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Idyllwild Visitor’s Guide, Summer/Fall 2010 1 Welcome to the Mountain

he Visitor’s Guide is your directory to having from high in the trees. One begins to wonder about T fun on the mountain — whether that’s relaxing, that frenzied drumming of the Acorn Woodpecker. A strolling throughout the village or enjoying adventure common question is heard from shop to shop: What is in the wilderness. This guide is chock-full of who, that bird with its bright red feather top? what and where to get you there. Many events are listed in the Calendar on pages 26-29 in this issue. Throughout the years, lives change but for me the It also is available on our Web site: www.towncrier. deep connection I made in the late 1970s with the com/entertainment.html. You can download the entire mountain brought me to return again and again until I Idyllwild Visitor’s Guide or any of our other special found myself here dug in settled for work and life. publications at www.towncrier.com/publications.html. I began my career with Riverside County Parks This is a busy community. There’s always something Department as a volunteer at the Idyllwild Nature Grace Reed fun to do in Idyllwild. Center many years ago hoping I would work and live Whatever isn’t listed here most likely is in the Publisher here one day, and here I am! Sharing these stories with Idyllwild Visitor’s Guide weekly Town Crier newspaper, available at newsstands Town Crier newspaper throughout the mountain communities and by the many students and their parents that venture up on subscription. More local and tourist information is their field trips or as a family continues to bring a sense online at www.towncrier.com.We hope you visit us of joy and satisfaction within. I challenge you to form again very soon. that connection and discover your place in the forest! Grace Reed Shelley Kibby oes the mystery of Idyllwild lie within this quaint Dvillage? Does it draw you back as it has me over On the cover 30 years of life’s peaks and deep valleys? For some, the Photographer Amy passionate embrace of Idyllwild is its opportunity of belonging and character of “It’s all good!” No doubt for Holland captured this many, it’s the unique way that the scenery captivates view of Idyllwild hikers and feeds ones soul. exploring the San I invite you to enjoy the wind as it carries sounds Jacinto Mountains. and the scent of pine one cannot find off the mountain. Rest and sip that special blend of tea, share Shelley Kibby Park Interpreter treasured moments with a loved one, choose to renew Idyllwild Nature your soul often. Center Listen, as the forest appears to come alive, with happy sounds of chickadees and grey squirrels laughing

dyl lwild Where is Idyllwild? Driving Distances From Idyllwild I Idyllwild, an oasis of sanity in Southern Banning (via Hwy. 243) 22 miles Visitor’s Guide California, is less than one hour from Palm Escondido (via Hwy. 371) 68 miles Desert, Hemet, Anza or Banning, and has no Hemet (via Hwy. 74) 25 miles Summer/Fall 2010 traffic backups on the way. Long Beach (via Hwy. 243) 103 miles Each of the routes to Idyllwild is scenic and Published By … unique. Los Angeles (via Hwy. 243) 100 miles PUBLISHER Grace Reed Idyllwild nestles in the San Jacinto Orange County (via Hwy. 243) 93 miles CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER Jim Crandall Palm Desert (via Hwy. 74) 47 miles STAFF REPORTERS Marshall Smith, Beth Nottley Mountains. This southern, isolated section of ADVERTISING SALES Grace Reed, Shane Fender, the San Bernardino National Forest, a forest Palm Springs (via Hwy. 243) 47 miles James Larkin that includes Big Bear and Lake Arrowhead, Riverside (via Hwy. 243) 51 miles GRAPHIC DESIGN Jim Crandall also encompasses the Santa Rosa Mountains San Bernardino (via Hwy. 243) 57 miles PRODUCTION & DESIGN James Larkin close by. COPY EDITOR Beth Nottley San Diego (via Hwy. 371) 114 miles Idyllwild was once the summer home of the STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS Jim Crandall, J.P. Crumrine, San Fernando Valley (via Hwy. 243) 121 miles Cahuilla Indians. Jenny Kirchner, Shane Fender Santa Monica (via Hwy. 243) 117 miles CONTRIBUTING WRITER Robert B. Smith CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Ellen Feeley, Temecula (via Hwy. 371) 48 miles Amy Holland, Trish Tuley, Michael Wangler CUSTOMER SERVICE Sandy Burns For Everyone’s Safety: “Slower traffic use turnouts” The Idyllwild Visitor’s Guide is published semiannu- ally by Idyllwild Publications Inc., P.O. Box 157, 54295 The scenery is beautiful but the drive may be a bit daunting. So if you need to pace yourself when Village Center Drive, Idyllwild, CA 92549, (951) 659- driving in the mountains, please use courtesy when faster vehicles are following and pull over in 2145, fax (951) 659-2071, [email protected]. the turnout areas provided for you.

2 Idyllwild Visitor’s Guide, Summer/Fall 2010 Fern Valley Emporium

Fern Valley Corners - On The Creek Only 1/2 mile Above Village Center 54965 Pine Crest - 951.659.1926 Thursday — Monday 10 - 5 Jukeboxes, Pinball Machines, Records, Old Radios Vintage Audio Equipment Antiques, Collectibles, Furniture Estate Jewelry Hand Made Quilts Bring your lunch and enjoy our Lamps, Lights and Lanterns decks and terraces overlooking Kitchen Collectibles Strawberry Creek Pinecone Cabin Decor

Four Corners Fine Art Gallery Landscapes by Elena Kern Reserve Our Deck For That Special Occasion Car Club Destination, Reunions, Meetings Http://www.fernvalleyemporium.com EMAIL: [email protected]

Idyllwild Visitor’s Guide, Summer/Fall 2010 3 Idyl lwild Visitor’s Guide Summer/Fall 2010 Features

Calendar of Events 26 See page 30 Complete listing of summer and fall events and celebrations throughout the Idyllwild area. 30 Annual Festivals The story behind a remarkable town and the way it celebrates life on the Hill. By Beth Nottley

34 Idyllwild in the Movies Early movie moguls found Idyllwild to be the perfect

setting for mountain adventures. By Robert B. Smith See page 34

38 A Village Builds a Social Center When Idyllwild residents decided they needed a Town Hall in 1946, they just went ahead and built one. By Marshall Smith

See page 38 Departments In House Recreation Calendars & Charts Yesterday 2 Welcome 17 Adventure Pass 8 Dining Chart 43 Idyllwild Area 4 Contents 18 Camps & Retreats 12 Lodging Chart Historical Society 6 Advertising Index 20 Car Camping 17 Hiking & Museum 46 Idyllwild Map 21 Fishing Backpacking Charts Inside Back Cover 22 Mountain Biking 20 Car Camping Chart How Idyllwild Got 44 Rock Climbing 26 Arts & Entertainment its Name Calendar 42 Church Services

4 Idyllwild Visitor’s Guide, Summer/Fall 2010 “THE FORT” Unique Shops & Businesses with Something for Everyone!

54225 North Circle Drive 88 Far East International, Inc. BONE DADDYZ New Orleans Style Pub & Grill (951) 659-7771 951-659-2600 downstairs in the Fort

What’s There To Do In Idyllwild? Paint Your Own Pottery! Forest Whispers 951-659-4481 Cowboy & Indian Collectibles www.earthnfire.net Irresistible Forest Animals We’re not just a store … Mystical Gnomes & Enchanting Fairies We’re a great Activity! Warm Blankets & Amusing Signs We also carry Fine Art Supplies (951) 741-9780 GRANDPA’S HOUSE OF JERKY Beef - Buffalo - Salmon Best Jerky in Any House Lady of the Lake Mythical, mystical books, gifts & clothing Turkey - Alligator - Elk Grandpa Red Upper Level for the evolving human spirit. Venison - Ostrich in The Fort Psychic Readings – Weekends Aura Photos & Psychic Faire – Monthly Snacks & More Order Online 951-659-2593 Grandpashouseofjerky.com (951) 659-5115 z z and SOCK SHOPPE z z “the Sole of Idyllwild” Idyllwild’s boot & shoe headquarters for 24 years. Idyllwild’s Top Selling Single Offi ce FeaturingFeaturing aactivective & seasonalseasonal stylesstyles from:from: UGG MERRELL TEVA MINNETONKA DANSKO KEEN MLS www.robinoates.com (951) 659-4295 z z z 951 659-1997 • 1 888 658-2889 z SEE ALL OUR LISITNGS & INTERIORS AT

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Idyllwild Visitor’s Guide, Summer/Fall 2010 5 Index to Advertisers

Annual Events Gifts & Galleries Massage Recreation Idyllwild Independent Festival of Art by Mimi Lamp 24 Idyllwild Pilates & Massage 28 Palm Springs Tram 45 Cinema 33 Artisans Gallery 24, 37 Jennifer McCaghren-Morton 36 Idyllwild Jazz Fest 31 Artspresso 32 Restaurants Wildflower Festival 19 Café Aroma Gallery 9, 24 Metaphysical American Legion Post 800 10 Canvas Expressions 23 Lady of the Lake 5 Arriba Mexican Food 10 Antiques/Collectibles Chakra Shack 45 Bone Daddyz 5 Fern Valley Emporium 3 Christmas Is 29 Movie/Video Rentals Café Aroma 9 Frey’s Antiques 45 Courtyard Gallery 24 Rustic Theatre Inside Front Cover The Creek House 9 Dore’s Mountain Art Garden 32 Showtime Video 10 Gastrognome 9 Apparel Earth ’n Fire 5, 37 Hidden Village 10 Mountain Footwear 5 88 Far East Gifts 5 Movie Theater Higher Grounds Coffee House 10 Everitt’s Minerals & Gallery 23 Rustic Theatre Inside Front Cover Idyllwild Pizza Co. 11 Beauty Products Florist in the Forest & Gallery 24 Idyllwild Tea Co. 11 Avon 48 Flying Pigment Studio 25, 32 Museum La Casita 10 Mary Kay 36 Forest Whispers 5 Idyllwild Area Historical Society Mile High Cafe 10 Four Corners Gallery 25 Museum 43 Mountain Restaurant 9 Bicycles Idyllwild Gallery of Fine Art 25 Idyllwild Nature Center 19 Nature’s Wisdom 11 The Bike Route 22 Idyllwild Tea Co. 11 Kenario Gallery 25 Organizations Retreats Books Oh My Dog Gallery 25 American Legion Post 800 10 Spirit Mountain Retreat 45 B’s Mountain of Books 23 Quiet Creek Living Room Art Alliance of Idyllwild 24, 25 Gallery 14, 25 Mountain Disaster RV Parks Camps/Conference Centers Singerton Fine Arts Gallery 23 Preparedness 41 Royal Pines Estates 16 AstroCamp 19 The Spruce Moose 5 Camp Buckhorn 18 Wooley’s 15 Pet Adoptions Shoe Store Thousand Trails 19 Living Free Animal Sanctuary 42 Mountain Footwear 5 Hardware & Lumber Chiropractor Forest Lumber 39 Pet Food & Supplies Sporting Goods Mountain Chiropractic 42 Mountain High Pet Grooming 29 Nomad Ventures 45 Horseback Riding Church Little Yellow Rose Ranch 45 Pet Grooming Storyteller First Church of Christ Scientist 42 Love on a Leash 42 Col. Bo Bottomly 28 Legal Mountain High Pet Grooming 29 Construction Confidential Comfort 41 Weddings Griner Construction 28 Pharmacy Rev. Patty Spicer 42 Padgett Design & Construction 40 Lodging/Vacation Rentals Idyllwild Pharmacy 37 Eric Townsend Construction Bluebird Cottage Inn 15 Wine Tasting Company 41 Fern Valley Inn 13 Real Estate Idyll Awhile 23 Timberpeg 40 Fern Village Chalets 14 Coldwell Banker 48 Fireside Inn 15 Dora Dillman Inside Front Cover Pilates Heritage House Inn 13 Emily Pearson Inside Front Cover Idyllwild Pilates & Massage 28 Idyllwild Inn 13 Hilltop Realty Back Cover Idyllwild Vacation Rentals 14 Idyllwild Realty Inside Front Cover Festivals Knotty Pine Cabins 14 Joe McNabb Inside Front Cover Lemon Lily Festival 33 Lodge at Pine Cove 16 Kay Realty 29 Manzanita Cabins 16 Lily Rock Realty 36 Food & Beverages New Spirit Log Cabins 28 Lucie Stenseth Inside Front Cover Fairway Market 1 Peaceful Mountain Inn 16 Mountain High Escrow 41 Grandpa’s House of Jerky 5 Quiet Creek Inn 14 Muirs Mountain Realty 16 Mountain Harvest Market 10 Strawberry Creek Bunkhouse 14 Robin Oates Real Estate 5 Soda Pop & Sweet Shop 5 Strawberry Creek Inn (B&B) 14 Steve Taylor Inside Front Cover Village Market 7 Woodland Park Manor 13 Sheila Zacker Inside Front Cover Tiffany Raridon Inside Front Cover

6 Idyllwild Visitor’s Guide, Summer/Fall 2010 ll Service” Store Hours: ur “Fu Yo orhood Market Monday through Sunday ighb 38! IdyllwildIdyllwild 5:30am to 9pm Ne Since 19 illage Market V Home of A rt’s Butcher Shop, Deli and Grandma’s Pies We Have What You Want! Quality Foods at Great Prices. Grandma’s Fried Chicken Full Service Pie Shop & Bakery Pizzeria Burgers Deli

with no trans fat oil

Complete Fresh Butcher Farm-Fresh Produce Liquor, Wine & Beer Camping Gear Grocery Needs Shop & Seafood

Breakfast ICEE Only Available at Village Market …

26000 Highway 243 • Center of Town • (951) 659-3169

Idyllwild Visitor’s Guide, Summer/Fall 2010 7 Dining, Nightlife & Dessert Dining, Nightlife & Dessert Idyllwild’s area code is 951 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 • • • • • • • • • • • 10 54360 Marion View • 659-3517 Arriba Mexican Restaurant • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 10 Hwy. 243 & Pine Crest Ave. • 659-4960 Bone Daddyz • • • • • • • • • • 5 54225 N. Circle Dr. • 659-2600 Café Aroma • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 9 54750 N. Circle Dr. • 659-5212 Candy Cupboard • • • • 54250 N. Circle Dr. • 659-5502 Country Farms • • • • 25980 Hwy. 243 • 659-3434 Creek House • • • • • • • • • • • • 9 54905 N. Circle Dr. • 659-0686 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 • • • • • • • 10 54245 N. Circle Dr. • 659-1379 Idyllwild Pizza Co. • • • • • • • • • • • • 11 54391 Village Center Dr. • 659-5900 Lanny and Jane Wagstaff, propri- Idyllwild Shell Cafe • • • • • • • • • etors of the Restaurant Gastrognome Hwy. 243 & Ridgeview Dr. • 659-3437 and the Creek House Restaurant Idyllwild Tea Company • • • • • • • • • • • 11 respectively, welcome diners to enjoy 54241 Ridgeview Dr. • 659-0263 a fine dining experience in quiet, Jo’An’s Restaurant & Bar • • • • • • • • • • • • • reserved style. 25070 Village Center Dr. • 659-0295 PHOTO BY SHANE FENDER La Casita Mexican Restaurant • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 10 54650 N. Circle Dr. • 659-6038 The Lumber Mill Bar & Grill • • • • • • • • 25985 Hwy. 243 • 659-0315 Mile High Cafe • • • • • • • • • • • • 10 26600 Hwy. 243 • 659-2008 Mountain Harvest Market • • • • • • • • • 10 54423 Village Ctr. Dr., #3 • 659-4555 Mountain Restaurant • • • • • • • • • • • • • 9 26290 Hwy. 243 • 659-1974 Mountain Top Liquor • • • • • • • • • 26015 Hwy. 243 • 659-2591 Nature’s Wisdom • • • • • • • • • 11 54235 Ridgeview Dr. • 659-4300 Pine Cove Market • • • • 23235 Hwy. 243, Pine Cove • 659-4955 The Red Kettle • • • • • • • • 54220 N. Circle Dr. • 659-4063 Restaurant Gastrognome • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 9 54381 Ridgeview Dr. • 659-5055 Village Market • • • • • • • • • • • 7 26000 Hwy. 243 • 659-3169

8 Idyllwild Visitor’s Guide, Summer/Fall 2010 telephone 951.659.1974 www.themountainrestaurant.com [email protected]

26290 Idyllwild Road (Hwy 243) Nightlife & Dessert Dining, Idyllwild, CA 92549

Dinner 4:30 - 9 p.m. Th ursday - Monday Brunch 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Saturday & Sunday Mountain’s chef, Brian Ayers, graduated with honors from the acclaimed culinary school in Paris - Le Cordon Bleu. All of our food is made from scratch daily. You will not fi nd a can opener, microwave oven, or deep fryer in our kitchen. Th e ingredients are prepared with passion, plated with attention to detail, and served with honor and care in a comfortable environment. Call or Email for Reservations

the CREEK HOUSE

Idyllwild’s Classic Creekside Dinner House Steaks * Seafood * Salad Bar * Cocktails 659-0686 Dinner Thursday - Sunday Happy Hour Nightly until 5:30 p.m. 54905 No. Circle Dr. www.creekhouseidyllwild.com Live Entertainment Every Friday Night 6-9 p.m. — In the Lounge —

Idyllwild Visitor’s Guide, Summer/Fall 2010 9 Dining, Nightlife & Dessert Showtime Video Over 6,000 DVDs, Blu-rays & Video Games Open 7 Days 11am - 7pm DVD Player Rentals Located between the Pharmacy and Post Offi ce Strawberry Creek Shopping Plaza Mexican Restaurant • Dine in the Pines OPEN 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. VILLAGE CENTER DR. 54650 N. Circle Dr., Idyllwild 951-659-5781 IDYLLWILD, CA 92549 659-6038

HIGHER GROUNDS COFFEE HOUSE Great organic fair trade coffee Fresh baked cookies and scones Try one of our specialty drinks Banquet room available Hot or Iced Patio tables under pine trees Free Wi-Fi Serving Idyllwild for 22 years. Mandarin & Szechwan Style. Pure Chinese flavor in a warm family atmosphere OPEN EARLY-OPEN LATE surrounded by pine trees with comfortable prices. (951) 659-1379 MileMile HighHigh CafeCafe Dine In Take Out Catering Organic produce, take-out, groceries, cheeses, frozen Traditional American Food foods, sweets & treats, coffee, bulk, bath & body, pet Delicious Breakfast Lunch Specials Farmer’s Market every Saturday 10-3 2 for 1 Dinner Specials Local Produce Rain or Shine Fun for Everyone Korean BBQ Sushi Sashimi Shabu Shabu 54423 Village Center Drive OPEN 6:30 AM - 3 PM EVERYDAY, DINNER 5-9 PM FRI.-SAT. �������������������������� 951-659-2008 www.mountainharvestmarket.com 26600 HIGHWAY 243 NEXT TO IDYLLWILD SCHOOL 951-659-4555

BREAKFAST All DAY THE AMERICAN LEGION Post 800 served DAY Every 54360 Marion View Dr. 659-3517 Lunch Special (Mon.-Fri.) Dinner Specials Champagne Sunday Brunch Friday Dinner: Full Bar Open 7 Days

Monday Night - Taco Night Wednesday Night - Tostada Night Thursday Night - 1/2 Priced Reg. Margarita & Beer Night Seafood Club Room Hours: H LIVE MUSIC ON FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS FROM 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. H 25980 HWY. 243 OPEN M-SAT 10AM - 9PM ★ Open to the public for meals and special events ★ 659-4960 SUN 9AM - 9PM (Alcoholic Beverages Sold to Members & Their Guests Only)

10 Idyllwild Visitor’s Guide, Summer/Fall 2010 BISTRO, ORGANIC JUICES & SMOOTHIES PIZZA Nightlife & Dessert Dining, WITH ALTITUDE! GOURMET PIZZA, PANINI, SALADS, SANDWICHES, MICROBREWS, VIDEO GAMES & MORE (951) 659-5900 (Next to the Post Offi ce) FOOD, FAMILY, FUN

Idyllwild Tea & We are pleased to announce the return of OMA’S BAKERY Trudy will be baking her famous recipes! Hours: Thursday 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Coffee Company Friday & Saturday 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday & Monday 7 a.m.-5 p.m. featuringfeaturing Closed: Tuesday & Wednesday Oma’s European Bakery

Large Selection of Tea and Coffee Schedule a Private Tea Party Now serving (951) 659-0263 Breakfast & Lunch

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12 Idyllwild’s area code is 951 area Idyllwild’s Pricing and availability subject to change without subject to change Pricing and availability current call ahead for Please rates. notice. nights): per 1-2 Pricing(per room/cabin, Guide Lodging & Conferences & Lodging 55350 S. Circle Dr. • 659-2657 Circle Dr. 55350 S. 25840 Hwy. 243 • 659-4554 25840 Hwy. Wilder Cabins • 659-2926 Circle Dr. 54550 S. Park Manor Woodland 25525 Hwy. 243 • 659-2201 25525 Hwy. Inn Creek Strawberry 243 • 659-3202 26370 Hwy. Inn Tahquitz 26350 Delano Dr. • 659-2691 26350 Delano Dr. Pines Lodge Silver • 659-4335 25955 Cedar St. Bunkhouse Creek Strawberry Under $100-$200 • • 1-2 • • • • • • • • • 35 • • • • • 14 23481 Hwy. 243 • 659-5033 23481 Hwy. Inn Bed & Breakfast Rainbow • 659-0111 Circle Dr. 54420 S. Pines Mobile Estates Royal Under $100-$200 • • • • • • 75 • • • • • 25000 Hwy. 243 • 659-2998 25000 Hwy. Rentals Vacation Inn & Quiet Creek • 659-6110 26345 Delano Dr. Inn Mountain Peaceful 54100 Pine Crest Ave. • 659-3151 Ave. 54100 Pine Crest Spirit Log Cabins New 102 • (909) 910-5005 Ste. Circle Dr., 54325 N. Lodge Oak Crest 54340 Pine Crest Ave. • 659-2933 Ave. 54340 Pine Crest Lodge at Pine Cove • 659-4463 24900 Marion Ridge Dr. Manzanita Cabins 54085 S. Circle Dr. • 659-5015 Circle Dr. 54085 S. Katie's Kabins (619) 518-1961 Knotty Pine Cabins 54300 Village Center Dr. • 659-2552 Dr. Village Center 54300 Mountain Rentals Idyllwild • 659-5349 Circle Dr. 54240 N. Rentals Vacation Idyllwild 25880 Cedar St. • 659-5150 25880 Cedar St. Cabin Rentals Idyllwild 243 • (877) 270-3285 26115 Hwy. Inn Idyllwild 54821 N. Circle Dr. • 659-2869 Circle Dr. 54821 N. Inn Fireside • 659-2966 Circle Dr. 54540 N. Under $100-$200 Rentals Vacation & Inn • House Heritage • 1-2 • • • • • • • • • • • 13 (310) 398-6058 Inn Valley Fern • 659-8100 Rd. Valley 25240 Fern Village Chalets & Motel Fern Under $100-$200 54950 Pine Crest Ave. • 659-3342 Ave. 54950 Pine Crest Lodge Edelweiss 25055 Marion Ridge • 659-2787 Elite Mountain Homes 26620 Saddle Dr. • 659-2696 26620 Saddle Dr. The Corner Lodge (619) 733-7045 Inn Creekstone 25690 Alderwood St. • 659-3571 St. Alderwood 25690 ResortAlhatti Private Christian 243 • 659-2066 23551 Hwy. Under $100-$200 • Cottage Inn Bluebird • • • • • • • 200 • • • • • • Alderwood Cabins Alderwood Lodging & Conferences Lodging & Conferences

Fern Valley Inn Heritage House Inn Welcome! Call or use our & V acation Rentals online reservations system to book your stay with us.

New Owners Robert and Eileen wel- “Great little place to hang your hat after a come you to the Inn. We want to make your stay all you hope it will be. magic-filled day in the mountains” ~ Thank you. Your hosts Gary & Patty Tompkins - 25880 Cedar St. From Theme Rooms to Private Cabins with Kitchens 877-659-0466 951-659-8100 For Reservations, call: (951) 659-5150 or (877) 659-4789 [email protected] [email protected]

Idyllwild Visitor’s Guide, Summer/Fall 2010 13 Lodging & Conferences 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

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14 Idyllwild Visitor’s Guide, Summer/Fall 2010 Lodging & Conferences

Idyllwild Visitor’s Guide, Summer/Fall 2010 15 Peaceful Mountain Inn Manzanita Cabins (866) 337-6466 23481 Hwy. 243 Idyllwild, CA 92549 www.peacefulmountaininn.com

Fireplaces & Kitchens • Air Conditioning “A few minutes walk to the village” Free WiFi Country cabins with private decks Relaxing lodging www.manzanitacabins.com Spectacular view 1 & 2 Bedroom Units Spacious Grounds 54100 Pine Crest Ave., P.O. Box 434 Conference Facilities Reservations (951) 659-3151

Lodging & Conferences The Lodge at Pine Cove Bed and Breakfast Muirs Mountain Realty Five comfortable Highway 243 Offi ce guest rooms Marge Muir 26115 Suite A Broker-Owner Scenic Hwy 243 Cell: 951-440-0114 MLS Hearty family- Offi ce: 951-659-8335 style breakfast Fax: 951-659-5380 DRE#0635890 [email protected] 24900 Marion Ridge Drive www.muirsmountain.com (866) 563-4372 http://www.thelodgeatpinecove.com Royal Pines Estates RV Resort & Manufactured Home Park

• Resort living from only $21.00 per day. Daily, Weekly & Monthly Rentals. • Come tour our model homes by Golden West. Park models starting at $50,000. • Adjacent to beautiful Strawberry Creek and hiking trails. • Amenities include Swimming Pool, Recreation Room, Organized Activities and More. • Close walking distance to Idyllwild School & Idyllwild Arts Academy. Full-time on-site manager would love to show you around. 26350 Delano Drive, Idyllwild • (951) 659-2691

16 Idyllwild Visitor’s Guide, Summer/Fall 2010 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 Adventure Pass No fees for permits. No open campfires. An Adventure Pass may be No dogs allowed in Mt. San Jacinto State required in order to park Wilderness area; dogs on leash allowed in San Jacinto Wilderness (Forest Service) vehicles on some Forest Service A day-hike permit is not needed if you lands. A day pass costs $5, a have an overnight permit. yearly costs $30 and a second-

Water: S Stream P Piped people per area No. required Permit people per permit No. Water with allowed Camp stoves Permit Campfire California Dogs allowed at … Permits vehicle pass costs $5. Holders

Outdoor Recreation Chinquapin Zone 75 • 12 S • • FS of an Interagency Senior San Jacinto Wilderness (Forest Service) Pass, Lifetime Access Pass or Skunk Cabbage Zone 75 • 12 S • • FS Interagency Access Pass, do not San Jacinto Wilderness (Forest Service) need an Adventure Pass. Tahquitz Zone 50 • 12 S • • FS San Jacinto Wilderness (Forest Service) Businesses that sell the North Rim Zone 75 • 12 S • • FS San Jacinto Wilderness (Forest Service) Adventure Pass in or near the Lower Basin Zone 75 • 12 S • • FS San Jacinto Ranger District San Jacinto Wilderness (Forest Service) are: Idyllwild Chevron, Idyllwild Desert View Zone 50 • 12 S • • FS Ranger Station, Idyllwild Shell, San Jacinto Wilderness (Forest Service) Lake Hemet Market and Pine Round Valley 28 • 15 P • SW Mt. San Jacinto State Wilderness Cove Market. Tamarack Valley 12 • 15 S • SW Mt. San Jacinto State Wilderness For more information on areas Little Round Valley 6 • 15 S • SW that require a pass, or on other Mt. San Jacinto State Wilderness vendors in your area, call the Strawberry Junction 3 • 15 S • SW U.S. Forest Service at (909) Mt. San Jacinto State Wilderness 382-2922.

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Camps, Outdoor Programs & Retreats

Astrocamp Scouts, outdoor education, planning, ery, perfect for either summer hiking or win- Located on 90 acres of land, Astrocamp training, family reunions, school clubs and ter snowshoeing. Enjoy sunny days in the is a summer camp for ages 8 to 16 and holistic healing programs. Located on 120 swimming and wading pools. Tent camping a program for school groups. But unlike acres, it can accommodate groups of 40 to is available as well as sites for RVs. traditional camps, Astrocamp focuses on 300-plus. Housing is in heated dormitory For more information, see the ad on exploration of the universe. This unique lodges or A-frame cabins with bunk beds. page 19, call (951) 659-4097 or visit camp experience involves astronomy, lasers, Heated bathhouses are adjacent. The Wran- www.thousand trails.com/getaways/ electromagnetism, Newton’s experiments, gler Cabins have in-room bathrooms, ceiling california/idyllwild.asp. rocketry, gases and microgravity. fans and carpet. Healthy meals adjusted for Campers construct a mock satellite in a special needs are served in a year-round din- Yokoji Zen Mountain Center weightless environment, suit up in a NASA- ing hall. Wireless Internet access is available. Yokoji Zen Mountain Center is a Zen style fl ight suit and blast off on a simulated A variety of indoor and outdoor assembly Buddhist training and retreat center on 160 mission to a newly discovered planet, and and recreation areas are offered, as well as acres. It is a year-round Zen training center build and launch their own rockets, among a large, heated swimming pool in summer. for resident and non-resident trainees. other things. Trails are open for hiking and a large, open It is open to people of all spiritual tradi- Campers also participate in ropes courses, meadow provides opportunities for activities. tions and walks of life. Offered are a regular a rock-climbing wall and bouldering to build A large fi re arena is available for fellowship. daily schedule, introductory weekends, si- teamwork and self-confi dence. For more For more information, see the ad below lent meditation retreats, two intensive train- information, see the ad on page 19, call 1- or visit www.buckhorncamp.org. ing periods a year, and retreats and programs 800-645-1423 or visit www.astrocamp.org. in Buddhist studies and related disciplines. Thousand Trails For more information, call (951) 659- Buckhorn Camp This 200-acre camping preserve allows 5272 or visit www.zmc.org. Buckhorn Camp is a full, self-service, you to escape from the Southern California year-round facility for churches, music, heat and enjoy panoramic mountain scen- Outdoor Recreation Buckhorn Camp A Ministry of Community of Christ

Come … Relax– 120 acres of pine trees, manzanitas, breathtaking views, streams, deer, birds and, of course, squirrels. Rest – dormitory style lodges, A-frame cabins, hotel style rooms, summer tents and RV sites. Renew – inspiration point, outdoor chapel in the pines, and our new Peace Center with state-of-the-art audio/visual system. Church, Spiritual, Refi ll – nutritious tasty meals, vegan, vegetarian and Recovery, School, Reunion gluten-free available. or ... YOUR group, Recreation – human foosball, hiking, Frisbee golf, ping pong, horseshoes, full gym for volleyball, basketball WE have a place for you! and more! 40 to 300+ year round 24641 Highway 243 • Idyllwild CA • www.buckhorncamp.org • (951) 659-2995 Buckhorn Camp is committed to providing an inspirational environment for a diverse community of faiths to share in joy, hope, love and peace.

18 Idyllwild Visitor’s Guide, Summer/Fall 2010 Now Open to the Public New FOR 2010!! ANNUAL SITES for lease Hiking • Swimming • Horseback Riding Tent Camping • Recreational Activities For Information Please Call 951-659-4097 or e-mail [email protected]

C County Park • Day-Use Fee Exciting Children’s Activities & Crafts Discover Idyllwild’s natural history and native IDYLLWILD culture with a hike through a yellow pine forest Interpretive programs and guided nature walks School field trips • Dog friendly (on leash) NATURE Unique sites for memorials and special occasions

Variety of volunteer opportunities Outdoor Recreation 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

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permit)

No. Sites No. Grills Rings Fire Allowed Chemical Stoves require (may Tables Picnic Lockers Food Water Toilets Showers Site Per People/Vehicles No. Hookups RV Length In Feet Max RV Overnight Fee Reservation Fee Reservation info Elevation In Feet Groups Equestrian Fishing Trails Hiking Trails Horseback-riding Cans Trash Access Handicap Internet Wireless Agency

Dark Canyon Campground 17 • • • P V 8/1 15 $12 $9 FS 5,800 • • FS Dark Canyon Road Closed Summer 2010 6 miles north of Idyllwild Marion Mountain Campground 24 • • • • I V 8/1 20 $10 $9 FS 6,400 • • FS Fern Basin Road 7 miles north of Idyllwild Fern Basin Campground 22 • • • • I V 8/1 20 $10 $9 FS 6,300 • • FS Fern Basin Road 6.5 miles north of Idyllwild Boulder Basin Campground 34 • • • • V 8/1 20 $10 $9 FS 7,300 • • FS Black Mountain Road 15 mi. north of Idyllwild Pinyon Flat Campground 18 • • • • P V 8/1 15 $8 A 4,000 • • • • FS Highway 74 east of Highway 371 Ribbonwood Equestrian Campground 8 • • • • P F • 8/1 50 $15 $9 FS 4,000 • • • • • FS Highway 74 east of Highway 371 Santa Rosa Springs Campground 3 • • • S V 8/1 $0 P 7,200 • FS Santa Rosa Truck Trail off Highway 74 near Pinyon Tool Box Springs Campground 6 • • • • V 8/1 $0 P 6,500 • FS Thomas Mountain Road off Highway 74 Garner Valley Idyllwild Campground 33 • • • • • P F • 8/2 • 24 $15 $8 SP 5,300 • • • SP Mt. San Jacinto State Park Highway 243, Idyllwild Stone Creek Campground 50 • • • • P V 8/2 24 $11-15 $8 SP 6,000 • • • SP

Outdoor Recreation Mt. San Jacinto State Park Stone Creek Road 6 miles north of Idyllwild Idyllwild County Park 92 • • • • P F • 6/2 40 $20 $7 CP 5,300 • • • • CP County Park Road, Idyllwild Hurkey Creek Park 130 • • • • P F • 6/2 40 $20 $7 CP 4,400 • • • CP Highway 74 4 miles southeast of Idyllwild McCall Memorial Park 50 • • • • P F • 6/2 40 $17 $7 A/CP 4,400 • • • • • CP McCall Park Road off Highway 74 near Mountain Center Lake Hemet Campground 1,000 • • • • P F/V • NL/1 • 40 *$21+ A^ 4,300 • • • • LH Off Highway 74 in Garner Valley

Group Camping Black Mountain Group Camp 1 • • • • P V 100/ 12 $60- $9 FS 7,500 • • • • FS Black Mountain Road north of Idyllwild 25 $140 Group camping also at CP campgrounds listed above

Key Agencies Reservations: Toilets FS U.S. Forest Service FS Phone: 1-877-444-6777 • Online: recreation.gov F Flush SP Mt. San Jacinto State Park A Pay at campground, no reservations. V Vault CP Riverside County Parks P Adventure Pass required; free campfire and/or campstove permit required. Idyllwild LH Lake Hemet Municipal Water Ranger Station, Highway 243 and Pine Crest Avenue, Idyllwild. (909) 382-2921 Water District SP Phone: 1-800-444-7275 • Online: www.reserveamerica.com P Piped CP Phone: 1-800-234-7275 (Call for group reservations at any CP sites.) S Stream or spring Online: www.riversidecountyparks.org/reservations/ (for Idyllwild and I May not be available. Hurkey Creek parks only). Call (909) 382-2921 for NL No limit. status. * Additional fees may apply. ^ Group reservations accepted. Call (951) 659-2680.

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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 Outdoor Recreation 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 17 in this magazine for more and stamp sales. Licenses are required for anglers age 16 and over and information. there is a daily bag limit of five trout during the year-round season. The water district also owns and operates the Lake Hemet One-year licenses are available to California residents for $41.50 Campground. It has been open to the public on a fee basis for at Village Hardware and Lake Hemet Market. Cost to nonresidents more than 30 years along the north shore, toward the eastern end is $111.85. Residents and nonresidents can purchase a one-day of the lake. license for $13.40 or a two-consecutive-day license for $20.75 at The campground also encourages family recreation, with a those locations. A 10-day nonresident license costs $41.50. water playground, camping, picnic areas, boating and kayaking Visit www.dfg.ca.gov/licensing/fishing/ for 2010 license rates along with fishing. No swimming or water skiing is allowed and free fishing days throughout California. because they conflict with fishing. Equipment and bait can be purchased at Lake Hemet Market, Lake Hemet offers scenic mountain views and quiet lakeside Pine Cove Market, Village Hardware and Village Market. Fairway moments to many visitors to the Hill area. Market and Forest Lumber also stock some supplies. Contact the campground personnel at (951) 659-2680 for more information. Adventure or Recreation Pass required to park if not camping.

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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 17. 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

Outdoor Recreation 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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Idyllwild Visitor’s Guide, Summer/Fall 2010 23 24 Idyllwild Visitor’s Guide, Summer/Fall 2010 Idyllwild Visitor’s Guide, Summer/Fall 2010 25 Calendar of Events May Amateur Radio Demonstration by Mile High Radio Club, 26th-27th, 11am-11am Memorial Day Yard Sales, 28th-31st, Hill (24 hours), Highway 243 & Ridgeview Dr. communities. See Town Crier for listings and Animal Rescue Friends (ARF) 2nd-an- map. nual Silent Auction fund-raiser, 27th, Animal Rescue Friends (ARF) Memorial 1-4pm, Silver Pines Lodge. Day Yard Sale, 28th, 29th & 30th, 9am-3pm, Isis Theatre Company Summer Sizzle ARF headquarters. Fundraiser, 27th, 4pm, private home TBA. Dinner & Play: “The Odd Couple,” 28th, 29th & 30th, dinner 5:30pm; show 7:30pm, Town Hall (benefit for the Idyllwild HELP July Center). Indpendence Day Parade, 3rd, 10am, Art Collective Scholarship Garage Sale North Circle Dr. Fund-raiser, 29th, 8am, The Chakra Shack. Mountain Community Patrol Pancake Memorial Day Barbecue w/live band, Breakfast, 4th, 8am-noon, Town Hall. 29th, 3-8pm barbecue; 7pm band, American Junior Naturalist Program: Some Like Legion Post 800. it Wet, 3rd, 10am-noon, Idyllwild Nature Friends of the Idyllwild Library Annual Center. Memorial Day Book Sale, 29th & 30th, Deep Pit Barbecue & live band, 3rd, 3- 10am-4pm, Idyllwild Library. 8pm barbecue; 7pm band, American Legion Annual Wildflower & Art Exhibit, 29th- Post 800. 31st, 9am-4pm; Morning Session with Idyllwild Francophonie for fluent French John Muir Laws, 10-11:30am, Afternoon speakers, 8th, noon, Café Aroma, RSVP to Session, 1-3pm, Idyllwild Nature Center. Francoise Frigola, 659-4146. Rotary Apfel Pfannkuchen Pancake Summer Concert Series: Ken Dahleen Breakfast, 30th, 8am-noon, Town Hall. & his Big Band Staff, 8th, 6:15-8:30pm, Art Fair, 30th, 10am-4pm, Dore’s Mountain Paul Strahm of San Diego paints a gazebo Idyllwild Community Center site. Art Garden. near Strawberry Creek during the Art Mile High Radio (for amateur radio op- Holistic Faire, 30th & 31st, 9am-5pm, The Alliance of Idyllwild’s Annual Plein erators, 8th, 6:30pm, Idyllwild Fire Station. Chakra Shack. Sandii Castleberry, Paul Carman, Bill Memorial Day Ceremony & Luncheon, Air Festival. This year’s event will be Saitta, 9th, 6-9pm, The Creek House. 31st, 11am, American Legion Post 800. held June 12-13. Photo by Jenny Kirchner Creating Together Couples Retreat, 9th-11th, The Chakra Shack, pre-register 659- June 3191. Orienteering, 19th, 10am-noon, Idyllwild Junior Naturalist Program: Microtrek The Girlz, 4th, 6-9pm, The Creek House. Nature Center. Scavenger Hunt, 10th, 10am-noon, Idyllwild Isis Theatre Company production Idyllwild Gay Potluck, 19th, 6pm, location Nature Center. (TBA), 4th & 5th, 7:30pm, Caine Learning varies, e-mail [email protected]. Art Alliance of Idyllwild Incredible Au- Center. Sandii Castleberry, Paul Carman, Bill dible & Studio Art Tour, 10th, noon-5pm, Idyllwild 5K & 10K Run & Fitness Walk, Saitta, 25th, 6-9pm, The Creek House. member galleries. 5th, Start times: 5K Walk/Run, 7:15am; 10K Family Art Summer Camp, 25th-27th, The Isis Theatre Company Staged Reading Run, 7:45am; ½-mile Kids’ Run, 9:15am, Cen- Chakra Shack, pre-register, 659-3191. (TBA), 10th, 7:30pm, Idyllwild Dance Studio. ter of Town. Junior Naturalist Program: It’s All About Lemon Lily Festival Junior Art Show Re- Idyllwild School PTA Pancake Breakfast, the Beak, 26th, 10am-noon, Idyllwild Nature ception, 15th, 2-4pm; Junior Art Show, 16th, 5th, 8-10:30am, Town Hall. Center. 17th & 18th, noon-4pm. The Chakra Shack. Mile High Radio (for amateur radio op- erators), 10th, 6:30pm, Idyllwild Fire Station. Idyllwild’s 5K & 10K Run & Fitness Walk draws everyone from seasoned runners Art Alliance of Idyllwild 9th-annual to future Olympians. This year’s event will be held on June 5. Photo by Jenny Kirchner Plein Air Art Festival: Panel Discussion, 11th, 6-8pm, Quiet Creek Inn; Plein Air Art, 12th, 8am-2pm, throughout town; Reception and Exhibit, 13th, 9am-1pm, Quiet Creek Inn. Junior Naturalist Program: Microtrek Events & Celebrations Scavenger Hunt, 12th, 10am-noon, Idyllwild Nature Center. Idyllwild Garden Club Annual Spring Garden Tour, 12th, 10am-4pm. Start at cen- ter of town. Art Alliance of Idyllwild 3-D Art Festival, 12th, noon-5pm, member galleries. Idyllwild Francophonie for fluent French speakers, 14th, 6:30pm, Mountain Restau- rant, RSVP to Francoise Frigola, 659-4146. ICRC Speaker’s Series: Mick Lynch, Idyllwild Poet and Performance Artist, “Out a’ the Pine,” 16th, 5:30pm, Caine Learning Center. Junior Naturalist Program: Mapping &

26 Idyllwild Visitor’s Guide, Summer/Fall 2010 Lemon Lily Festival Pioneer Town, 17th, 11am-4pm, Town Hall. Lemon Lily Festival Luau, 17th, 2-5pm, Silver Pines Lodge. American Legion Post 800’s Lemon Lily Festival Barbecue, 17th, 3-6pm, Town Hall. Lemon Lily Festival Hoedown w/ Riley’s Mountaineers, 17th, 5-8:30pm, Town Hall. Idyllwild Gay Potluck, 17th, 6pm, location varies, e-mail [email protected]. Sunrise Yoga with Judy Way, 18th, 7-8am, Town Centre Gazebo. Rotary Club’s Lemon Lily Festival Pan- cake Breakfast, 18th, 8am-11am, Town Hall. Lemon Lily Festival Guided Hike to Ruby Holway paraded down North Saddle Junction with botanists Michael Circle Drive with the Idyllwild School of Wangler & Dave Stith, 18th, 9am-3pm. Dance last summer during the Fourth RSVP to [email protected]. of July Parade. This year’s parade will Lemon Lily Festival Seminar: “Garden- be held on Saturday, July 3. Photo by Jenny ing for Wildlife & Pollinators Utilizing Kirchner Our Native Plants,” 18th, 11am & 1pm, Idyllwild Nature Center Summer Concert Series: Dixie Devils, 15th, Vacation Bible School, 19th-22nd, 5-8pm, Sgt. Steven Santiago of the 29 Palms U.S. 6:15-8pm, Idyllwild Community Center site. Idyllwild Bible Church. Marine Corp Band takes center stage Sunrise Pilates with Judi Way, 16th, 7-8am, Summer Concert Series: Mara Getz during the 10th-annual Idyllwild Sum- Town Centre Gazebo. Broadway Show, 22nd, 6:15-8:30pm, mer Concert Series last Summer. Lemon Lily Festival events at Idyllwild Photo by Jenny Kirchner Nature Center: Juried Art Show, ven- dor exhibits children’s crafts, face painting & scavenger hunt native plant Weekly Events Idyllwild Community Center site. sale, 16th, 17th & 18th, 9am-4:30pm. The Girlz, 23rd, 6-9pm, The Creek House. Monday Girlfriends’ Getaway, 23rd-25th, The Chakra Children’s Story Time, 10:30am, Idyllwild Library. Shack, pre-register 659-3191. Mountain Disaster Preparedness 3rd- Tuesday annual Hoedown Party, 24th, 2-6pm, St. Fit After Fifty, 11am, Mile-High Fitness. Hugh’s Episcopal Church. Jazz Night: Paul Carman, Marshall Summer Concert Series: City Beat Hawkins & Barnaby Finch, 6-9pm, Café Band, 29th, 5:15-8:30pm. Idyllwild Commu- Aroma. nity Center site. Wednesday Sandii Castleberry & Friends, 30th, 6-9pm, AWANA for ages 3 to fifth-graders (starts The Creek House. September), 5:45-8pm, Idyllwild Bible Church. Junior Naturalist Programs: Some Like it Wet, 31st, 10am-noon; Tortoises, 1-3pm, Thursday Idyllwild Nature Center. Fit After Fifty, 11am, Mile-High Fitness. Bridge, 12:30-4pm, Creekstone Inn. Friday August Change Required, 5-8pm, The Lumber Mill Bar Summer Concert Series: United Blues and Grill. Band, 5th, 6:15-8:30pm, Idyllwild Community Willy B., 5:30-8:30pm, Arriba Mexican Restau- rant. Center site. Live music in the lounge, 6-9pm, The Creek The Girlz, 6th, 6-9pm, The Creek House. House. Junior Naturalist Program: It’s All About The Lemon Lily Festival, July 15-17, Karaoke, 9pm-1am, Jo’An’s Restaurant & Bar the Beak, 7th, 10am-noon, Idyllwild Nature will feature nature walks, art shows, scav- Center. Saturday Lora Steere retrospective art exhibit David Jerome, 9am-noon, Café Aroma. enger hunts, a pioneer town, a luau, and and celebration, 7th & 8th, time TBA, even a hoedown. Photo by Michael Wangler “Climbing Tahquitz Rock,” Historical Exhibit, 11am-4pm, Idyllwild Area Historical Krone Museum, Idyllwild Arts. Museum. Idyllwild Francophonie for fluent French Lemon Lily Festival Riparian Walk be- Live music in the garden, noon-4pm, Jo’An’s speakers, 9th, 6:30pm, RSVP to Francoise side Lily Creek with botanist Dave Restaurant & Bar (most weekends) Frigola, 659-4146. Stith, 16th, 1-1:30pm & 4:30-5pm; 17th, Change Required, 1-4pm, The Lumber Mill Bar Summer Concert Series: Lisa Haley & and Grill. 9:30-10am, Idyllwild Nature Center. the Zydekats, 12th, 6:15-8:30pm, Idyllwild Sandii Castleberry, 5:30-8:30pm, Arriba Mexi- Community Center site. Junior Naturalist Program: Mapping & can Restaurant. Orienteering, 17th, 10am-noon, Idyllwild Mile High Radio (for amateur radio op- Nature Center. Sunday erators), 12th, 6:30pm, Idyllwild Fire Station. Lemon Lily Walk (w/Scavenger Hunt Ernie Alé, 9am-noon, Café Aroma. Sandii Castleberry, Paul Carman, Bill for Kids) throughout town with treats “Climbing Tahquitz Rock,” Historical Saitta, 13th, 6-9pm, The Creek House. Exhibit, 11am-4pm, Idyllwild Area Historical from businesses: 17th, 11am-4pm & 18th, Celebrating Motherhood Retreat, 13th- & Celebrations Events Museum. 11am-3pm. Get map at Town Centre Gazebo. 15th, The Chakra Shack, pre-register 659-3191.

Idyllwild Visitor’s Guide, Summer/Fall 2010 27 September Mountain Community Patrol 16th-an- nual Yard & Bake Sale, 3rd & 4th, 8am- 3pm. 54185 South Circle Dr. Idyllwild Area Historical Society Annual Ice Cream Social, 4th, 11am-2pm, Idyllwild Area Historical Society Museum. Labor Day Barbecue w/live music, 4th, 3- 8pm barbecue; 7pm music, American Legion Post 800. Animal Rescue Friends (ARF) Labor Day Yard Sale, 4th & 5th, 9am-3pm, ARF headquarters. Friends of the Idyllwild Library Annual Labor Day Book Sale, 4th & 5th, 10am- From left, Yve Evans, Debbie Voltura and Sherry Williams delighted crowds during last 4pm, Idyllwild Library. year’s Jazz in the Pines music festival. This year’s celebration will be held August 28 Art Fair, 5th, 10am-4pm, Dore’s Mountain Art & 29 on the Idyllwild Arts campus. Photo by Jenny Kirchner Garden. Rotary Club’s Labor Day Barbecue, 5th, 3-7pm, Town Hall. Idyllwild Francophonie for fl uent-French Butterfl y Daze, 14th, 9am-4pm, Idyllwild varies, e-mail [email protected]. speakers, 9th, noon, Café Aroma, RSVP to Nature Center. Change Required, 28th, 10am, Jazz in the Francoise Frigola, 659-4146. Isis Theatre Company Staged Reading Pines, Idyllwild Arts. Mile High Radio (for amateur radio op- (TBA), 15th, 4:30pm, Idyllwild Dance Studio. Junior Naturalist Program: Microtrek erators), 9th, 6:30pm, Idyllwild Fire Station. Summer Concert Series: U.S. Marine Scavenger Hunt, 28th, 10am-noon, Idyllwild Whole Being Weekend, 10th-12th, Buck- Corps Band, 19th, 6:15-8:30pm, Idyllwild Nature Center. horn Camp. Community Center site. Jazz in the Pines, 28th & 29th, 10am-5pm, Art Alliance of Idyllwild 12th-annual Ju- Sandii Castleberry, Paul Carman, Bill Idyllwild Arts Campus. Saturday’s headliners ried Artist Members’ Show, 11th, 6-8pm, Saitta, 20th, 6-9pm, The Creek House. will be Tom Scott and Cannonball Revis- location TBA. Junior Naturalist Program: Mapping & ited and jazz vocalist Kenny Washington. 24 Hours of Adrenalin Mountain Bike Orienteering, 21st, 10am-noon, Idyllwild Sunday’s headliners will world-famous pia- Race, 18th, Hurkey Creek Campground. Nature Center. nist Davis Benoit and Latin jazz artist Oscar Idyllwild Area Historical Society 10th- Idyllwild Gay Potluck, 21st, 6pm, location Hernandez.

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Idyllwild Visitor’s Guide, Summer/Fall 2010 29 Illustrator and naturalist John Muir Laws will give lectures during the annual Wild- Belly dancers shimmy their way down North Circle Drive during the annual Fourth of July Pa- flower Show and Art Exhibit May 29-31 at the rade. This year’s parade will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 3. Photo by Jenny Kirchner Idyllwild Nature Center. Photos courtesy John Muir Laws. Idyllwild, small town, big events By Beth Nottley

ummer brings a profusion of a map to help shoppers find their treasures. S homegrown events to Idyllwild that Some local nonprofits, such as Idyllwild continue well into autumn. Pick just about Animal Rescue Friends, have yard sales any weekend to visit Idyllwild and you’ll that weekend; but Mountain Community find a unique event put on by local people. Patrol has moved its popular Memorial Many view Memorial Day weekend as Day sale to Labor Day. the semi-official start of summer. That’s For those who wish to honor the men dubious in Idyllwild where a late snow is and women who died while serving in always possible, but even with snow locals the military, American Legion Post 800 carry on. welcomes all visitors to attend its annual A great way to celebrate the start of Memorial Day barbecue on Saturday, May the growing season and learn about local 29 and the Veterans Ceremony at 11 a.m. flora and fauna is to attend the annual Monday, May 31. Wildflower Show and Art Exhibit on June features three outdoor events May 29 through 31. Held at the Idyllwild with different types of fun: walking and Nature Center for the last 32 years, this running; gardening and plein air painting. Metal sculptor extraordinairre Dore Capi- year’s event features sessions with John The 30th-annual Idyllwild 5K/10K Run tani’s art will be on display in the Mountain Muir Laws who will give illustrated lectures and Walk takes place on Saturday, June 5, Art Garden during Capitani’s annual Art Fair about San Jacinto mountain and desert and raises money for physical education on Sunday, May 30. Photo by Trish Tuley. natural history. There will also be crafts for programs at Idyllwild School. Top winners children and adults throughout the day get special awards and custom medallions that focus on creating things from materials and other awards are given to winners in found in nature. For example, artists will different age groups. All kids in the ½-mile demonstrate how to make baskets out fun run receive an award at the finish line. of pine needles and weave garlands from The Idyllwild School PTA hosts a post race flowers and twigs. breakfast at Town Hall. Race registration A newer Idyllwild Memorial Day begins at 7:15 a.m. in the town center. To weekend event is the 4th-annual Art Fair register online, go to www.idyllwildrace. hosted by Dore’s Art Garden on Sunday, com. May 30.The fair features Dore Capitani’s Idyllwild’s been called “one of the best unique outdoor art and original creations 100 art towns in America,” and the Art by many local artisans. Capitani hosts Alliance of Idyllwild’s events have a lot a similar Art Fair over the Labor Day to do with that distinction. On Saturday, weekend. The Art Garden is located on June 12, the 9th-annual Plein Air Art Highway 243 in Mountain Center. Festival features local artists painting Idyllwild’s American Legion Post 800 will Idyllwild is known for its Memorial Day outdoor scenes throughout the village. honor the country’s fallen on May 29. Photo by weekend yard sales. The Town Crier prints During the afternoon, member galleries Jenny Kirchner

30 Idyllwild Visitor’s Guide, Summer/Fall 2010 The 17th Annual Idyllwild Jazz in the Pines August 28 & 29, 2010 At the Idyllwild Arts Campus

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Idyllwild Visitor’s Guide, Summer/Fall 2010 31 The Mountain Community Patrol’s pancake breakfast fund-raiser will be The Idyllwild Home Tour Sept. 18, features both historic and held at Town Hall on Sunday, July 4. Photos by Jenny Kirchner contemporary home. host a self-guided art show featuring 3-D Society Museum. Tickets can be purchased their horns, young and retired service men art. Sunday morning, visitors can view the the day of the event or in advance online at and women marching in crisp uniforms paintings created amazingly enough in just www.idyllwildgardenclub.net. and children waving American fl ags and one day, speak with the artists, and perhaps Probably the most anticipated annual scampering for candy parade participants purchase a piece of Idyllwild to take home. event is the Rotary Club’s Fourth of throw to them. Also on June 12 is the Annual Idyllwild July parade that will be held this year on Following the parade, the American Garden Club Spring Garden Tour. Visitors Saturday, July 3. Watching Idyllwild’s Legion Post 800 hosts its holiday barbecue enter the personal and varied gardening parade is like having a piece of old-time on Saturday. Hungry again on the 4th? Try worlds of fi ve private residential gardens. Americana fl ow past with cowboys on the Mountain Community Patrol’s Pancake As part of the event, the club’s plant sale horses, fi refi ghters waving from shiny fi re Breakfast at Town Hall on Sunday. will be held at the Idyllwild Area Historical trucks, vintage car owners proudly tooting Not really a festival but a headliner

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32 Idyllwild Visitor’s Guide, Summer/Fall 2010 Idyllwild’s spectacular Memorial Day and La- Children delight in Butterfl y Daze held Saturday, August 14 at the Idyllwild Nature Center. bor Day weekend yard sales. event for locals is the Idyllwild Summer Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center features a slew of other activities including Concert Series, now in its eleventh year. Band. Concerts are free to the public. some that transport visitors back in time. For seven consecutive Thursday evenings, A new festival this year involving many Town Hall will be the site for an old-time beginning July 8, live concerts are Idyllwild organizations is the Lemon Lily Pioneer Town with demonstrations and presented outdoors at the new Idyllwild Festival from July 16 through 18. The goal hands-on activities like blacksmithing, log Community Center site. The series opens of event organizers is to restore the native cabin building and quilt making. Later, with series producer Ken Dahleen and his Lemon Lily, a beautiful, lemon-scented there will be a country hoedown with Big Band Staff. Following weeks feature a fl ower once abundant in the Idyllwild area. Western, country and bluegrass music, variety of music including Dixieland, blues Organizers plan to plant Lemon Lilies dancing and a barbecue. Throughout town, and zydeco. The series wraps on Aug. 19 prior to the festival and conduct hikes to local businesses will be giving away lemon- with a varied program by the United States seeded sites during the festival. The event Continued on page 48

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Idyllwild Visitor’s Guide, Summer/Fall 2010 33 Idyl lwild In the Movies

Elvis and costar Joan Blackman during the filming of “Kid Galahad” in Idyllwild 1961.

34 Idyllwild Visitor’s Guide, Summer/Fall 2010 When early Hollywood filmmakers needed the perfect mountain setting, they found it in Idyllwild. Robert B. Smith

ne Idyllwild industry you’re not often likely to encounter on its streets is moviemaking. But it’s O been humming along in the background since 1914. That was when Cecil B. DeMille discovered the small resort of Keen Camp, located at the site of today’s Living Free animal sanctuary near Mountain Center. What resulted was his first movie (also the first feature-length film made in Hollywood), “The Squaw Man.” Idyllwild thus got in on Hollywood’s ground floor as a location destination. DeMille returned the next year Cast members of “Blind Husbands,” posing for publicity shot to film “Girl of the Golden West.” For decades to come, above Idyllwild in the spring of 1919. From left: Francellia Westerns shot around Keen Camp and Garner Valley Billington, Erich von Stroheim, T. H. Gibson-Gowland and farther south were the easily accessible bread and butter of Sam DeGrasse. Stroheim wrote, directed and starred in “Blind the trade’s location scouts. Husbands,” his first directorial effort and the film that made his Another distinctive Idyllwild film of the silent era Hollywood career. Climactic scenes were shot on the sides and was “Blind Husbands”(1919). Its climactic scenes were peak of Lily Rock. filmed on Lily (Tahquitz) Rock. Erich von Stroheim, whose German origins and difficult personality made him a pariah in Hollywood, wrote, directed and starred in the movie, casting friends in leading roles. The film’s success gave Stroheim’s career a fresh start, and he returned annually with his family to vacation at the old Idyllwild Inn. Spectacular San Jacinto mountain scenery has always been the major attraction for filmmakers, but the same terrain and the weather could sometimes play havoc with business. In 1921, for example, the cast and crew of “When Romance Rides,” a film version of the Zane Gray Western, “Wildfire,” became marooned in Idyllwild for days by an early December blizzard. In 1952, “Desperate Search,” starring Jane Greer, Howard Keel and Keenan Wynn, called for a seaplane to land on Lake Hemet. That was easy enough, but when it came time to take off, the lake’s small area and 4,500-foot altitude stymied all efforts to launch the seaplane skyward. Despite its being a hit-and-run activity engineered mostly by distant entrepreneurs, location filming provided “Desperate Search” was filmed in part at Lake Hemet in 1952. fringe benefits for Idyllwild residents. Many hired on as The seaplane landed on the lake for the filming, but was unable extras, managed logistics and traffic, or simply enjoyed to take off due to the lake’s altitude and small size. The movie hobnobbing with those otherwise mythical Hollywood starred Jane Greer, Howard Keel, and Keenan Wynn. personalities. In 1966, Roger Corman, Peter Fonda, Nancy Sinatra, Bruce Dern, Diane Ladd and Peter Bogdanovich came burial. Old-timers still recognize familiar local faces in the to town to film “The Wild Angels.” Its climax, following crowd. a wild party that supposedly trashed Queen of Angels But of the 75 or more feature films shot in our area, the Catholic Church on North Circle Drive, featured a Nazi- most memorable was “Kid Galahad.” For several weeks in style funeral march through the village. Drop-jawed the autumn of 1961, Elvis Presley settled in, accompanied spectators lined Highway 243 and North Circle, as the by a cast that included Joan Blackman, Gig Young, Charles parade passed on to a vacant lot on River Drive for the Bronson, Lola Albright and Ed Asner. Continued

Photos courtesy Idyllwild Area Historical Society MuseumIdyllwild Visitor’s Guide, Summer/Fall 2010 35 Idyllwild in the Movies Continued from previous page The primary setting was Hidden Lodge, a Fern Valley resort. But scenes were also set at Fern Valley Corners, the Idyllwild Garage, and the long-gone Eleanor Park and Idyllwild Mountain Inn. (The inn and park sites now host Jo’An’s Restaurant and the Village Centre mall.) Elvis fans arrive on pilgrimages to this day. Now, the Idyllwild movie-making tradition is passing to a new generation. One vehicle is the Idyllwild Film Festival, inaugurated earlier this year by Idyllwild screenwriter/director Steven Savage, who has used local settings and actors in several of his fi lms, including “The Queen of Screams,” “Hunter’s Moon” and “Cosmic Radio.” His most recent fi lm, “Legacy,” debuted in early 2010 at the Idyllwild Independent Festival of Cinema. “Legacy” will have a May red carpet screening at the Camelot Theatre in Palm Springs, which is the primary venue for the Palm Springs International Film Festival, and a June showing in London at the Prince Charles Theatre. Part of an unidentifi ed movie crew trek up a trail on South Ridge And with its recent introduction of a Moving Pictures above Idyllwild to a fi lming site. Department, students at the world-famous Idyllwild Arts Academy are producing a steady supply of short fi lms. Fittingly, this past year a student from Turkey, Robert B. Smith of Idyllwild is a retired scientist, university Gurk Ilbay, created a documentary on the history of executive, prize-winning essayist, newspaper columnist and Idyllwild fi lmmaking, evocatively and humorously titled student of San Jacinto Mountains history for the past 15 “Hollywood and Pine.” years.

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Idyllwild Visitor’s Guide, Summer/Fall 2010 37 YESTERDAY

Mixing concrete for the Town Hall foundation (foreground, from left), Rollin Humber, Chuck Roberts, Vic Poates, Bill Hirsh, and Jim Patton. All photos courtesy of Idyllwild Area Historical Society Museum A Village Builds a Social Center By Marshall Smith

y grandmother Anna Poates, who had the Silver The “Great Day of Pouring” for the foundation took place on Pines Lodge — it was a boarding house then Thursday, Dec. 5, 1946. And it wasn’t just the men who wheeled ‘M — would cook up some beans and a roast, and bring the barrows up the ramps to dump the concrete. Vi Taylor, wife food over to the men working on putting in the foundation,” of service station owner Tommy Taylor, became a bit of a legend remembers Jimmy Johnson, whose father Gerald (Jerry) Johnson on that and subsequent days. When a man struggled to get the owned the land on which the future Town Hall, as it came to be wheelbarrow up the steep ramp, Vi took over. As local Jack Darby known, would be built. remembered, “A guy tried and couldn’t make it. Vi grabbed the Jimmy, who was 13 when excavation for the basement started wheelbarrow and wheeled it up the ramp. From that point on, on Saturday, Nov. 13, 1946, recalls that the impetus for building every time she started up with a load of concrete, the guys would Town Hall was to create a meeting and social center for the town, yell, ‘Get out of the way! Vi’s coming!’” lost when a May 1945 fire ended the 40 year reign of the old “The town worked mostly on weekends,” Johnson remembers. Idyllwild Inn as the village social and economic centerpiece. “Sometimes as many as 20 men at a time. I helped mix sand, “We needed a place,” Johnson remembered. “We used to have cement and water to make the concrete. Chuck Roberts hauled songfests, big name bands, dances.” So the small village, with lumber up the mountain from Hemet. It was kind of like a party maybe no more than 500 full time residents at the time, came thing. The men would work and the women would bring baskets together to build a new village center. Hackneyed as the phrase of food. I remember we’d work from 8 in the morning until dark, might now seem, it really did take a village to build the town’s new through the winter. I don’t remember too much inclement weather social center. that year. We didn’t have many phones, so the times of when to get

38 Idyllwild Visitor’s Guide, Summer/Fall 2010 Women preparing lunch for Town Hall foundation crew of 100 workers. The tables are set up in front of the original Rustic Theatre (now the Silver Pines Lodge. Notation on back of photo, “1. Betty Maxwell, 4. Vi Taylor.” If anyone can identify more of the women, please contact the Town Crier.

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Idyllwild Visitor’s Guide, Summer/Fall 2010 39 Locals worked to fi nish up the forms for the Town Hall foundation in December, 1946. The building still stands, and is a vital social center to this day. together must have been spread pretty much by word of mouth.” high school at the time. A buddy of mine and I used to write skits. Work continued throughout the winter on what was then being We were rehearsing to put on a play for the opening ceremonies. called “Community House.” A story about the completion of The walls, doors and roof were up, but the interior was still being Community House ran in the July 12, 1947 edition of the Town Crier. worked on. I fell through a 2-foot-wide hole in the fl oor down Darby remembers getting ready for the dedication. “I was in into what is now the basement — scraped my ribs and threw out

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Idyllwild Visitor’s Guide, Summer/Fall 2010 41 Church services

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Christian Science Church 25970 Cedar Street at River Drive, 659-2511. Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Service, 10 a.m.; Wednesday Meeting, 7 p.m.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 53830 Tollgate Road, 659-5119.

Community Presbyterian Church 54400 N. Circle Dr., Rev. Richard Olson, 659-2935. Sunday Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Men’s Break fast, Wed nesday, 6:15 a.m.

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The Idyllwild Plunge was a popular summer attraction in earlier times.. PHOTO BY AVERY FIELD, COURTESY OF THE IDYLLWILD AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY

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he Museum of the award-winning Butts family spent their summers exploring numerous photos and documents are T Idyllwild Area Historical Society the many hiking trails, horseback riding in displayed to tell the story of the Idyllwild is located in a charming cabin at 54470 the forest, and wading in the cool waters of area and the interesting characters who North Circle Drive, and the quaintness of Strawberry Creek. made it possible. the surroundings encourage you to step The Historical Society acquired You are invited to visit the museum right in. the property in 2002 and spent a year and learn the fascinating history of the In 1922 C. L. Emerson, the primary restoring the cabin and remodeling the surrounding mountain communities. developer of Idyllwild as a village, sold the garage. Today, the museum exhibits many Docents and volunteers are on hand to property to Della Ferguson. The cabin historical artifacts that reflect the richness answer your questions. Admission is free and garage were built in 1930, and are and diversity of this region. Currently and donations are always welcome. typical of the Craftsman architectural featured is the history of climbing on Write to the Museum at P.O. Box 3320, style of many early bungalows in Southern world-famous Tahquitz (Lily) Rock. Idyllwild, CA, 92549 or phone 951-659- California. For most of its life the cabin Early Idyllwild kitchenware, implements 2717. A visit to www.idyllwildhistory.org housed one family. In a period lasting from pioneer lumber barons, samples will keep you informed about upcoming almost 60 years, three generations of the of furniture from a local factory, and events, new exhibits, and publications.

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Idyllwild Visitor’s Guide, Summer/Fall 2010 43 RECREATION

PHOTO BY JIM CRANDALL Tahquitz, a rock-climbing destination By Marshall Smith

ahquitz (Lily) Rock is internationally August 1936. Throughout the 1930s the For climbing aficionados, the YDS T renowned among rock climbers as fame of Tahquitz as a climbing destination defines “technical rock climbing” class 5 as a premiere destination. “Open Book,” grew. By the early 1940s over a dozen follows: 5.0 to 5.4 – a person of reasonable “The Trough,” “Angel’s Fright,” “The routes had been established. fitness can climb at this level with little Mechanic’s Route,” and “The Vampire” are After World War II a new generation or no rock climbing skills; 5.4 to 5.7 some of the routes that lure climbers from of climbers led by Royal Robbins, also an – requires rock climbing skills or strength; around the world to scale this great granite RCS member, brought clean (piton-less) 5.7 to 5.9 – good rock climbing skills, rock outcropping, jutting majestically from and free climbing techniques to Tahquitz. shoes, and strength are needed to climb its parent peak and easily viewed from In 1952, Robbins put up the Open Book at this level; 5.10 to 5.14 – excellent rock Idyllwild’s village center. route, at that time one of the hardest free climbing skills and training are required Named after Chief Tahquitz of the climbs in the U.S. Because the nuanced for these levels. Also “+” and “-” connote valley Soboba Indian tribe, and long a difficulty of the routes being put up more or less difficult or “a” through “d” subject of Indian legend and ominous on Tahquitz began to render the “easy, can rank the climb, with “d” being more unexplained rumblings, majestic Tahquitz moderate or hard” route classifications difficult than “a.” is also the stuff of legend for climbers useless, Robbins, along with RCS members Over the years, recognized climbers have — dramatic ascents, the first free climbs Chuck Wilts and Don Wilson, developed added their names to Tahquitz’s growing of harrowing routes, and the mountain on the modern system of rating fifth-class legend — Mike Sherrick, Jerry Gallwas, Joe which the Yosemite Decimal System (YDS) climbing from 5.0 to 5.9. Mark Powell, an Fitschen, Charlie Raymond, Don Lauria for ranking climbing route difficulty was Idyllwild local that frequented Yosemite, and John Long — each pursuing what developed. passed the system on to climbers there, Robbins called the essence of climbing: “A In the 1930s, the Rock Climbing and by the 1960s the YDS was standard first ascent is a creation in the same sense as Section (RCS) of the Sierra Club in in the U.S. By the late 60s even the top is a painting or a song [and that choosing a California began identifying challenging of the scale 5.9 Open Book was eclipsed climbing line or route] may well be an act rock climbing destinations in Southern with Tahquitz’s 5.10b Zigzag and the 5.11 of brilliant creativity.” California. RCS member Jim Smith lauded Chingadera, one of the first 5.11 routes in Tahquitz as a premiere destination and the country and one which set new rock Marshall Smith is a staff reporter for the conducted the first ascent of the Trough in climbing standards. Idyllwild Town Crier newspaper.

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46 Idyllwild Visitor’s Guide, Summer/Fall 2010 Idyllwild Visitor’s Guide, Summer/Fall 2010 47 attendees gather and process acorns into Festivals in Idyllwild traditional food dishes using mortars Continued from page 33 and pestles just as native Cahuilla did for centuries. Native American games and pine flavored treats and other small gifts to those needle basket making are featured. who buy a Lemon Lily walk passport. October concludes with the Great August brings the annual Butterfly Daze Pumpkin Parade and Carnival on Sunday, festival held at the Idyllwild Nature Center Oct. 31, put on by the Idyllwild School on Saturday, Aug. 14. A great family event, PTA. People line North Circle Drive to kids and adults can see and feed monarch hand out candy to costumed children butterflies that are released from the who parade down North Circle Drive to Butterfly Pavilion at the end of the day. the carnival in the center of town. At the An Idyllwild event that has gained carnival, children enjoy games and activities international acclaim is the 17th-annual Jazz set up by local service groups. In addition, in the Pines festival, where world-renowned most local businesses in the village center jazz and blues artists perform on multiple are open for the trick-or-treaters. For stages on the campus of the Idyllwild Arts good scary fun, the Haunted Ghost Town Academy (IAA). Saturday’s headliners will features live actors and surprising special be Tom Scott and Cannonball Revisited and effects on Saturdays throughout the month jazz vocalist Kenny Washington. Sunday’s of October at the Idyllwild Community People come from all over California and headliners will be world-famous pianist beyond for the annual Art Walk and Wine Center site. David Benoit and Latin jazz artist Oscar Tasting festival. This year’s event will be held A complete summer and fall festival Hernandez.Between watching acts, festival- Saturday, October 9. Photo by Jenny Kirchner calendar starts on page 26. Also, visit the goers can stroll along the festival concourse Town Crier’s Web site, www.towncrier.com, and shop at vendor booths, taste an array of and click on the Arts & Entertainment food and sample fine wines. Festival profits fund IAA scholarships. calendar for up-to-date listings. Plan to attend some or all of the A music and art festival of a different sort can be found at the local festivals that make Idyllwild one of the best getaway spots in 36th-annual Whole Being Weekend held from Sept. 10 to 12 Southern California. at the picturesque and rustic, 120-acre Buckhorn Camp. Each year, hundreds of hippies gather to celebrate peace and love while Beth Nottley is Staff Reporter for the Idyllwild Town Crier making art and playing music. Workshops in things like alternative newspaper. healing, yoga and recycling are offered along with wholesome vegetarian meals. The 10th-annual Idyllwild Home Tour takes place on Sept. 18. CABINS IN THE SKY FOR UNDER $200,000 Visitors can explore five distinctive and historical homes and get a glimpse into the private lifestyles of mountain residents. A popular “home sewn” Idyllwild event is the Mountain Quilters 7th-annual Quilt Show on Oct. 16 and 17 at Idyllwild School. More than 70 beautiful quilts made by locals are displayed and one lucky person will win a homemade quilt. On Oct. 9, the Art Alliance of Idyllwild presents its wildly popular Art Walk and Wine Tasting. Now in its 13th year, the festival gives attendees the best of two sensory pleasures — tasting Gary Tompkins REALTOR-ASSOCIATE wine and appreciating art at each participating gallery. The Idyllwild Nature Center’s Acorn Gathering Day takes Idyllwild Resident Realtor specializing in resort prop- place on Saturday, Oct. 23. Following Cahuilla Indian tradition, erties and vacation rentals for over 25 years. Check my web page to explore all properties in this beautiful mile-high paradise. Visit Gary at his Heritage House Inn office located in AVON the heart of town. Ask for a printout of current avail- Skin Care, Gifts, Cosmetics able properties including REOs and seasonal rentals. LARRY EDWARDS Independent Sales Representative 25880 Cedar Street Serving Idyllwild and Palm Springs www.idyllwildhouses.com 760-831-3299 Coldwell Banker—Serving So. Cal. Since 1906 www.youravon.com/larryedwards Global Resources Office (951) 659-1944 • Toll Free (888) 818-0887 [email protected] Cell (951) 306-5677 • [email protected]

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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

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.” A MOUNTAIN TRADITION HILLTOPHILLTOP Est. 1972 1-888-675-4025 REALTYREALTY “Metropolitan“Metropolitan Close ... FFeelseels LikLikee a Million Miles AAway”way” Larry Bischof

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