Daily Information Archives – Page 7 of 15 – Good Morning Idyllwild

Tree Lighting is Saturday! Weather: Chilly Fall Weather!Highs of 46- 49 & Lows of 31 -32 How to build a great fire! I know most of you reading Good Morning Idyllwild are experienced mountain folk, but for the few who are new to the mountain, here are some tips for building and maintaining a great…

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Happy Thanksgiving! Weather: Chilly Fall Weather Highs of 55 – 61 & Lows of 36 -41 Thanksgiving Traditions Most people associate Thanksgiving with the pilgrims, but most don’t know the whole story. The pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock in the winter of 1620. About 50% of them perished from malnutrition and other ailments during that…

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Weather: Chilly Fall Weather!Highs of 50 – 61 & Lows of 36 -41 Pumpkins There’s nothing like pumpkins to remind us it’s fall. But did you know the fascinating history of pumpkins? First of all, they are a fruit, not a vegetable. They have seeds (appx. 500 per pumpkin). They are the oldest cultivated plant…

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Weather: Possible first storm of the season. Highs of 59 – 65 & Lows of 35 -40 Word of the week: Endemic (native and restricted to a certain place) I like the word “endemic”. It sounds like something we should be afraid of like a pandemic, but “endemic” comes from the greek word for people…

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Weather: Did you know Fall is half over? Chilly Fall Weather!Highs of 58 – 63 & Lows of 33 -40 Rose Hips Rose Hips are ripe and on the vine everywhere in Idyllwild waiting to be picked. They are the “fruit part” of the wild rose bushes that line the creek beds. You can walk…

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Weather: Starting to cool down… Highs of 53 – 63 & Lows of 31 -39 Animal of the Week: Humming Bird Did you know that humming birds are the smallest bird in existence? The smallest humming bird is the Bee Humming Bird and is appx. 2.5 inches. The average is about 5 inches and weighs…

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Photo by Al Matta Weather: Chilly Fall Weather!Highs of 69 – 71 & Lows of 40 -46 San Jacinto Peak & Mountains San Jacinto Peak (10,834 ft.) is the highest point on our mountain range which is the San Jacinto Mountains. The range was named after Saint Hyacinth (San Jacinto in Spanish) in 1878 by…

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Happy Halloween! Weather: Highs of 61 – 71 & Lows of 39 -45 Animal of the Week: Western Screech Owl Just in time for Halloween…The Western Screech Owl. I kept hearing this fascinating sound at night like a fluttering coo. Then a reader asked if I would highlight the Screech Owl which they knew we…

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Saturday is the Full Moon Weather: Chilly Fall Weather!Highs of 55 – 60 & Lows of 33 -38 Bird of the Week -Turkey Vulture With Halloween just around the corner, I saved this amazing bird for just this season. The Turkey Vulture. This photo was taken here in Idyllwild by Frazier Drake. Turkey Vultures are…

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