we call the “Hill.”