Daily Information Archives – Page 8 of 15 – Good Morning Idyllwild

Photo by Frazier Drake Weather: Highs of 51 – 62 & Lows of 38 -41 Animal of the Week: Cougar Yes, we have cougars in Idyllwild. You are VERY unlikely to ever see one, but they are here. The photo below is a screen shot from a local Pine Cove resident’s security camera just a…

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Tree next door to Ferro Weather: Crisp Fall Weather!Highs of 64 – 75 & Lows of 37 -46 Treat of the Week – Caramel Apples What is fall without Caramel Apples? I love caramel apples and there are apple trees all over Idyllwild right now so it’s the perfect time. What I did NOT know…

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This tree on corner of S. Circle & Village Center is just starting to turn… Weather: Highs of 76 – 80 & Lows of 48 -57 Animal of the Week: California Black Bear I have a rule that I don’t write about any plant or animal UNLESS we have it up here on our mountain.…

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Weather: Beautiful Fall Weather!Highs of 68 – 80 & Lows of 43 -56 Plant of the Week – Pyracantha (Firethorn) Sometimes I just pick a plant because it’s beautiful AND I love the name of it. This week’s plant is both! Py-ra-can-tha…it’s just such a cool word. It rolls off your tongue. And the pyracantha…

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Weather: Beautiful Fall Weather!Highs of 68 – 80 & Lows of 43 -56 Plant of the Week – Pyracantha (Firethorn) Sometimes I just pick a plant because it’s beautiful AND I love the name of it. This week’s plant is both! Py-ra-can-tha…it’s just such a cool word. It rolls off your tongue. And the pyracantha…

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Weather: Highs of 64 – 74 & Lows of 43 -47 Bird of the Week: White Headed Woodpecker Most of you are familiar with the omni-present Acorn Woodpecker, but did you know we have a more rare species living on our mountain? The White-Headed Woodpecker. We live in the southern most area they are found.…

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This tree on the corner of S. Circle & Strawberry Valley Dr. is just starting to turn at the top of the tree. Watch it turn. Photo by Frazier/Drake (Photo from past fall) Weather: Back to Summer Temps…Highs of 80 – 81 & Lows of 55 -59 To Rake…or Not to Rake? It’s getting to…

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Weather: Highs of 60 – 75 & Lows of 40 -54 Animal of the Week: California Ground Squirrel Unlike our beautiful western gray tree squirrels, the California ground squirrel is NOT so loved. They live everywhere in California and Oregon, and you will never mistake a gray tree squirrel for a California ground squirrel because…

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Happy Fall! Weather: A Chance of Rain….Highs of 53 – 69 & Lows of 38 -42 Animal of the week: Daddy Long Legs (Harvestmen) By reader request, here’s what I found out about Daddy Long-Legs. First of all, they are NOT really spiders. They are arachnids, which is a family that spiders are a part…

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