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dyllwild Magazine & Visitor’s Guide is your There are so many things that you can do while I directory to having fun on the mountain — visiting, from strolling the beautiful one-of-a-kind whether that’s relaxing, strolling throughout the village galleries to hiking our invigorating mountain trails. or enjoying adventure in the wilderness. This guide is Idyllwild truly exudes art! chock-full of who, what and where to get you there. Author John Villani has referred to Idyllwild as An abundance of events are listed in the Calendar “One of the 100 Best Art Towns in America.” You on pages 8-10 in this issue. It also is available on our fi nd evidence in this wherever you are. From the art Web site: www.towncrier.com/entertainment.html. galleries, to the quaint little coffee and teashops, to You can download the entire Idyllwild Magazine & the one-of-a-kind restaurants, as well as the rustic and Visitor’s Guide or any of our other special publications beautiful inns, Idyllwild is a fantastic destination. at www.towncrier.com/publications.html. This is a The sights, the sounds and the fresh air make Becky Clark busy community. There’s always something fun to do Idyllwild a magical place to visit and rejuvenate Publisher-Editor in Idyllwild. yourself. Again, on behalf of the Art Alliance of Idyllwild Magazine Whatever isn’t listed here most likely is in the Idyllwild and all our neighbors, we welcome you and & Visitor’s Guide weekly Town Crier newspaper, available at newsstands thank you for coming to share some time with us. Town Crier newspaper throughout the mountain communities and by Lon Mercer subscription. An abundance of local and tourist information is online at www.towncrier.com.We hope you visit us again very soon. On the cover Becky Clark Photographer he natural beauty and splendor of the San John Simpson captured T Jacinto Mountains have been an inspiration for this colorful scene just generations of visitors and residents alike traveling to this magnifi cent setting. We know you will experience outside the front door this magic for yourself here in this alpine paradise, of the Rainbow Inn on Idyllwild, and hope you keep a bit of it in your heart South Circle Drive in Lon Mercer with you wherever your journey takes you. Idyllwild. President On behalf of the Art Alliance of Idyllwild, I extend Art Alliance a warm welcome and a big thank you on your visit of Idyllwild here. As you stroll the streets of our restful village be sure to soak in as much as you can about this place.

Where is Idyllwild? Driving Distances From Idyllwild Idyllwild, an oasis of sanity in Southern Banning (via Hwy. 243) 22 miles California, is less than one hour from Palm IdyllwildMagazine & Visitor’s Guide Escondido (via Hwy. 371) 68 miles Desert, Hemet, Anza or Banning, and has no Hemet (via Hwy. 74) 25 miles Published By … traffi c backups on the way. Long Beach (via Hwy. 243) 103 miles EDITOR Becky Clark Each of the routes to Idyllwild is scenic and OPERATIONS MANAGER Jim Crandall unique. Los Angeles (via Hwy. 243) 100 miles ADVERTISING SALES MANAGER Grace Reed Idyllwild nestles in the San Jacinto Orange County (via Hwy. 243) 93 miles ADVERTISING SALES Kathy Bryson Palm Desert (via Hwy. 74) 47 miles ADVERTISING SALES James Larkin Mountains. This southern, isolated section of GRAPHIC DESIGN Jim Crandall the San Bernardino National Forest, a forest Palm Springs (via Hwy. 243) 47 miles PRODUCTION & DESIGN James Larkin that includes Big Bear and Lake Arrowhead, Riverside (via Hwy. 243) 51 miles COPY EDITOR Beth Nottley also encompasses the Santa Rosa Mountains San Bernardino (via Hwy. 243) 57 miles STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS Jim Crandall, Jenny Kirchner, close by. San Diego (via Hwy. 371) 114 miles James Larkin, Grace Reed Idyllwild was once the summer home of the San Fernando Valley (via Hwy. 243) 121 miles CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Ellen Feeley, Cahuilla Indians. John Simpson Santa Monica (via Hwy. 243) 117 miles CUSTOMER SERVICE Sandy Burns Temecula (via Hwy. 371) 48 miles

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See page 8 Features 11 Earth ’N Fire What’s there to do in Idyllwild? Paint your own pottery! This local crafts shop is a popular spot for budding art- ists and potters. 21 Ernie Maxwell’s Scenic Trail Town Crier founder, cartoonist and naturalist Ernie See page 21 Maxwell and his scenic trail through some beautiful backcountry around Idyllwild. 23 Jazz in the Pines 2009 Mindi Abair and the E. Family Project headline this year’s two-day music extraganza on the Idyllwild Arts campus. 32 Idyllwild’s Whole Being Weekend It’s never too late to be a hippie. By Sue Kelly

Departments See page 23 In House Recreation Calendars & Charts Yesterday 3 Welcome 29 Car Camping 8 Arts & Entertainment 33 Legend of Tahquitz 5 Contents 31 Camps & Retreats Calendar 39 Idyllwild Area 7 Advertising Index 34 Mountain Biking 13 Dining Chart Historical Society 46 Idyllwild Map 35 Rock Climbing 17 Lodging Chart Museum 48 Phone Numbers 41 Fishing 19 Hiking & 40 How Idyllwild Got its 42 Trees Backpacking Charts Name 45 Adventure Pass 38 Church Services

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Annual Events Gifts & Galleries Lodging/Vacation Rentals Real Estate (continued) Idyllwild Jazz Fest Back Cover Artisans & Baker Galleries 25 (continued) Muirs Mountain Realty 27 Artspresso 26 Strawberry Creek Bunkhouse 19 Robin Oates Real Estate 4 Antiques/Collectibles Café Aroma Gallery 14, 25 Strawberry Creek Inn (B&B) 19 Ron Schingo Inside Front Cover Fern Valley Emporium 2 Christmas Is 26 Woodland Park Manor 20 Bill Sperling Inside Front Cover Courtyard Gallery 24 Steve Taylor Inside Front Cover Apparel Dore’s Mountain Metals 25, 26 Metaphysical Sheila Zacker Inside Front Cover Mountain Footwear 4 Earth ’n Fire 4, 28 Lady of the Lake 4 Prairie Dove Boutique 26 88 Far East Gifts 4 Recreation Everitt’s Minerals & Gallery 24, 31 Museum Palm Springs Tram 28 Architect Florist in the Forest & Gallery 24 Idyllwild Area Historical Society Town Hall 28 Abel Architecture 22 Flying Pigment Studio 25, 26 Museum 39 Forest Whispers 4 Idyllwild Nature Center 15 Resorts Bank Four Corners Gallery 25 Palm Springs Air Museum 28 Center for Extended Learning for Guaranty Bank 27 Idyllwild Tea Co. Inside Back Cover Seniors 38 Kid’s Stop & Pet Stop 27 Newspaper Bicycles La Petite Galerie 24 Idyllwild Town Crier 44 Restaurants The Bike Route 33 L’Image Galerie 24 American Legion Post 800 12 Merkaba 31 Organizations Arriba Mexican Food 14 Camps/Conference Centers Oh My Dog Gallery 25 American Legion Post 800 12 Café Aroma 14 AstroCamp 30 Parks Exhibition Center 25 Art Alliance of Idyllwild 24, 25 The Creek House 12 Camp Buckhorn 30 Singerton Fine Arts Gallery 24, 31 Mountain Communities Fire Safe El Diablo Cafe 4 Peaceful Mountain Inn 20 The Spruce Moose 4 Council 36 Gastrognome 12 Thousand Trails 30 Two Babes in the Woods 25 Mountain Disaster Preparedness Hidden Village 10 Wooley’s 31 36 Higher Grounds Coffee House 12 Candles Idyllwild Pizza Co. 14 The Spruce Moose 4 Hardware & Lumber Pet Adoptions La Casita 12 Forest Lumber 23 Living Free Animal Sanctuary 15 The Steak House 14 Chiropractor Mountain Chiropractic 38 Hiking & Backpacking Pet Food & Supplies Shoe Store Nomad Ventures 36 Mountain High Pet Grooming 11 Mountain Footwear 4 Church The Pet Stop 27 First Church of Christ Scientist 38 Horseback Riding Storyteller Little Yellow Rose Ranch 15 Pet Grooming Col. Bo Bottomly 36 Construction Love on a Leash 36 Griner Construction 22 Lodging/Vacation Rentals Mountain High Pet Grooming 11 Weddings Padgett Design & Construction 22 Bluebird Cottage Inn 19 Rev. Patty Spicer 38 Eric Townsend Construction Corner Lodge 16 Pharmacy Company 22 Creekstone Inn 18 Idyllwild Pharmacy 27 Zen Buddhist Center Elite Mountain Homes 19 Yokoji Zen Mountain Center 30 Fitness Fern Village Chalets 19 Real Estate Forest Fitness & Therapeutic Fireside Inn 19 Linda Allen Inside Front Cover Massage 20 Heritage House 18 Jim Billman Inside Front Cover Idyllwild Inn 18 Coldwell Banker 36 Food & Beverages Idyllwild Vacation Rentals 20 Dora Dillman Inside Front Cover Fairway Market 1 Knotty Pine Cabins 16 Hilltop Realty 6 House of Jerky 4 Lodge at Pine Cove 20 Wayne Johnston Inside Front Mountain Harvest Market 12 Mile High Country Inn 16 Cover Soda Pop & Sweet Shop 4 New Spirit Log Cabins 20 Kay Realty 32 Peaceful Mountain Inn 20 Lily Rock Realty 14 Furniture Quiet Creek Inn 16 Maggie Morphett Inside Front No Boring Furniture 22 Rainbow Inn (B&B) 18 Cover

Idyllwild Magazine & Visitor’s Guide, Summer/Fall 2009 7 Calendar of Events Key: Memorial Day Ceremony and free Annual Writer’s Retreat: Tending the Event name, day(s), time, location. luncheon, 11am, 25th, American Le- Soil of Your Writing, 12th-14th, Spirit gion Post 800. Mountain Retreat. Editor’s note: Jazz Night, 26th, 6-9pm, Café Aroma. Joey Latimer & Robin Rabens, 12th, For Idyllwild Arts Academy calendar of Joey Latimer & Robin Rabens, 29th, 5:30-8:30pm, Arriba Mexican Res- events, visit www.idyllwildarts.org 5:30-8:30pm, Arriba Mexican Res- taurant. taurant. Art Alliance of Idyllwild 8th-annual Sandii Castleberry, 30th, 5:30-8:30pm, Plein Air Art Festival: Panel Discus- Arriba Mexican Restaurant. sion, 12th, 6-8pm, Rainbow Inn; Plein David Jerome, 30th, 9am-noon, Café Air Art, 13th, 8am-2pm, throughout Aroma. town; Reception & Exhibit, 14th, 9am- Ernie Alé, 31st, 9am-noon, Café Aroma. 1pm, Rainbow Inn. Spiritual Workout, 13th, 9-10:30am, Caine Learning Center. June David Jerome, 13th, 9am-noon, Café Children’s Storytime, 1st, 10:30am, Aroma. Idyllwild Library. Junior Naturalist Program: For the Cultivating Calm: Exercise! Exercise! Birds, 13th, 10am-noon, Idyllwild Na- Exercise!, Kate Sirkin, 1st, Rainbow ture Center. Inn, 6-7pm Mt. San Jacinto State Park 75th Anni- Idyllwild Garden Club Lecture: Irises; versary, 13th, 10am-evening campfire Native plant gardening, 2nd, noon, program, “A Tribute to the Civilian Idyllwild Nature Center. Conservation Corps,” State Park. Jazz Night, 2nd, 6-9pm, Café Aroma. Sandii Castleberry, 13th, 5:30-8:30pm, Arriba Mexican Restaurant. Whistles the clown rode down North Joey Latimer & Robin Rabens, 5th, Circle Drive during last year’s Fourth 5:30-8:30pm, Arriba Mexican Res- Ernie Alé, 14th, 9am-noon, Café Aroma. taurant. Silent Auction fund-raiser for ARF, of July parade. 14th, 1-5pm, Silver Pines Lodge. Idyllwild 5K & 10K Run & Fitness PHOTO BY JENNY KIRCHNER Walk, 6th, Start times: 5K Walk/Run, Children’s Storytime, 15th, 10:30am, Idyllwild Library. 7:15 am; 10K Run, 7:45 am.; 1/2-mile 11am-11am, Highway 243 & Rid- Kids’ Run, 9:15am, Center of Town. Cultivating Calm: Looking at Dreams & Guided Imagery, Roadmaps for geview Dr. Idyllwild School PTA Pancake Break- Flowering of Consciousness DVD of fast, 6th, 8-10:30am, Town Hall. Coping, Susan Foster, 15th, 6-7pm, Rainbow Inn. Eckhart Tolle, 27th, 2-4:30pm, Spirit Jazz Night, 16th, 6-9pm, Café Aroma. Mountain Retreat. Idyllwild is semi-famous for its Me- Sandii Castleberry, 27th, 5:30-8:30pm, morial Day and Labor Day weekend Joey Latimer & Robin Rabens, 19th, 5:30-8:30pm, Arriba Mexican Res- Arriba Mexican Restaurant. yard sales. PHOTO BY JENNY KIRCHNER taurant. Ernie Alé, 28th, 9am-noon, Café Aroma. Café Aroma Spring Jazz Festival, 19th, Opening of Contemplative Garden, The Martin Brother Band, 6-9pm, 28th, 1-3pm, Spirit Mountain Retreat. May Café Aroma (also 20th, 21st). Children’s Storytime, 29th, 10:30am, Memorial Day Yard Sales, 22nd-25th, Creative Workshop: Art! A Magical Idyllwild Library. Hill Communities. (See Town Crier Portal to the Divine, 20th, 9am-4pm, Cultivating Calm: Acupressure for a newspaper for listings.) Spirit Mountain Retreat. Stressed Nervous System, Kristin 15th-annual Mountain Community Pa- Junior Naturalist Program: Reptiles, Ethier, 30th, 6-7pm, Om Yoga Studio, trol Memorial Day Yard & Bake Sale, 20th, 10am-noon, Idyllwild Nature Courtyard Gallery. 22nd-23rd, 8am-3pm, 54185 South Center. Jazz Night, 30th, 6-9pm, Café Aroma. Circle Dr. Café Aroma Spring Jazz Festival, 20th, Joey Latimer & Robin Rabens, 22nd, Stuart Leibig Trio, 1-4pm; Sheri Wil- July 5:30-8:30pm, Arriba Mexican Res- liams Quintet, 6-9pm, Café Aroma taurant. (also 19th, 21st). Summer Concert Series, Ken Dahleen Sandii Castleberry, 20th, 5:30-8:30pm, Isis Theatre Company presents: Kids ages 7 and under take off running and his Big Band Staff, 2nd, 6:15-9pm, “Frankie and Johnny at the Clair de Arriba Mexican Restaurant. Idyllwild Community Center. Lune,” 22nd, 7:30pm, Caine Learning during last year’s Half-mile Kids’ Fun Idyllwild Gay Potluck, 20th, 6pm. E-mail Joey Latimer & Robin Rabens, 3rd, Center (also 23rd). Run, part of the Idyllwild 5K & 10K [email protected]. 5:30-8:30pm, Arriba Mexican Res- David Jerome, 23rd, 9am-noon, Café Run & Fitness walk. This year’s event Ernie Alé, 21st, 9am-noon, Café Aroma. taurant. Café Aroma Spring Jazz Festival, 21st, Aroma. will be held June 6 in the center of David Jerome, 4th, 9am-noon, Café Animal Rescue Friends (ARF) Memo- The Other Three, 1-4pm; Hip Pocket, Aroma. town. PHOTO BY JENNY KIRCHNER rial Day Yard Sale, 23rd, 9am-3pm, 6-9pm, Café Aroma (also, 19th, 20th). Independence Day Parade, 4th, 10am, ARF. Children’s Storytime, 22nd, 10:30am, North Circle. Dr. Wildflower & Art Exhibit, 23rd-25th, David Jerome, 6th, 9am-noon, Café Idyllwild Library. Deep Pit Barbecue & live band, 4th, 3- 10am-3pm, Idyllwild Nature Center. Aroma. Cultivating Calm: Identifying Stress 8pm barbecue; 7pm band, American Friends of the Idyllwild Library Book Camper Program: Reptile Scales & In Children & Helping Them Self- Legion Post 800. Sale, 23rd, 10am-4pm, Idyllwild Li- Tales, 6th, 10am-noon, Hurkey Creek Soothe, Cara Wilkerson, 22nd, 6-7pm, Sandii Castleberry, 4th, 5:30-8:30pm, brary. Campground. Rainbow Inn. Arriba Mexican Restaurant. Memorial Day Barbecue w/live band, Sandii Castleberry, 6th, 5:30-8:30pm, Jazz Night, 23rd, 6-9pm, Café Aroma. Mountain Community Patrol Pancake 23rd, 3-8pm barbecue; 7pm band, Arriba Mexican Restaurant. Joey Latimer & Robin Rabens, 26th, Breakfast, 5th, 8am-noon, Town Hall. American Legion Post 800. Ernie Alé, 7th, 9am-noon, Café Aroma. 5:30-8:30pm, Arriba Mexican Res- Ernie Alé, 5th, 9am-noon, Café Aroma. Isis Theatre Company presents: Children’s Storytime, 8th, 10:30am, taurant. Barbecue with live music, 5th, 11am- “Frankie and Johnny at the Clair de Idyllwild Library. David Jerome, 27th, 9am-noon, Café 3pm, Animal Rescue Friends (ARF). Lune,” 23rd, 7:30pm, Caine Learning Cultivating Calm: Using MIndful Aroma. Children’s Storytime, 6th, 10:30am, Center (also 22nd). Awareness to Reduce Stress, Esther Saturday Morning Art Café, 27th, 9am- Idyllwild Library. Rotary Apfel Pfannkuchen Pancake Kennedy, 8th, Rainbow Inn, 6-7pm noon. Location TBA. Idyllwild Garden Club Picnic, 7th, Breakfast, 24th, 8am-noon, Town Hall. Jazz Night, 9th, 6-9pm, Café Aroma. Junior Naturalist Program: Mapping noon-3pm, Idyllwild Nature Center. Ernie Alé, 24th, 9am-noon, Café Aroma. Mile High Radio (for amateur radio & Orienteering, 27th, 10am-noon, Jazz Night, 7th, 6-9pm, Café Aroma. Art Fair, 24th, 10:08am-4:14pm, Dore’s operators), 11th, 6:30pm, Idyllwild Idyllwild Nature Center. Summer Concert Series: Art Dekko & Mountain Metals/Art Garden. Fire Station. Amateur Radio Demonstration by the Blazers, 9th, 6:15-8:30pm, Idyllwild Mile High Radio Club, 27th-28th, Community Center.

8 Idyllwild Magazine & Visitor’s Guide, Summer/Fall 2009 Calendar of Events Mile High Radio (for amateur radio Sandii Castleberry, 22nd, 5:30-8:30pm, operators), 9th, 6:30pm, Idyllwild Fire Arriba Mexican Restaurant. Station. Ernie Alé, 23rd, 9am-noon, Café Aroma. Joey Latimer & Robin Rabens, 10th, Children’s Storytime, 24th, 10:30am, 5:30-8:30pm, Arriba Mexican Res- Idyllwild Library. taurant. Jazz Night, 25th, 6-9pm, Café Aroma. Spiritual Workout, 11th, 9-10:30am, Joey Latimer & Robin Rabens, 28th, Caine Learning Center. 5:30-8:30pm, Arriba Mexican Res- David Jerome, 11th, 9am-noon, Café taurant. Aroma. Junior Naturalist Program: Mapping Junior Naturalist Program: Reptiles, & Orienteering, 29th, 10am-noon, 11th, 10am-noon, Idyllwild Nature Idyllwild Nature Center. Center. Saturday Morning Art Café, 29th, 9am- Friends of the Idyllwild Library Book Lisa Haley and the Zydekats performed progressive Louisiana and Americana noon. Location TBA. Sale, 11th, 10am-4pm, Idyllwild Li- Cajun/Zydeco music at last summer’s Idyllwild Summer Concert Series. The David Jerome, 29th, 9am-noon, Café brary. Aroma. Zydekats will perform on Aug. 6. PHOTO BY JENNY KIRCHNER Art Alliance of Idyllwild 3-D Art Fes- Jazz in the Pines, 29th, 10am-5pm tival & Gallery Tour, 11th, noon-5pm, Idyllwild Arts campus (also 30th). member galleries. Community Center. Children’s Storytime, 3rd, 10:30am, Sandii Castleberry, 29th, 5:30-8:30pm, Isis Theatre Company’s Playwrights Joey Latimer & Robin Rabens, 24th, Idyllwild Library. Arriba Mexican Restaurant. Festival, 11th, 2:30pm & 7:30pm, 5:30-8:30pm, Arriba Mexican Res- Idyllwild Garden Club Lecture: Green- Ernie Alé, 30th, 9am-noon, Café Aroma. Idyllwild Dance Studio. taurant. houses, 4th, noon, Idyllwild Nature Jazz in the Pines, 30th, 10am-5pm Sandii Castleberry, 11th, 5:30-8:30pm, David Jerome, 25th, 9am-noon, Café Center. Idyllwild Arts campus (also 29th). Arriba Mexican Restaurant. Aroma. Jazz Night, 4th, 6-9pm, Café Aroma. Children’s Storytime, 31st, 10:30am, Ernie Alé, 12th, 9am-noon, Café Aroma. Saturday Morning Art Café, 25th, 9am- Summer Concert Series, Lisa Haley Idyllwild Library. Isis Theatre Company’s Playwrights noon. Location TBA. & the Zydekats, 6th, 6:15-8:30pm, Festival, 12th, 2:30pm & 7:30pm, Junior Naturalist Program: Mapping Idyllwild Community Center. Idyllwild Dance Studio. & Orienteering, 25th, 10am-noon, Joey Latimer & Robin Rabens, 7th, Children’s Storytime, 13th, 10:30am, Idyllwild Nature Center. 5:30-8:30pm, Arriba Mexican Res- Idyllwild Library. Sandii Castleberry, 25th, 5:30-8:30pm, taurant. Summer Concert Series: Coachella Arriba Mexican Restaurant. Spiritual Workout, 8th, 9-10:30am, Valley Symphony, 16th, 6:15-8:30pm, Ernie Alé, 26th, 9am-noon, Café Aroma. Caine Learning Center. Idyllwild Community Center. Children’s Storytime, 27th, 10:30am, David Jerome, 8th, 9am-noon, Café Jazz Night, 14th, 6-9pm, Café Aroma. Idyllwild Library. Aroma. Joey Latimer & Robin Rabens, 17th, Jazz Night, 28th, 6-9pm, Café Aroma. Butterfly Daze, 8th, 10am-4pm, 5:30-8:30pm, Arriba Mexican Res- Summer Concert Series: Silverado Idyllwild Nature Center. taurant. Bluegrass Band, 30th, 6:15-8:30pm, Art Alliance of Idyllwild Art Treasure Camper Program: Birding with Sherri Idyllwild Community Center. Hunt & Gallery Walk, 8th, noon-5pm, Stange, 18th, 9am, Hurkey Creek Silent Retreat: Enter the Cave of the start at Village Centre Gazebo. Campground. Heart, 31st-Aug. 2nd, Spirit Mountain Sandii Castleberry, 8th, 5:30-8:30pm, David Jerome, 18th, 9am-noon, Café Retreat. Arriba Mexican Restaurant. Aroma. Joey Latimer & Robin Rabens, 31st, Ernie Alé, 9th, 9am-noon, Café Aroma. Junior Naturalist Program: Planter’s 5:30-8:30pm, Arriba Mexican Res- Children’s Storytime, 10th, 10:30am, Potpourri, 18th, 10am-noon, Idyllwild taurant. Idyllwild Library. Nature Center. Jazz Night, 11th, 6-9pm, Café Aroma. 2012 and the Mayan Calendar and Summer Concert Series, United Blues the Transformation of Conscious- August Band, 13th, 6:15-8:30pm, Idyllwild ness, 18th, 2-4:30pm. Spirit Mountain David Jerome, 1st, 9am-noon, Café Community Center. Retreat. Mile High Radio (for amateur radio Aroma. The annual Jazz in the Pines music Sandii Castleberry, 18th, 5:30-8:30pm, Camper Program: Reptile Scales & operators), 13th, 6:30pm, Idyllwild Arriba Mexican Restaurant. Tales, 1st, 10am-noon, Hurkey Creek Fire Station. festival will be held Aug. 29 & 30 on Idyllwild Gay Potluck, 18th, 6pm. E-mail Campground. Joey Latimer & Robin Rabens, 14th, the Idyllwild Arts campus. (See back [email protected]. 5:30-8:30pm, Arriba Mexican Res- Junior Naturalist Program: Reptiles, cover.) PHOTO BY JENNY KIRCHNER Ernie Alé, 19th, 9am-noon, Café Aroma. 1st, 10am-noon, Idyllwild Nature taurant. Children’s Storytime, 20th, 10:30am, Center. David Jerome, 15th, 9am-noon, Café Idyllwild Library. Sandii Castleberry, 1st, 5:30-8:30pm, Aroma. Jazz Night, 21st, 6-9pm, Café Aroma. Arriba Mexican Restaurant. Junior Naturalist Program: Planter’s Sustainable Idyllwild: “The Power of Ernie Alé, 2nd, 9am-noon, Café Aroma. Potpourri, 15th, 10am-noon, Idyllwild September Nature Center. Love to Overcome Fear,” 21st, 7- Idyllwild Bible Church Summer Picnic, Idyllwild Garden Club Lecture: Joe Sandii Castleberry, 15th, 5:30-8:30pm, 9pm, Caine Learning Center. 2nd, 1pm, Hurkey Creek Camp- Cagliero, Cagliero Ranch Nursery, 1st, Arriba Mexican Restaurant. Summer Concert Series: Mike Costley ground. noon, Idyllwild Nature Center. Idyllwild Gay Potluck, 15th, 6pm. E-mail Quintet, 23rd, 6:15-8:30pm, Idyllwild Jazz Night, 1st, 6-9pm, Café Aroma. [email protected]. AWANA for Ages 3 to 5th-graders, Ernie Alé, 16th, 9am-noon, Café Aroma. Idyllwild Nature Center will hold its annual Butterfly Daze event on Aug. 8 2nd, 6-8pm, Idyllwild Bible Church. Children’s Storytime, 17th, 10:30am, Joey Latimer & Robin Rabens, 4th, this year. PHOTO BY JENNY KIRCHNER Idyllwild Library. 5:30-8:30pm, Arriba Mexican Res- Jazz Night, 18th, 6-9pm, Café Aroma. taurant. Summer Concert Series, U.S. Marine Isis Theatre Company presents: “Glass Corps Band, 20th, 6:30-8:30pm, Menagerie,” 4th, 7:30pm, Caine Idyllwild Community Center. Learning Center. Joey Latimer & Robin Rabens, 21st, David Jerome, 5th, 9am-noon, Café 5:30-8:30pm, Arriba Mexican Res- Aroma. taurant. Reptile Scales & Tales, 5th, 10am-noon, David Jerome, 22nd, 9am-noon, Café Idyllwild Nature Center. Aroma. Friends of the Idyllwild Library Book Junior Naturalist Program: For the Sale, 5th, 10am-4pm, Idyllwild Library. Birds, 22nd, 10am-noon, Idyllwild Nature Center. Continued

Idyllwild Magazine & Visitor’s Guide, Summer/Fall 2009 9 Calendar Continued from previous page

Idyllwild Area Historical Society Aroma. [email protected]. Ice Cream Social, 5th, 11am-2pm. Idyllwild Area Historical Society 9th- Idyllwild Ghost Town, 17th, dusk-10pm, Idyllwild Area Historical Society Mu- annual Home Tour, 12th, 10am-4pm, center of Town. seum. begins in the center of town. Sandii Castleberry, 17th, 5:30-8:30pm, Labor Day Barbecue w/live music, 5th, Sandii Castleberry, 12th, 5:30-8:30pm, Arriba Mexican Restaurant. 3-8pm barbecue; 7pm music, Ameri- Arriba Mexican Restaurant. Ernie Alé, 18th, 9am-noon, Café Aroma. can Legion Post 800. Ernie Alé, 13th, 9am-noon, Café Aroma. Mountain Quilters Annual Quilt Show, Sandii Castleberry, 5th, 5:30-8:30pm, Children’s Storytime, 14th, 10:30am, 18th, 10am-4pm, Idyllwild School Arriba Mexican Restaurant. Idyllwild Library. (also 17th.) Isis Theatre Company presents: “Glass Jazz Night, 15th, 6-9pm, Café Aroma. Falling Leaf Festival, Chili & Chocolate Menagerie,” 5th, 7:30pm, Caine AWANA for Ages 3 to 5th-graders, Cook-off, 18th, 12:30pm-2:30pm, Learning Center (also 6th). 16th, 6-8pm, Idyllwild Bible Church. Idyllwild Bible Church. Ernie Alé, 6th, 9am-noon, Café Aroma. Joey Latimer & Robin Rabens, 18th, Children’s Storytime, 19th, 10:30am, Art Fair, 6th, 10:08am-4:14pm, Dore’s 5:30-8:30pm, Arriba Mexican Res- Idyllwild Library. Mountain Metals/Art Garden. taurant. Jazz Night, 20th, 6-9pm, Café Aroma. Isis Theatre Company presents: “Glass 24 Hours of Adrenalin Mountain Bike AWANA for Ages 3 to 5th-graders, Menagerie,” 6th, 7:30pm, Caine Race, 19th, time TBA, Hurkey Creek 21st, 6-8pm, Idyllwild Bible Church. Learning Center (also 5th). Campground. Local revelers Marge Muir and Joe Joey Latimer & Robin Rabens, 23rd, The Bug Guy, 7th, 10am-noon, Idyllwild David Jerome, 19th, 9am-noon, Café McNabb at last year’s annual Art 5:30-8:30pm, Arriba Mexican Res- Nature Center. Aroma. Walk and Wine tasting. This year’s taurant. Jazz Night, 8th, 6-9pm, Café Aroma. Sandii Castleberry, 19th, 5:30-8:30pm, event will be on Oct. 10. David Jerome, 24th, 9am-noon, Café AWANA for Ages 3 to 5th-graders, Arriba Mexican Restaurant. Aroma. 9th, 6-8pm, Idyllwild Bible Church. Idyllwild Gay Potluck, 19th, 6pm. E-mail PHOTO BY JENNY KIRCHNER Acorn Day, 24th, 10am-4pm, Idyllwild Mile High Radio (for amateur radio [email protected]. Nature Center. operators), 10th, 6:30pm, Idyllwild Ernie Alé, 20th, 9am-noon, Café Aroma. Idyllwild Ghost Town, 24th, dusk-10pm, Arriba Mexican Restaurant. Fire Station. Children’s Storytime, 21st, 10:30am, center of Town. Ernie Alé, 27th, 9am-noon, Café Aroma. Art Alliance of Idyllwild 11th-annual Idyllwild Library. Children’s Storytime, 28th, 10:30am, Juried Members’ Show: Reception, Jazz Night, 22nd, 6-9pm, Café Aroma. Idyllwild Library. 11th, 6-8pm; Show, 12th, 9am-4pm; AWANA for Ages 3 to 5th-graders, Jazz Night, 29th, 6-9pm, Café Aroma. 13th, 9am-1pm. 23rd, 6-8pm, Idyllwild Bible Church AWANA for Ages 3 to 5th-graders, Joey Latimer & Robin Rabens, 11th, Joey Latimer & Robin Rabens, 25th, 30th, 6-8pm, Idyllwild Bible Church. 5:30-8:30pm, Arriba Mexican Res- 5:30-8:30pm, Arriba Mexican Res- taurant. taurant. Whole Being Weekend, 11th-13th, Saturday Morning Art Café, 26th, 9am- October Buckhorn Camp. noon. Location TBA. Spiritual Workout, 12th, 9-10:30am, David Jerome, 26th, 9am-noon, Café Joey Latimer & Robin Rabens, 2nd, Caine Learning Center. Aroma. 5:30-8:30pm, Arriba Mexican Res- David Jerome, 12th, 9am-noon, Café Sandii Castleberry, 26th, 5:30-8:30pm, taurant. David Jerome, 3rd, 9am-noon, Café Aroma. Idyllwild Ghost Town, 3rd, dusk-10pm, center of Town. Sandii Castleberry, 3rd, 5:30-8:30pm, Arriba Mexican Restaurant. Ernie Alé, 4th, 9am-noon, Café Aroma. Children’s Storytime, 5th, 10:30am, Idyllwild Library. Jazz Night, 6th, 6-9pm, Café Aroma. Dillon Wrench, 18 months old, AWANA for Ages 3 to 5th-graders, dressed as a lion for the annual 7th, 6-8pm, Idyllwild Bible Church. Halloween Parade and Carnival in Mile High Radio (for amateur radio operators), 8th, 6:30pm, Idyllwild Fire downtown Idyllwild. Station. PHOTO BY JENNY KIRCHNER Joey Latimer & Robin Rabens, 9th, 5:30-8:30pm, Arriba Mexican Res- taurant. Sandii Castleberry, 24th, 5:30-8:30pm, Spiritual Workout, 10th, 9-10:30am, Arriba Mexican Restaurant. Caine Learning Center. Ernie Alé, 25th, 9am-noon, Café Aroma. David Jerome, 10th, 9am-noon, Café Children’s Storytime, 26th, 10:30am, Aroma. Idyllwild Library. Art Alliance of Idyllwild 12th-annual Jazz Night, 27th, 6-9pm, Café Aroma. Art Walk & Wine Tasting, 10th, 2- AWANA for Ages 3 to 5th-graders, 5pm, member galleries. 28th, 6-8pm, Idyllwild Bible Church Idyllwild Ghost Town, 10th, dusk-10pm, Joey Latimer & Robin Rabens, 30th, center of Town. 5:30-8:30pm, Arriba Mexican Res- Sandii Castleberry, 10th, 5:30-8:30pm, taurant. Arriba Mexican Restaurant. David Jerome, 31st, 9am-noon, Café Ernie Alé, 11th, 9am-noon, Café Aroma. Aroma. Jazz Night, 13th, 6-9pm, Café Aroma. Kid’s Halloween Party, 1-3pm, Ameri- AWANA for Ages 3 to 5th-graders, can Legion Post 800. 14th, 6-8pm, Idyllwild Bible Church. Idyllwild Great Pumpkin Parade & Patio tables under pine trees Joey Latimer & Robin Rabens, 16th, Carnival, 31st, 4:15pm Parade; 5- 5:30-8:30pm, Arriba Mexican Res- 8pm Carnival, North Circle Drive & taurant. Downtown Idyllwild. David Jerome, 17th, 9am-noon, Café Idyllwild Ghost Town, 31st, dusk-10pm Aroma. (5-6pm for young children), center Mountain Quilters Annual Quilt Show, of Town 17th, 10am-4pm, Idyllwild School Sandii Castleberry, 31st, 5:30-8:30pm, (also 18th.) Arriba Mexican Restaurant. Idyllwild Gay Potluck, 17th, 6pm. E-mail 10 Idyllwild Magazine & Visitor’s Guide, Summer/Fall 2009 Earth ’N Fire: A Creative Disneyland for Adults and Kids

arth ‘N Fire has been an Idyllwild E destination for more than 12 years for locals and visitors alike. It’s not just a store — it’s a great activity. Looking for something to do together? Looking for something to do all by yourself? Paint your own pottery at Earth ‘N Fire. You can choose a mug, plate, dragon or any of the other 100-plus ceramic pieces Earth ‘N Fire has to offer. Under the friendly guidance of Owners Eddie and Summer Brown, and their skilled young staff of Idyllwild Arts Academy students, you are given as much, or as little, instruction as you want. Help is always available, and Earth ‘N Fire is well-known for the gorgeous fairy and mermaid eyes they will paint on your piece, complete with eyeliner and long lashes. The Earth ‘N Fire studio is architecturally stunning — soaring 40-foot ceilings, log walls, windows offering cross breezes and views everywhere. The round love coming to work every day. tables and high-backed chairs are counter “The studio is so beautiful, and when height, most accommodating groups of we’re busy the place fairly hums with two to four people. creativity. It is always great to see a little The “Party Room” table will kid’s eyes light up when he gets back the comfortably seat eight for a special mug he painted for Dad. You can almost birthday celebration or an after-hours mug read his mind: Wow, I did that, I’m a really painting bash with co-workers. good artist!” Each table is equipped with its own Other things you should know: paint box of 35 colors, and a wide Everything you make at Earth ‘N Fire is assortment of brushes, sponges, stamps and functional art. You can put coffee in the stencils are available. mugs, soup in the bowls and kibble in “The age range at Earth ‘N Fire is tiny the dog bowls. Pieces are lead-free and tots to great grandparents,” Eddie said. “If microwave-safe. you can hold a brush, pat a sponge, trace a Earth ‘N Fire also stencil, or just finger-paint, you will create carries a full line a one-of-a-kind masterpiece that captures of art supplies and an artistic moment. papers for all media “Specialties at Earth ‘N Fire are kids’ (oil, watercolor and handprints and babies’ footprints. These acrylic). can be put on a tile, a cup or a large Earth ‘N Fire is platter big enough for the entire family’s located upstairs in handprints. For Thanksgiving Earth ‘N The Fort, Center Fire can turn the handprints into turkeys of Idyllwild. Visit and at Christmas into reindeer.” www.earthnfire.net “Earth ‘N Fire has been here for almost or call (951) 659- 13 years now,” Summer says, “and I still 4481.

Idyllwild Magazine & Visitor’s Guide, Summer/Fall 2009 11 THE AMERICAN LEGION Post 800 54360 Marion View Dr. 659-3517

: Closed Tuesday

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HIGHER GROUNDS COFFEE HOUSE Great organic fair trade coffee Fresh baked cookies and scones Try one of our specialty drinks Hot or Iced Free Wi-Fi OPEN EARLY-OPEN LATE (951) 659-1379

Serving: Steaks, Seafood, Lamb, Duck, Pastas, Lobster, Lobster Tacos Homemade Desserts Cocktails

Since 1973

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12 Idyllwild Magazine & Visitor’s Guide, Summer/Fall 2009 Dining, Nightlife & Dessert

Idyllwild’s area code is 951

IBC = Inside Back Cover Suggested vations Reser Cards Credit Breakfast Lunch Dinner Ice Cream Outdoor Patio Out Take Catering Banquets Cocktails/Lounge Beer/Wine Entertainment Live Weddings WiFi Free Under $10 per Plate Ad Page See

American Legion Post 800 • • • • • • • • • • • • 12 54360 Marion View • 659-3517 Arriba Mexican Restaurant • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 14 Hwy. 243 & Pine Crest Ave. • 659-4960 Bread Basket Restaurant & Bakery • • • • • • • • • • • • 54710 N. Circle Dr. • 659-3506 Café Aroma • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 14 54750 N. Circle Dr. • 659-5212 Candy Cupboard • • • • • 54250 N. Circle Dr. • 659-5502 Country Farms • • • • 25980 Hwy. 243 • 659-3434 Creek House • • • • • • • • • • • • • 12 54905 N. Circle Dr. • 659-0686 El Diablo Café • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 4 54225 N. Circle Dr. • (951) 659-2560 Fairway Market • • • • • • • 1 54411 Village Center Dr. • 659-2737 Gary’s Deli • • • • • • • • • • • 54423 Village Center Dr., #4. • 659-5600 Goodtimes Pub & Grill • • • • • • • • • • • • • 26245 Hwy. 243 • 659-5222 The Greek Place • • • • • • • • 54200 N. Circle Dr. • 659-4540 Hidden Village Chinese • • • • • • • • • • • • 10 25840 Cedar St. • 659-2712 Higher Grounds Coffee House • • • • • • • 12 54245 N. Circle Dr. • 659-1379 Idyllwild Pizza Co. • • • • • • • • • • • 14 54391 Village Center Dr. • 659-5900 Idyllwild Shell Cafe • • • • • • • • • Hwy. 243 & Ridgeview Dr. • 659-3437 Idyllwild Tea Company • • • • • • • • • IBC 54425 N. Circle Dr. • 659-9809 Jo’An’s Restaurant & Bar • • • • • • • • • • • • • La Casita’s Robert Garcia is 25070 Village Center Dr. • 659-0295 known for his big smile and for La Casita Mexican Restaurant • • • • • • • • • • • • 12 dishing up great Mexican food. 54650 N. Circle Dr. • 659-6038 PHOTO BY JIM CRANDALL The Lumber Mill Bar & Grill • • • • • • • • • 25985 Hwy. 243 • 659-0315 Mountain Harvest Market • • • • • • • • • 12 54423 Village Ctr. Dr., #3 • 659-4555 Mountain Top Liquor • • • • • • • • • 26005 Hwy. 243 • 659-2591 Nature’s Wisdom • • • • • • • • • 54235 Ridgeview Dr. • 659-4300 Paradise Corner Café • • • • • • • • • 61721 Hwy. 74, Garner Valley • 659-0730 Pine Cove Market • • • • 23235 Hwy. 243, Pine Cove • 659-4955 The Red Kettle • • • • • • • • • • • • 54220 N. Circle Dr. • 659-4063 Restaurant Gastrognome • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 12 54381 Ridgeview Dr. • 659-5055 The Steak House • • • • • • • • • • • 14 26290 Hwy. 243 • 659-3301 Village Market • • • • • • • • • • • 26000 Hwy. 243 • 659-3169

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14 Idyllwild Magazine & Visitor’s Guide, Summer/Fall 2009 Little Yellow Rose Ranch Horseback Riding Stables Come Ride in the Pines … Fun for the Whole Family!

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C County Park • Day-Use Fee Exciting Children’s Activities & Crafts IDYLLWILD Discover Idyllwild’s natural history and native culture with a hike through a yellow pine forest Interpretive programs and guided nature walks School fi eld trips • Dog friendly (on leash) NATURE Unique sites for memorials and special occasions Variety of volunteer opportunities Free admission with Friends membership CENTERExplore over 200 acres Visit our museum & browse our nature store of natural beauty with 3-1/2 miles 25225 Hwy 243 • 1/2 mile north of Idyllwild of hiking trails Open Tuesday through Sunday, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (951) 659-3850 • www.idyllwildnaturecenter.net

Idyllwild Magazine & Visitor’s Guide, Summer/Fall 2009 15 The Corner Lodge in Idyllwild

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Knotty Pine Cabins PEACEFUL AND COMFORTABLE MOUNTAIN CHARM ON 3 ACRES OF PINE SHADED LAND KITCHENS • FIREPLACES Reservations (951) 659-2933 www.knottypinecabinsidyllwild.com 54340 Pine Crest Avenue P.O. Box 477, Idyllwild, CA 92549

The Wisteria Red Robin Intimate Guest Rooms # In-room coffee and Suites # Private deck, porch or patio All with # # Fireplace Cable TV Country Cabin # # King bed 4 short blocks # Oversize shower from town # Mini fridge # Microwave # (951) 659-2931 # on request Lilac Suite www.milehighcountryinn.com

16 Idyllwild Magazine & Visitor’s Guide, Summer/Fall 2009 Lodging & Conferences

Pricing and availability subject to change without notice. Please call ahead for current rates. Pricing Guide (per room/cabin, per 1-2 nights):

Idyllwild’s area code is 951 Rate Range Online Booking Cabins In-Room Spas AAA Approved AAA Nights Minimum Rooms Access Handicap Provided Breakfast Pets Maid Service Daily Fireplaces Alderwood Cabins Under $100-$200 • 2 • • • •Amenities In-Room • • • •

25690 Alderwood St. • 659-3571 Alhatti Private Christian Resort Under $100-$200 • 2 • • • • • • • • 200 • • • • • 23551 Hwy. 243 • 659-2066

Bluebird Cottage Inn Under $100-$200 • 1-2 • • • • • • • • Kitchens 60 Phones • Occupancy Conference • Facilities Recreation • Banquets • Catering • Cable • Private Patio • Pool 19 Access Internet Ad on Page See 26620 Saddle Dr. • 659-2696 Cedar Street Inn Under $100-$200 • • 1-3 • • • • • • 30 • • • • • 25870 Cedar St. • (877) 659-4789 The Corner Lodge $200+ • 2 • • • • • 30 • • • • • 16 (619) 733-7045 Creekstone Inn Under $100-$200 • 1-2 • • • • • • 22 • • • • • 18 54950 Pine Crest Ave. • 659-3342 Edelweiss Lodge Under $100-$200 2 • • • • • 25055 Marion Ridge • 659-2787 Elite Mountain Homes $301+ • 2 • • • • • • • 14 • • • • • 19 (310) 398-6058 Fern Village Chalets & Motel Under $100-$200 • • • • • • 19 54821 N. Circle Dr. • 659-2869 Fireside Inn Under $100-$300 • 1-2 • • • • • • • • • • • • • 19 54540 N. Circle Dr. • 659-2966 Heritage House Inn & Vacation Rentals Under $100-$200 • • 1-2 • • • • • • • • • • 18 25880 Cedar St. • 659-5150 Idyllwild Cabin Rentals $101-$301+ • • • • • • • • • • • • 25740 Fir St. • (877) 270-3285 Idyllwild Inn Under $100-$200 • 1-2 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 18 54300 Village Center Dr. • 659-2552 Idyllwild Mountain Rentals $100-$400 2 • • • • • • • • • • 54240 N. Circle Dr. • 659-5349 Idyllwild Vacation Rentals $100-$301+ 2 • • • • • • • • • • • • • 20 54085 S. Circle Dr. • 659-5015 Katie's Kabins $300-$500 2 • • • • • • • • • (619) 518-1961 Knotty Pine Cabins Under $100-$200 1-3 • • • • • • • • • 16 54340 Pine Crest Ave. • 659-2933 Lodge at Pine Cove Under $100-$200 • 1-2 • • • • • • • • 20 24900 Marion Ridge Dr. • 659-4463 Manzanita Cabins Under $100-$200 2-4 • • • • • • • • • 54100 Pine Crest Ave. • 659-3151 Mile High Country Inn Under $100-$200 • • • • • • 16 54635 N. Circle Dr. • 659-2931 New Spirit Log Cabins $200+ • • • • • • • • • • • 20 54325 N. Circle Dr., Ste. 102 • (909) 910-5005 Oak Crest Lodge Under $100 1-2 • • • • • • 20 • • 25000 Hwy. 243 • 659-2998 Quiet Creek Inn & Vacation Rentals $100-$300 • • 1-2 • • • • • • • • • 20 • • • • • 16 26345 Delano Dr. • 659-6110 Peaceful Mountain Inn Under $100-$200 • • • • • • 50 • • • • • 20 23481 Hwy. 243 • 659-5033 Rainbow Inn Bed & Breakfast Under $100-$200 • • • • • • 75 • • • • • 18 54420 S. Circle Dr. • 659-0111 Royal Pines Mobile Estates Under $100 • • • • • 45 • • • • • 26350 Delano Dr. • 659-2691 Silver Pines Lodge Under $100-$200 • 1-2 • • • • • • • 50 • • • • • 25955 Cedar St. • 659-4335 Strawberry Creek Bunkhouse Under $100-$200 • • 1-2 • • • • • • • • • 35 • • • • • 19 25525 Hwy. 243 • 659-2201 Strawberry Creek Inn $100-$300 • • 1-2 • • • • • • • • 20 • • • • • • • 19 26370 Hwy. 243 • 659-3202 Tahquitz Inn Under $100-$200 • 1-4 • • • • • • • • 25840 Hwy. 243 • 659-4554 Wilder Cabins Under $100 1-2 • • • • • • • 54550 S. Circle Dr. • 659-2926 Woodland Park Manor Under $100-$300 • • 1-2 • • • • • • • • • • • • • 20 55350 S. Circle Dr. • 659-2657 Idyllwild Magazine & Visitor’s Guide, Summer/Fall 2009 17 Heritage House Inn & Vacation Rentals 25880 Cedar Street Phone: (951) 659-5150 www.idyllwildheritagehouse.com Gary & Patty Tompkins, Idyllwild residents since 1979, and former cre- ators/owners of the Cedar Street Inn, are proud to announce their latest venture, The Heritage House Inn and Vacation Rentals. Resur- rected from one of the original buildings of their pre- viously owned Inn, this quaint Inn offers the original attention to detail, amenities and hospitality that Gary & Patty were famous for with four newly refurbished private guest rooms: Victoria’s Suite, Carriage House, Poets Corner and Thee Attic. Two unique cabins, the Creekstone “Petite Chateau” and “Hobbit House” (with private hot tub and sauna), are also part of the complex, along with other property managed off-site cabins offering two to Inn four bedrooms. Patty and Gary invite previous guests and friends to stop by for a tour or drop us an e-mail to hear our monthly specials (innkeepers@idyllwildheri ~ Air Conditioned ~ tagehouse.com). Also, watch for new amenities coming soon: Meditation serenity gardens and therapeutic on- site day spa, further enriching the guest experience. 951-659-3342

18 Idyllwild Magazine & Visitor’s Guide, Summer/Fall 2009 Elite Mountain Homes

Fern Valley Chateau on Strawberry Creek Elegant creekside home with 3 bedrooms and loft. Sleeps 14. There are 3 river rock fireplaces, a Jacuzzi in the Master Bed- room, and a spa on the deck. Multiple bal- conies overlooking the creek. Bring your fishing pole. Spacious ~ Secluded ~ Gated For your privacy For prices and availability, call (310) 398-6058 or e-mail [email protected]

Idyllwild Magazine & Visitor’s Guide, Summer/Fall 2009 19 Peaceful Mountain Inn Pilates (866) 337-6466 23481 Hwy. 243 Idyllwild, CA 92549 Strength Training www.peacefulmountaininn.com Craniosacral Therapist Injury Rehab.

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w Spirit Log Cabin The Lodge at Pine Cove Ne s Bed and Breakfast Five comfortable guest rooms

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20 Idyllwild Magazine & Visitor’s Guide, Summer/Fall 2009 EASY DAY HIKE Ernie Maxwell Scenic Trail

n the late 1950s, the Scenic Trail, He approached then District Ranger John I from Humber Park to the South Ridge Gilman about the trail project and with Trail Road, was used mainly by equestrians the help of the late Howard Loy, a former and pedestrians to avoid traffic in town. state highway engineer and Izaak Walton The 2.6-mile trail was rededicated in League (Ike) board member, the route was July 1986 in honor of longtime resident laid out. Ernie Maxwell, who had initiated its John Holt, who was a local surveyor construction many years earlier. and now lives in Oregon, was an Ike Joggers, hikers and horseback riders board member and a county employee can enjoy views of Little Tahquitz Creek, at the time. He was among the surveyors Marion Mountain and Suicide Rock from marking the trail. along the Ernie Maxwell Scenic Trail. The late Bill Stephenson, a former U.S. Its beginnings, however, were more Forest Service patrolman, was the foreman pragmatic. who supervised the inmate rehabilitation After a trip on Devil’s Slide Trail, crew who constructed the trail. in the late 1950s as a county right-of-way, Maxwell’s pack animals, as probably others “One of the county officials said the the trail passes through private and Forest before his had, shifted the loads they were morale of the crew was high. They were Service land. carrying and dropped them at the busy outdoors working on a worthwhile project. An Adventure or Recreation pass is Fern Valley Corners intersection. “These men did a fantastic job. The required if parking at Humber Park. See “Traffic was backed up for quite a while. trail has required little maintenance since,” the section, “Adventure Pass” on page 45 in I decided then that horses and traffic just Maxwell noted. this Visitor’s Guide. don’t mix,” Maxwell recalled. By virtue of a 20-foot easement deeded Ernie and his wife, Betty, first came to Idyllwild in 1939. In October 1946, the Maxwells started the Idyllwild Town Crier, which began as a newsletter. To supplement their income, Maxwell also became a firefighter, a woodcutter, a trail builder and a U.S. Forest Service patrolman. Maxwell was a staunch conservationist and advocate of the local mountains. In 1948, he founded the local chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America to combat the increase in logging after World War II. Maxwell died Aug. 20, 1994.

Above and at left, the late Ernie Maxwell at the dedication of the Ernie Maxwell Scenic Trail in 1986. FILE PHOTOS

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Idyllwild Magazine & Visitor’s Guide, Summer/Fall 2009 31 ENTERTAINMENT A Weekend in Idyllwild (or It’s Never Too Late to Be a Hippie)

By Sue Kelly cottages with numbers. I found where I was tent. Another tent had a sign, “Yard Sale assigned, no. 18. Puffi ng up the hill — the Goddess,” with racks of vintage clothes at he minute I heard about The Whole air is very thin here — I opened the door yard sale prices. Next to her was a sweet little TBeing Weekend in Idyllwild in of a cabin so small you would have to go dome tent with pink and fuchsia pillows. September, I knew it was for me. Beneath outside to change your mind — nevermind I spoke to a woman named Martha who the veneer I had polished to a high gloss your clothes — and fi ve women were listed eagerly showed me what she had just bought those years I lived in New York (and sanded to bunk there. for an upcoming cruise — a see-through down a bit after 10 years in the desert) was a As it turned out, only two others arrived. wrap pant in a saffron color. “Well, that wannabe hippie. A close friend recently got They were from LA, they knew the ropes would be nice for the formal evening on a glimpse of this when on a shopping trip I and had just the right amount of ironic board,” I said. “We’ll be nude all day but bought a tie-dyed shirt. She suggested that humor to get us through the weekend. We we are required to wear something in the perhaps this was an aspect of my personality bonded. evening,” she said. I seemed to be viewing that needed to be uncovered. Kindly she When you register you are asked to the world from the Dark Ages. didn’t add, before it’s too late. And I had volunteer in some capacity for two hours The evening ended with a concert fallen in love with Idyllwild on a couple of sometime over the weekend. I chose the featuring Larisa Stow, a pretty Janis Joplin prior day trips. kitchen. I showed up at the dining hall with a harmonium, who whipped us into a Buckhorn Camp, where it is held, is 1- and was enlisted immediately — but not frenzy, “Who’s committed to that freedom? 1/2 miles from Idyllwild, and although I had before receiving a 15-second Whole Being That freedom of expression!” as we formed never been to a camp, it looked just like it hug from the kitchen coordinator. This was conga lines snaking around the fl oor. I was supposed to: log lodges, towering pines to be a continual feature throughout the jostled into a woman in a headband. I was so and tents. I looked ahead and saw A-frame two-and-a-half days, accelerating at times to glad I had on my tie-dyed shirt. near frenzy during The next day, after a divine breakfast the concerts. It is of oatmeal, fruit, pancakes with chocolate a full body, arms chips, goat cheese and bagels we were The door is open at outstretched to introduced to the workshops. We could receive your hug. I choose to hear about oxygenating the was given a crate of neurons in the brain or in the Tantra broccoli, all washed tent Shawn would lead us in a self-love KayRealty and ready to be experience. There was also Reconnective cut up into tiny Healing or Fluid Motion Yoga. I chose 54545 No. Circle Dr. Offi ce: 951-659-3686 • Cell: 909-754-7528 salad-sized pieces. the Falun Gong group under the trees and e-mail: [email protected] • Web: www.kayrealty.net Two hours later I had my most connective experience of the was given another weekend. We learned the positions from a hug and relieved Taiwanese woman whose face radiated the of my duty. Need I beauty of her quiet but compelling energy. mention, I avoided Later I spent a half hour with a gentle, broccoli for the next psychic healer, a Kabbalah scholar named two days. Lenny Rubin who was amazingly accurate in I left the dining his reading and then I fl oated to lunch. hall and sat on a I feel a residual comfort from a weekend large rock under a of hugs, unconditional acceptance and Kay Jennison cedar tree, inhaling unrestrained silliness. This year’s event is Owner/Broker • DRE: #01065718 the beauty of the Sept. 11-13. You can visit the Web site at setting. I watched a thewholebeingweekend.com I have opened my own real estate offi ce. woman unpacking cut velvet jackets Sue Kelly has lived in Twentynine Palms Please come and visit me in my new and coats of heavy for the past 10 years. She is an antique dealer location and share a cup embroidery setting and occasional contributor of historical feature up a little boutique stories and photo essays for The Sun Runner of coffee or tea. under a pop-up Magazine.

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FILE PHOTO Legend of Tahquitz

erhaps the most prominent and alluring natural landmark of When all was ready, Algoot set out for the mountain to meet P the Hill is Tahquitz Rock, also known by many as Lily Rock. with Tauquitch, saying to his people, “I have not asked you to Due to the dramatic nature of this beauty, legends have been born sorrow with me, to shed your tears with mine, to mingle your cries as to its purpose. The legend of Tahquitz originated with native and groans with mine, at the fearful death of my noble son. I did Indian tribes and there are variations on the theme. Presented here not want to weep and sorrow and cry away the anger of my soul. I is the most popular as retold by the late Ernie Maxwell: wanted my heart to keep burning hot with fury against his hated destroyer. Tauquitch (Tahquitz) “As the sun reaches its height today, I leave my home and you Chief Tauquitch (Tahquitz) once ruled over all the Indians of my people, never to return until Tauquitch is slain. He shall die or the San Jacinto Valley. He was a tall, handsome man, bold and Algoot will die. Those above cannot resist my plea for aid. Send up cunning. At first, Tauquitch ruled his people well, but gradually your prayers with mine that I may find this enemy of my people, he became arbitrary and though the Indians were dissatisfied, they and that I may have strength to slay him.” feared their leader. Ascending the mountain, Algoot approached the valley and the One day, the beautiful daughter of one of the chiefs cave of Tauquitch. disappeared. Soon after, another was missing and then another. Algoot called the demon forth to do battle. Tauquitch accepted The women trembled and the men became enraged — and the challenge but demanded that the battle be fought in the valley they all suspected Tauquitch of the evil doing. A search confirmed below, so that he might also do away with the Indians who came their fears that Tauquitch had done away with the maidens. to witness the struggle. For this, the tribe condemned him to death by fire. Where the San Jacinto emptied into a large lake (the spot now Preparations were made and as the flames burned brighter known as Lakeview), the battle was waged. First was an exchange about the condemned Tauquitch, the people gasped. Before their of huge boulders thrown by the fighters. eyes, the form of the chief disappeared and a great spark of fire The piled-up granite boulders in the vicinity of San Jacinto and leaped into the air and wafted eastward toward the mountains. Moreno Valley are supposed to be the result of that fateful battle. Then the people knew that he was a demon. In the water, the two fought, until Tauquitch turned himself The strange rumbling that may be heard even today in the into a huge sea serpent, lashing out with his tail at Algoot. depths of the high mountains was Tauquitch who had taken up Once, he lashed out with such ferocity that he cut a gash abode in a large cave. In some versions of the legend, this cave was through to where Lake Elsinore now lies — and the water rushed behind Lily (or Tahquitz) Rock and the huge monument of stone from the battleground, forming the lake to the west. Not having was rolled into place before the cave, either by Tauquitch or one of water to swim in, Tauquitch was helpless, and Algoot conquered. his pursuers. The scaly serpent was placed upon a funeral pyre. After Tauquitch escaped to the mountains, the Indian maidens Unfortunately, some green wood was used and the spirit of continued to disappear. Tauquitch escaped in a wreath of smoke to his cave in the San One day the brave son of the chief Algoot was killed by Jacinto Mountains. Tauquitch along a mountain trail. The chief prepared to avenge To this day, he haunts the region and until “Those Above” the death, swearing combat with the demon who now possessed destroy his spirit, the rumblings of Tauquitch may still be heard. the power to change his disguise at will.

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FILE PHOTO Mountain Biking

ith approximately 200 miles of dirt roads and more than or Recreation Pass in their vehicle. Call the Idyllwild Ranger 40 miles of trails open to bikers, the San Jacinto Mountains W Station at (909) 382-2922 for more details. around Idyllwild offer a number of experiences for mountain biking aficionados. The Pass is available in two forms: a daily pass for $5 and a $30 For that reason, the local mountain trails have become annual pass good for one year from the month of purchase. extremely popular among riders looking for challenging routes and Passes are available at the Forest Service office or see the list of breathtaking scenery. Local trails provide mountain bikers with a vendors on page 45. diverse selection of roads from which to choose. The Forest Service also offers these safety tips for mountain In an effort to expand the recreational opportunities for bikers: Keep your eyes and ears open to equestrians and hikers on mountain biking, the San Jacinto Ranger District of the U.S. trails and to vehicles on roads; helmets are highly recommended; Forest Service applied for an American Great Outdoor grant in control your speed; avoid riding after dark; and carry a map. 1993. Mountain Bike Trails The U.S. Forest Service received a grant of approximately • Coyote Run: Beginning at the north end of Hurkey Creek $150,000 to develop a mountain bike trail program. With the County Park and ending at the waterfalls on Herkey Creek, this help of other agencies, organizations and private citizens, the easy and scenic ride is about two miles on a dirt road closed to Forest Service developed a strategic plan to guide the district in vehicles. Parking is available at the day use area within the Hurkey developing local mountain bike trails. Creek Campground or outside the park. The Forest Service has set up regulations in regard to mountain • Fobes Ranch Road and Spurs: This trail is located three miles biking in the San Jacinto and Santa Rosa mountains to ensure south of Lake Hemet on Highway 74 in Garner Valley. The roads the safety of riders and the protection of natural resources. are easy to moderate and offer more than two miles of mountain Bicycles may be ridden on established roads and trails within the bike riding. mountains; however, bikes are not allowed within the San Jacinto • South Fork Trail: This trail begins on the south side of or Santa Rosa wilderness areas or along the Pacific Crest Trail. Highway 74, four miles west of Mountain Center near the large If parking a vehicle on Forest Service land in the areas of gravel bin turnout. The trail is approximately two-and-a-half miles Thomas Mountain and Black Mountain, Lake Hemet and in length with the last half-mile a steep descent to the South Fork Humber Park, visitors may be required to display an Adventure of the San Jacinto River. • Thomas Mountain and Ramona Trail: This challenging 17- mile loop is considered one of the best rides in the area. It begins one mile south of Lake Hemet on Highway 74, six miles east of the junction with Highway 371. The dirt road ascends from an elevation of 4,500 feet to more than 8,700 feet in 13 miles to Thomas Mountain Peak, offering far-reaching views of Anza and San Diego below. • Saw Mill Road: Just off Highway 74 near Pinyon Flat, this old Forest Service road links up with the Cactus Springs Trailhead where it continues for six miles. The road is rough and steep but it offers scenic views of the Desert valleys to the north and east. 54095 PINE CREST • IDYLLWILD, CA 92549 • Other Trails: May Valley and South Ridge Trail, the Alvin 951 • 659-2038 Meadows and Webster Trail, and the Ernie Maxwell Scenic Trail which is a good ride, provided bikers show courtesy to pedestrians and others using the trail.

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PHOTO BY JIM CRANDALL Rock Climbing

or rock climbers from Southern and unique characteristics. Route names • Rule number one for climbers is never F California and beyond, Tahquitz Rock vary with the imagination of the climber, climb alone. Always climb with a partner is not just another pretty face. leading to such designations as Spring and never take unnecessary chances. Far more than just good climbing, both Cleaning, Knocking on Heaven’s Door, • Rock climbers should use appropriate Tahquitz and Suicide rocks, located in the Sahara Terror, Blanketty Blank, My Pink equipment. Consult a professional for cliffs above Idyllwild, are rich in rock climb- Half of the Drainpipe, Coffin Nail and advice. ing lore. Godzilla’s Return. • The three types of climbs are: free, aid Idyllwild is renowned for several key Technical climbing routes are rated up and solo. In free climbing, equipment is characteristics: clean, yet unglaciated to 5.14 on the basis of difficulty. Some of used for protection only in case of a fall. granite, proximity to a large population the most noteworthy climbs on Tahquitz Aid climbing involves the use of special center, good weather and a mountain include The Mechanic’s Route, a 5.8 aid gear placed into the rock and is for setting. climbed in 1937 by Dick Jones and Glen situations in which the climber must There are upward of 300 routes on Dawson; The Open Book, a 5.9 climbed depend on the equipment to be hauled or Suicide Rock alone, and 200 or so on in 1952 and The Vampire, a 5.11c climbed pulled up. Solo climbing is done without Tahquitz, also called Lily Rock. in 1960, both by Royal Robbins; and The the aid of ropes. It is not recommended for Tahquitz Rock is special because, for Edge, a 5.11 climbed in 1975 by Tobin the novice and should only be attempted the Southern California area, its routes are Sorenson. In 1970, Ivan Couch climbed a by highly experienced climbers. relatively long. It also is cool most of the 5.11a, Valhalla, on Suicide Rock. • Accidents do happen, but far fewer day and has more crack climbing. Before attempting to climb in Idyllwild, than imagined when safety precautions Suicide Rock also is high-quality rock here are a few pointers to keep in mind: are used. Accidents may occur because of but it has more climbing routes on its face • Attend professional rock climbing falling rocks, inadequate equipment, bad and is sunny most of the time. classes. The instruction could prevent weather or loss of concentration. Human The first-ascent party of a climb has disaster. Classes instruct climbers in use error and the climber’s overestimation of the honor of classifying it, and the names of the proper gear, up-to-date climbing his or her ability is the reason behind most chosen describe the route’s complexity techniques and safety procedures. accidents.

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36 Idyllwild Magazine & Visitor’s Guide, Summer/Fall 2009 Hiking & Backpacking

Day Hikes No fees for permits.

No dogs allowed in Mt. San Jacinto State Wilderness area; dogs on leash allowed in San Jacinto Wilderness (Forest Service). A day-hike permit is not needed if you have an overnight permit. One-way distance in miles One-way Difficulty gain Elevation in feet Wildernses required Permit people per permit No. at … Permits Jurisdiction Dogs allowed

Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail 38 S 4,000 P • 12 FS FS Y Key: Highway 74 1 mile east of Highway 371 P Partially to Fuller Ridge Trail at Black Mountain Road E Easy Ernie Maxwell Scenic Trail 2.6 E FS Y M Moderate Humber Park to Tahquitz View Drive S Strenuous Fuller Ridge Trail 7.5 S 3,000 • • 12 FS/SW FS/SW N Black Mountain Road off Highway 243 Agencies for permits: to San Jacinto Peak FS U.S. Forest Service Seven Pines Trail 4 M 2,600 • • 12 FS/SW FS/SW N 54270 Pine Crest Ave. Dark Canyon Road off Highway 243 P.O. Box 518 to Deer Springs Idyllwild, CA 92549 Marion Mountain Trail 5.9 S 4,400 • • 12 FS/SW FS/SW N (909) 382-2921 (voice) Fern Basin Road off Highway 243 (951) 659-5748 (TTY) to San Jacinto Peak (951) 659-2107 (fax) Devil’s Slide Trail 2.5 M 1,700 • • 12 FS FS Y SW Mt. San Jacinto State Park Humber Park P.O. Box 308 to Saddle Junction 25905 Highway 243 Deer Springs Trail 3.3 M 1,700 • • 12 FS/SW SW N Idyllwild, CA 92549 Highway 243 1 mile north of (951) 659-2607 Idyllwild to Suicide Rock Palm Springs Aerial Tramway 1.7 E 700 • • 12 SW SW N Tramway Terminal to Round Valley Spitler Peak Trail 5 S 2,800 FS Y Apple Canyon Road off Highway 74 to Apache Peak

Overnight Camps No fees for permits. No open campfires. No dogs allowed in Mt. San Jacinto State Wilderness area; dogs on leash allowed in San Jacinto Wilderness (Forest Service) A day-hike permit is not needed if you have an overnight permit. Water: S Stream

No. people per area No. required Permit people per permit No. Water with allowed Camp stoves Permit Campfire California Dogs allowed at … Permits P Piped Chinquapin Zone 75 • 12 S • • FS San Jacinto Wilderness (Forest Service) Skunk Cabbage Zone 75 • 12 S • • FS San Jacinto Wilderness (Forest Service) Tahquitz Zone 50 • 12 S • • FS San Jacinto Wilderness (Forest Service) North Rim Zone 75 • 12 S • • FS San Jacinto Wilderness (Forest Service) Lower Basin Zone 75 • 12 S • • FS San Jacinto Wilderness (Forest Service) Desert View Zone 50 • 12 S • • FS San Jacinto Wilderness (Forest Service) Round Valley 28 • 15 P • SW Mt. San Jacinto State Wilderness Tamarack Valley 12 • 15 S • SW Mt. San Jacinto State Wilderness Little Round Valley 6 • 15 S • SW Mt. San Jacinto State Wilderness Strawberry Junction 3 • 15 S • SW Mt. San Jacinto State Wilderness

Idyllwild Magazine & Visitor’s Guide, Summer/Fall 2009 37 Church services

Chapel in the Pines Christian Fellowship An Exceptional Wedding… Interdenominational; Idyllwild Pines Meadow Camp Chapel, Exceeding Your Expectations! Highway 243. Pastor Wally Boer, 659-0097 or 659-2038. Sunday Worship Service & Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Weekly Studies. Rev. Patty Spicer, Wedding Offi ciant Ordained Minister/Counselor Christian Science Church Non-denominational 25970 Cedar Street at River Drive, 659-2511. Sunday School, Extraordinary ceremonies 10 a.m.; Service, 10 a.m.; Wednesday Meeting, 7 p.m. Wedding Event Planning • Vow Renewals Premarital Counseling • Commitments Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 951.659.4968 760.346.7955 760.285.5586 cell 53830 Tollgate Road, 659-5119. www.anexceptionalwedding.com [email protected] Idyllwild Bible Church Serving Idyllwild and greater Palm Springs Area 25860 Hwy. 243, Pastor Tim Westcott, 659-4775. Sunday Worship & Nursery Care, 9 a.m.; Sunday Worship, Nursery Care & Sunday School, 10:45 a.m. Mid-week Bible Studies & Youth Groups.

Spiritual Living Center - Idyllwild Religious Science Mountain Chiropractic 54423 Village Center Drive, Suite 5 lower fl oor, Dr. Rev. Betty The Natural Approach to Chiropractic Jandl, 659-3464. Sunday Service, 10 a.m.; Sunday School, 10 Gentle Care for the Whole Family a.m.; Teen Group, 10-11:30 a.m. Sunday. K Spinal Adjustments K Acupressure Dr. Judi G. Milin Community Presbyterian Church K Physical Therapy 54400 N. Circle Dr., Rev. Richard Olson, 659-2935. Sunday K Sports Rehab Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Men’s Break fast, Wed nesday, 6:15 a.m. K AK - SOT Craniopathy K Massage Treating the CAUSE … K Activator Used … NOT the SYMPTOM Jehovah’s Witnesses

Kingdom Hall, 54560 Pine Crest Ave., 659-4368. Most Insurance Accepted (951) 659-4522 PLEASE CALL FOR APPOINTMENT Queen of Angels Roman Catholic Church 54525 North Circle Dr., P.O. Box 1106, Father Charles Devine & Chuck Stroud, Pastoral Associate, 659-2708. Are you bored with life? Shiloh Christian Ministries 54968 Upper Pine Crest Ave., Pastor Kristeen Bandelin, 659- 2416. Sunday Worship, 10 a.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 7 p.m. Like to get away for a while? St. Hugh’s Episcopal Church 25525 Tahquitz Dr., Fern Valley, Father Jerry Reynolds, 659- 4471. Sunday Service & Sunday School, 10 a.m. Center for ExtendedCELS Learning for Seniors Yokoji Zen Mountain Center 58900 Apple Canyon Rd., Mountain Center, 659-5272 or 659-3275. Charles Tenshin Fletcher, Roshi. Sunday Program, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m., silent meditation, Buddhist service, lecture & lunch.

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Campers in the 1890s relax by an “Idlewild” sign fashioned from fern leaves. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE IDYLLWILD AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Idyllwild Area Historical Society Museum

he Museum of the Idyllwild Area three generations of the Butts family spent of Idyllwild and the interesting characters T Historical Society is located in their summers exploring the many hiking who made it possible. a charming cabin at 54470 North trails, horseback riding in the forest, and You are invited to visit the museum Circle Drive and the quaintness of the wading in the cool waters of Strawberry and learn the fascinating history of the surroundings encourage you to step right Creek. surrounding mountain communities. in. The Historical Society acquired the Docents and volunteers are on hand to In 1922, C.L. Emerson, the primary property in 2002 and spent the next year answer your questions. Admission is free developer of Idyllwild as a village, restoring the cabin and the grounds. Today, and donations are always welcome. sold the property to Della Ferguson. the museum exhibits many historical Write to the Museum at P.O. Box 3320, The cabin and garage were built in the artifacts that reflect the richness and Idyllwild, CA 92549 or phone (951) 659- 1920s and the cabin is representative diversity of this region. Early Idyllwild 2717. A visit to www.idyllwildhistory.org of the architectural style of many early kitchenware, implements from pioneer will keep you informed about upcoming bungalows built in Southern California. lumber barons, samples of furniture from events and new exhibits. For most of its life, the cabin housed one a local factory, and numerous photos and family. In a period lasting almost 60 years, documents are displayed to tell the story

IDYLLWILD 8TH ANNUAL HISTORIC HOME TOUR Museum hours: Five distinctive homes July and August, Thursday through Saturday, September 12, 2009 • 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Ticket price $20 September through June, Saturday and Refreshments served at the Museum Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 951-990-3909 for information The museum is also open on all Monday Sponsored by the holidays. Idyllwild Area Historical Society www.idyllwildhistory.org

Idyllwild Magazine & Visitor’s Guide, Summer/Fall 2009 39 YESTERDAY

A view of what is now Village Market in 1944. PHOTO BY THE LATE HARRY WENDELKEN How Idyllwild Got its Name By John Robinson

egends often become so ingrained in the public mind that then in use for that portion of the valley. L they become accepted as truth. Such is the case with the often The large two-story structure was named the Idyllwild repeated story that Laura Rutledge named Idyllwild. Sanatorium, undoubtedly because it was located on the site of the Real credit for Idyllwild’s origin should go to Michigan-born Hannahs’ old Camp Idylwilde. It opened for patients in June 1901 George B. Hannahs and his wife Sarah, who arrived in Strawberry with Ralph Lowe as manager and Charles Rutledge as bookkeeper Valley in 1889 and promptly built a sawmill on upper Dutch Flat. and secretary. Mr. Rutledge brought his wife Laura and their In the summer of 1890, they opened a tent resort on a forested daughter to Strawberry Valley for the summer season. bench just west of Strawberry Creek and called it Camp Idylwilde. The Hemet News of June 28, 1901 reported, “the name of The camp was located about where the Idyllwild Tree Monument Rayneta post office will be changed to Idyllwild” and that the new stood in the center of town. post office would be located in the sanatorium. The Idyllwild Post Besides managing his sawmill on Dutch Flat and Camp Office was opened for business on Sept. 26, 1901. Idylwilde, George Hannahs, ever the entrepreneur, opened a There is no mention in any of the contemporary newspapers general store in lower Strawberry Valley, about where today’s Toll of just who suggested the name change from Rayneta to Idyllwild, Gate Road crosses Strawberry Creek to Idyllwild Arts. nor why Idylwilde was changed to Idyllwild. It is entirely possible On March 3, 1893, a post office was established at the that the new post office name was Laura Rutledge’s idea, so the Hannahs’ store and George Hannahs was appointed as the first Rutledge story cannot be totally discounted. postmaster. The couple named the store and post office Rayneta, Thirty-six years later, in The Hemet News of May 14, 1937, in honor of their young son Raymond. Contrary to legend, the story of Laura Rutledge naming Idyllwild first appears as a part George and Sarah had no daughter named Henrietta. of her obituary. Since then it has been repeated time and again. In 1900, Dr. Walter Lindley, a Los Angeles physician, and The facts are this: George and Sarah Hannahs opened Camp a number of other doctors incorporated the California Health Idylwilde in the summer of 1890 and deserve credit for originating Resort Company and announced plans to build a sanatorium in the name. Laura Rutledge may or may not have suggested the post Strawberry Valley. office name be changed from Rayneta to Idyllwild in 1901. We’ll The Riverside Press (May 26, 1900) reported, “The plan is to probably never know for certain. put the sanatorium on the upper end of the valley, at what is now Idylwilde,” which clearly indicates that the name Idylwilde was John Robinson is the co-author of the book “The San Jacintos.”

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Lake Fulmor in fog. PHOTO BY ELLEN FEELEY Fishing in the San Jacintos

ew things are as relaxing as lying in the warm sun on a lazy Lake Fulmor, about 10 miles north of Idyllwild on Highway F day with a fishing pole. Fortunately for visitors and residents 243, is stocked with trout by the Department of Fish and Game in the San Jacinto Mountains, a variety of fishing adventures await from spring through summer. anglers at two lakes and several streams. The 2-acre serene lake on Forest Service property offers good trout fishing during spring, summer and fall months. Occasionally, Lake Hemet, the largest lake in the San Jacinto Mountains, is the lake freezes over in winter. a fisherman’s paradise, stocked throughout most of the year with Lake Fulmor is on National Forest land. The lake provides rainbow trout by the State Department of Fish and Game. Natural day use activities for the public. Fishing and picnic areas with channel catfish, big-mouth bass and bluegill also provide good grills, an encompassing trail that crosses a bridge, and beautiful sport fishing. surroundings make this an enjoyable spot for locals and tourists. Located at an elevation of 4,340 feet, the lake is 1-1/2 miles A parking area is across the highway from the lake so use caution long, 1/2 mile wide and 135 feet deep when full. when crossing to and from the lake. You do need an Adventure or The lake is about 4 miles east of Mountain Center on Highway Recreation Pass to park. 74 in Garner Valley. It is owned and operated by the Lake Hemet Municipal Water District. Strawberry Creek is the only stream where fishing is allowed Two public recreation areas are on the lake’s shores. in the San Jacinto Mountains. California Department of Fish The U.S. Forest Service maintains a picnic area for day and Game no longer stocks fish in Fuller Mill, North Fork and use only along the north shore. The entrance is west of Lake Dark Canyon creeks because the streams are suitable habitat for a Hemet Market, on Highway 74. You do need an Adventure or protected species, the mountain yellow legged frog. Recreation Pass to park in the Forest Service area. See the The fish-planting program is financed through fishing licenses section, “Adventure Pass,” on page 45 in this magazine for more and stamp sales. Licenses are required for anglers age 16 and over information. and there is a daily bag limit of five trout during the year-round The water district also owns and operates the Lake Hemet season. Campground. It has been open to the public on a fee basis for One-year licenses are available to California residents for more than 30 years along the north shore, toward the eastern end $41.20 at Village Hardware and Lake Hemet Market. Cost to of the lake. nonresidents is $110.80. Residents and nonresidents can purchase The campground also encourages family recreation, with a a one-day license for $13.40 or a two-consecutive-day license water playground, camping, picnic areas, boating and kayaking for $20.75 at those locations. A 10-day nonresident license costs along with fishing. No swimming or water skiing is allowed $41.20. because they conflict with fishing. July 4 and Sept. 7, 2009 are free fishing days throughout Lake Hemet offers scenic mountain views and quiet lakeside California. moments to many visitors to the Hill area. Equipment and bait can be purchased at Lake Hemet Market, Contact the campground personnel at (951) 659-2680 for Pine Cove Market, Village Hardware and Village Market. Fairway more information. Market and Forest Lumber also stock some supplies.

Adventure or Recreation Pass required to park if not camping.

Idyllwild Magazine & Visitor’s Guide, Summer/Fall 2009 41 NATURE Trees on the Mountain

hen thinking of forests, pine trees are what come to mind W immediately. However, many species of pine trees, as well as a wide variety of other trees are found in the forests of the San Jacinto Mountains. This is in part because of geography. The dramatic drop from the mountain peaks (some nearly 11,000 feet in elevation) to the desert floor is one of the sheerest escarpments in North America. Within this are several life zones ranging from true desert to the Canadian-Hudsonian. Many of the western slopes facing toward the Pacific Ocean are less steep, with the lower elevations covered with a variety of rugged shrubs. The Idyllwild area lies in a transition zone where brush mingles with pines, oaks and incense cedars. The San Jacintos have a variety of pines — Coulter, Jeffrey, lodgepole, ponderosa and pinyon to name a few. The Coulter pine is noteworthy for its cones. Nicknamed the bigcone pine, this tree’s cones can be a foot long (sometimes longer) with thick, yellow pitch oozing out from between sharp scales. The cone is also unique in its color—a clear blond coloration. These cones are also found spreading seeds after a major fire, as the heat causes the cone to erupt, sending seeds of distinguishing the cones of the species in the fire zones. the two trees when out in the The Coulter is plentiful wilderness. around Mountain Center and Both the Jeffrey and along Highway 243. The bark of ponderosa pines have needles the Coulter is rough and dark on older that grow 5-10 inches in length in bundles of three. trees, and the needles grow in groups of three, averaging nine Locally, the Jeffrey pine can be found near Idyllwild, on Black inches in length. Mountain or in Garner Valley, and ponderosas are prominent in Two other prominent pines locally are the Jeffrey, discovered by Fern Valley. Oregon Botanical Association collector John Jeffrey in 1852, and The lodgepole and limber pines are native to the pinnacles of the ponderosa. The two pines are very similar and distinguishing the San Jacintos, neither flourishing below 8,000 feet. Both of between them can be difficult. these pines reside in the upper life zones and, this far south, are However, Jeffrey pines have a darker bark, larger cones and found only in the local wilderness outward. Thus, the proliferation branches that droop more than those of the ponderosa. The Jeffrey area. The trails from Saddle Junction and Tahquitz Valley pine can be easily identified by the nature novice by the scent of to Tahquitz Peak pass through a stand mixed with both pines. its bark — smelling fruity to some, and like butterscotch or vanilla The cones of both are small, as are the trees themselves. to others. Jeffrey cones also have scales that turn inward, making A distinguishing difference between the two is the needles. them less painful than those of the ponderosa. Lodgepole needles grow in bundles of two, while limber needles The ponderosa pine can be distinguished by its heavy, yellowish grow in bundles of five. Another difference between the two is bark, with pieces resembling jigsaw puzzle pieces. Ponderosa their bark. Lodgepole’s bark is pale and thin, while limber’s bark is cones are painful to hold. The cones also vary in both size and redder and usually rougher. color. Some are bright green, others dark purple or reddish. The The lodgepole pine’s name comes from its use by Native saying, “Gentle Jeffrey, Prickly Ponderosa” can be one method of Continued on next page

42 Idyllwild Magazine & Visitor’s Guide, Summer/Fall 2009 Trees Continued from previous page

Americans in erecting teepees. Rumor has it that Lewis and Clark first named the lodgepole after seeing the tree in the North, where it was used by Indians. On the semiarid slopes of San Jacinto and Santa Rosa, two varieties of pinyon pines can be found. These trees are also called nut pines because of their edible seeds. The singleleaf pinyon is the only pine producing one needle in a bundle, ranging in length from 1-2 inches long. The tree can reach heights of 25-35 feet and has a branchy trunk. Fourleaf pinyon is more symmetrical, growing to about 15 or 30 feet high. Neither pinyon develops large cones, but the seeds are large, sometimes a half-inch long. Pinyons are pitchy, fragrant and grow very slowly. The singleleaf pinyon can be found in other areas of California, but the fourleaf pinyon grows only in the south. Locally, many pinyons are along the road to Anza and in Pinyon Flat. The tallest tree in our forest is the sugar pine. These towering trees may appear to be standing gracefully with arms outstretched. From these arms dangle cones in bunches of one, two and three. These cones are also big — a foot long or longer — with fragile-appearing scales. The sugar pine is usually unbranched and uniform in diameter for a considerable distance above the ground, and the bark is less rough than that of some pines and has a reddish color. Needles of the sugar pine grow in bundles of five, are short (3 inches or shorter), and are blue-green. Locally, sugar pines are found in Pine Cove and Fern Valley above the 5,600-foot level. Very few are found in Idyllwild, which has been attributed to early logging operations. Pines are not the only trees in our local forests. Others can be spotted intermittently such as the incense cedar, the bigcone spruce (also called Pine trees reach for the sky. PHOTO BY HALIE JOHNSON bigcone Douglas-fir), and the white fir. The incense cedar tree is not really a cedar, it Another category of local trees is the oaks, including the is actually a cypress relative. True cedars are not native to North California black oak, the live oak and the rare oracle oak, a hybrid America. Incense cedars are seldom found in pure stands, but are of the live and black oak. Oaks are divided into two kinds — black mixed with ponderosa and Jeffrey pines. and white. Only one black oak grows locally and it is deciduous. Cedars have fine, feathery sprays of foliage formed in a flat However, white, or live oaks retain their leaves year-round and fan shape. Older trees have a reddish bark resembling that of a these trees are much smaller than black oaks. Sequoia. Young trees are covered with a brown, thin bark with a Black oaks have a darker bark, whereas white oaks possess white tendency to peel easily. The wood of the incense cedar is fragrant or whitish bark. Another difference is the acorns. The acorns on and is identified with the smell of pencils. the black oak form every two years, while those on the white oak The bigcone spruce lives on western slopes below the 4,500- form annually. foot level, and is not true spruce. A characteristic of the tree is Black oaks are plentiful in Idyllwild and can reach a height of the long, drooping pattern of limbs, giving the tree a willowy 85 feet with massive trunks and lower limbs. White oaks are not appearance. only numerous locally, but varied, with at least six different kinds The white fir produces one of the rarer cones (rarely found and hybrids found. intact) in the San Jacintos. Cones of the white fir crumble on the Oaks usually grow on dry slopes between 5,000 and 7,000 feet, tree and disintegrate. often in pure stands. The white fir, also known as the “Christmas tree,” is native to Of course, many other trees and a variety of brush and this mountain range and numerous on north slopes. These trees chaparral are found in the San Jacintos. For more information on do not grow in pure stands, but intermingle with pines. White firs local vegetation and trees, contact the U.S. Forest Service or the are along the Devil’s Slide Trail and in Round Valley. Idyllwild County Nature Center.

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he Adventure Pass has been in effect are the places: Fuller Mill Creek, Humber T on Southern California national Park, Lake Fulmor, Lake Hemet (on the Adventure Pass Vendors forests since June 16, 1997. Recreationalists Forest Service side of the lake), the Black Businesses that sell the Adventure Pass in who park their vehicles on some Forest Mountain area and the Thomas Mountain or near the San Jacinto Ranger District: Service lands need to display an Adventure area. When in doubt, call (909) 382-2922. or Recreation pass in their vehicles. People do not need a pass to merely Idyllwild Chevron Forest Service officials say the fees they drive over Forest Service land. If you 25015 Highway 243, (951) 659-3867 collect from the vehicle pass fund cleaner are already paying for a Forest Service restrooms, more frequent trash removal, developed campsite, you won’t need to buy Idyllwild Ranger Station better-maintained trails, and restoration the pass, unless you drive away from your 54270 Pine Crest Ave., (909) 382-2922 and protection of the natural environment. Forest Service campsite to park on Forest Idyllwild Shell Cars parked without a permit will be cited. Service land that requires a pass. Adventure or Recreation passes are You do need a pass in the Thomas Highway 243, (951) 659-3437 on sale at the Idyllwild Ranger Station, Mountain Ridge and Fuller Ridge remote Lake Hemet Market, adjacent to Highway 243 on Pine Crest undeveloped campsite areas. 56571 Highway 74, (951) 659-2350 Avenue. Various businesses also sell the Holders of an Interagency Senior Pass, Adventure Pass (see list at end of article). Lifetime Access Pass or Interagency Access Pine Cove Market A day pass costs $5, a yearly costs $30 Pass will not need an Adventure Pass when 23235 Highway 243, (951) 659-4955 and a second-vehicle pass costs $5. parked outside of developed campgrounds. Using the pass is simple. Most Forest When the vehicle is parked, the pass For other vendors in your area, call the Service parking areas have signs posted must be visible through the vehicle’s U.S. Forest Service at (909) 382-2922. advising users that a pass is required. windshield. For your convenience, the Idyllwild Free days for 2009 are National Trails Ranger Station is staffed with helpful Day, Saturday, June 6; National Public people who can provide answers. Lands Day, Saturday, Sept. 26; and Just where will you need the pass? Here Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11.

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GAIL DRIVE C2 PARK LANE E3 WOOD ROAD F2 California Scenic Highway 243 Mile-High GIBBS GULLY B2 PARKVIEW DRIVE F3 WOODLAND DRIVE B2 GLEN ROAD G2, G3 PINAVISTA DRIVE C1 WRIGHTWOOD DRIVE A2 IDYLLWILD San Diego GOLDEN LEAF DRIVE A2 PINE COVE ROAD B2 A B C D To State Hwy. 74 E F G H

46 Idyllwild Magazine & Visitor’s Guide, Summer/Fall 2009 Idyllwild Magazine & Visitor’s Guide, Summer/Fall 2009 47 LOCAL NOTES

Phone Numbers

Dial 9-1-1 for all emergencies

Barbecue permits Charles Schelly, D.C., Idyllwild Chi- Radio Idyllwild Fire Department, 54160 ropractic, 54165 Pine Crest Ave., 2-6 p.m. WNKI, 1610-AM, emergency & tour- Maranatha Drive, 659-2153. Monday, Wednesday & Friday; 8:30 a.m.-1 ist information only, 659-9654. p.m. & 2-6 p.m. Tuesday & Thursday; also California Highway Patrol by appointment; 659-4663. Recreation Beaumont, 195 Highland Springs Av- Jack Stone, D.C., 25555 Fern Valley Town Hall, 25925 Cedar St., Bob enue, business phone, (951) 769-2000. Road, Friday-Monday by appt. 659-5544. Lewis, director, 659-2360. Bill Whitman, P.T., O.C.S,Whitman Electric Physical Therapy, 55500 S. Circle Dr., Recycling bins Southern California Edison, call (800) 659-5163. Waste Management of Inland Valley, 655-4555. 1-800-874-7774. Library Emergency resource center Riverside County Branch, Idyllwild, Riverside County Sheriff Idyllwild HELP Center, 26330 54185 Pine Crest Ave., 659-2300. Nonemergency, 24-hours, (800) 950- Highway 243; thrift store, Wednesday to 2444; Lake Hemet substation, 56550 Saturday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; office, Tuesday Lost pet Highway 74, Garner Valley, business through Friday, 9 a.m.-noon and 1-3 p.m. Idyllwild Animal Rescue Friends, phone, 659-3871. 659-2110. 659-1122; Living Free Animal Sanctuary, 659-4684; or Ramona Animal Shelter, Road & weather information Fire (951) 654-8002, 690 Humane Way, San Up-to-date Hill weather reports daily Idyllwild Fire Department, 54160 Jacinto. on the Internet at Town Crier’s Web site Maranatha Drive; Emergency, 911; busi- www.towncrier.com; Southern California ness phone, 659-2153. Newspaper Weather Forecast, (213) 554-1212. Riverside County Fire Department, Idyllwild Town Crier, 54295 Village Emergency 911: Pine Cove Station 23, Center Drive, P.O. Box 157, Idyllwild, CA Telephone service 24919 Marion Ridge Road, business 92549, 659-2145. Open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Verizon: Business repair, 1-800-483- phone, 659-2732; Garner Valley Station Monday-Friday. 2000; residential repair, 1-800-483-1000; 53, 59200 Highway 74, Garner Valley, business, 1-800-483-5000; residential, business phone, 659-5353; Anza Station Post offices 1-800-483-4000. 29, 56560 Highway 371, business phone, Idyllwild, 54391 Strawberry Creek (951) 763-5611. Square, 659-9719. Lobby open 5 a.m.-9 Trash disposal p.m. Sunday-Saturday. Counter service, 9 Idyllwild Transfer Station, Saunders Health care services a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Mail goes out Meadow Road, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Thurs- Barry Shapiro, pharmacist, Idyllwild 9:30 a.m. & 3:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, day-Monday. (Pine needles & fireplace Pharmacy, 54391 Village Center Drive, Saturdays 9:15 a.m. & 3:15 p.m. ashes are accepted & a recycling bin is Strawberry Creek Square, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Mountain Center, Highways 243 & available for glass, aluminum, plastic, elec- Monday-Saturday; 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday, 74, 659-2361. Lobby open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. tronics, cardboard & newspaper.) 659-2135. Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. Kamran Qureshi, M.D., Idyllwild Counter service 8:30 a.m.-noon & 1-4:45 Water districts Health Center, 54910 Pine Crest Ave., p.m. Monday-Friday. Mail goes out 10:30 Idyllwild Water District, 25945 High- Fern Valley Corners, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., a.m. (express only) & 3:30 p.m. Monday- way 243, 659-2143. Monday-Friday, 659-4908. Friday, & 3 p.m. Saturday. Pine Cove Water District, 24917 Heber Dunn, D.D.S. & Bryan Dunn, Pine Cove, 23235 Highway 243, be- Marion Ridge Road, 659-2675. D.D.S., 54805 N. Circle Drive, Fern Val- hind Pine Cove Market, 659-4955. Lobby Fern Valley Water District, 55790 ley Corners. For appointment, 659-5011; open 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday-Saturday. South Circle Drive, 659-2200. emergencies, (951) 652-2744. Counter service, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday- Lake Hemet Municipal Water Dis- Judi G. Milin, D.C., Mountain Chi- Saturday. Mail goes out 10 a.m. & 2 p.m. trict, 26385 Fairview Dr., Hemet, (951) ropractic, by appointment weekdays & Monday-Saturday. 658-3241. weekends, 659-4522.

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