
It’s PERFECT Mountain Biking weather! Weather: Highs of 73 – 77 & Lows of 50 -54 Words of the Week: Photosynthesis & Chlorophyll Since we’re heading into the time of year where we all start looking for the beautiful colors of fall, I thought it would be fun to learn how nature actually creates all…

Happy Fall! Weather: Perfectly Sunny!Highs of 65 – 73 & Lows of 46 -48 Order by Monday 9/25 for Thursday 9/28 pick up MOUNTAIN AIDNeed food or other items?Want to help those who do?Twice monthly food boxes for every budget.Pick-up will be at the Camp Maranathawww.MountainAid.net Animal of the week: Western Gray Squirrel I was…

Weather: Heading Toward Fall!Highs of 64 – 73 & Lows of 45 -51 Plant of the Week: Goldenrod Yup….it’s almost fall. You can tell by the sight of all the Goldenrod out on the trails. It’s actually in the daisy family and if you look close, Goldenrod is clusters of tiny tiny flowers that look…

Weather: Perfectly Sunny!Highs of 76 – 78 & Lows of 53 -59 New Moon & Waxing Crescent Moonrise / MoonsetFri. 6:59 am /7:25 pm Sat. 7:55 am/ 7:49 pmSun. 8:52 am/ 8:15 pm Next Full Moon – Friday September 29th -Harvest Moon Animal of the week: California Mountain King Snake I took this photo in…

Weather: Heading Toward Fall!Highs of 71 – 72 & Lows of 46 -55 Bird of the Week: Common Raven Do we have ravens or crows on the hill? Mostly Ravens. I’m not saying some of the big black birds you see aren’t crows, but crows tend to live down lower in altitude in towns and…

Weather: Mostly Sunny!Highs of 76 – 83 & Lows of 60 -63 Animal of the week: Gray Fox This little fellow is a Gray Fox. They are very common but nocturnal and very elusive so you probably won’t see them. This lucky homeowner has this one visit fairly often on her deck. They are the…

Hidden Lake up high in the back country between Tahquitz & Mt. San Jacinto is normally dry. Jon King of The San Jacinto Trail Report took this photo recently. Weather: Beautiful Sunny Weather!Highs of 69 – 82 & Lows of 52 -60 Plant of the Week: Mountain Mahogany I couldn’t wait for fall because I…

Weather: Cooling down a bit…Highs of 71 – 75 & Lows of 49 -58 Bug of the week: Crickets You’re probably wondering WHY I would pick a cricket for our featured bug of the week? Because they are soooooo interesting! They’re everywhere. You just can’t see them. But you can hear them! Summer nights are…

Waxing Gibbous – Full Moon Full Blue Moon – Wednesday & Thursday Moonrise / MoonsetMon. 6:08 pm/ 3:07 amTue.6:51 pm/ 4:23 amWed.7:28 pm /5:40 amThur. 8:01 pm / 6:54 am Weather: Hot weather is back!Highs of 86 – 93 & Lows of 58 -69 Animal of the Week: Merriam’s Chipmunk What if you knew your…