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Week of December 18th – Dec. 24th, 2025
Male Mule Deer- by Jim Brock Weather: Highs of 56 – 72, Lows of 39 – 44 Idyllwild Sun/Moon (Rise/Set) Calendar Next Full Moon: Saturday January 3rd Solstice Because of the tilt of the earth as it circles the sun (which takes 1 year where we live in the Northern Hemisphere), the earth is exposed…
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Week of December 11th – Dec. 17th, 2025
Waning days of Fall – by Al Matta Weather: Highs of 65 – 68 Lows of 36 – 43 Idyllwild Sun/Moon (Rise/Set) Calendar Next Full Moon: Saturday January 3rd History of Idyllwild Post Offices In the late 1800’s when logging was the main industry in Idyllwild, George Hannahs & his wife Sarah opened a general…
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Week of December 4th – Dec. 10th, 2025
Weather: Highs of 49 – 66 Lows of 28 – 43 Idyllwild Sun/Moon (Rise/Set) Calendar Full Moon: Thursday December 4th – 4:17 PM Coulter Pine Tree & Cone Did you know that the Coulter Pine Tree, one of the smallest in circumference pine trees in our forest, produces the largest pine cones in the world.…
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Week of November 27th – December 3rd, 2025
Weather: Highs of 59 – 64 Lows of 33 – 38 Idyllwild Sun/Moon (Rise/Set) Calendar Next Full Moon: Thursday December 4th Thanksgiving Traditions Most people associate Thanksgiving with the pilgrims, but most don’t know the whole story. The pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock in the winter of 1620. About 50% of them perished from malnutrition…
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Week of November 20th – 26th, 2025
Photo by Lynne Eodice Weather: Highs of 42 – 62 Lows of 34 – 42 Idyllwild Sun/Moon (Rise/Set) Calendar Next Full Moon: Thursday December 4th Cougars or Mountain Lions Yes, we have cougars (also known as Mountain Lions) in Idyllwild. You are VERY unlikely to ever see one, but they are here. The photo below…
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Week of November 13th – 19th, 2025
Tree full of Turkey Vultures – Photo by Stan Pekler Weather: Highs of 43 – 62 Lows of 28 – 43 Idyllwild Sun/Moon (Rise/Set) Calendar Next Full Moon: Thursday December 4th Back to some of the original topics…Granary Tree: One of my first postings in Good Morning Idyllwild back in May of 2023 was about…
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Week of November 6th – 12th, 2025
Full Moon Photo by Trudy Levy Weather: Highs of 62 – 75 Lows of 42 – 49 Idyllwild Sun/Moon (Rise/Set) Calendar Next Full Moon: Thursday December 4th Where do we get the word November? November is the latin word for the number “9”. Prior to 325 BC (or BCE if you want to be politically…
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Week of October 30th – November 5th, 2025
Happy Halloween! Weather: Highs of 65 – 75 Lows of 41 – 48 Idyllwild Sun/Moon (Rise/Set) Calendar Full Moon: Wednesday November 5th Halloween Halloween is a complex holiday that has evolved over centuries and was brought to our country by immigrants in the early days of the U.S. It was never a holiday worshiping the…
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Week of October 23rd – 29th, 2025
Photo by Lynne Eodice Weather: Highs of 63 – 74 Lows of 42 – 48 Idyllwild Sun/Moon (Rise/Set) Calendar Next Full Moon: Wednesday November 5th The Turkey Vulture With Halloween just around the corner, let’s talk about the Turkey Vulture. This photo was taken here in Idyllwild by John Drake & RebeccaFrazier. Turkey Vultures are…