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Week of April 10th – April 16th, 2025
Unknown Photographer Weather: Highs of 68 – 78 Lows of 43 – 49 Idyllwild Sanatorium Before Antibiotics were discovered, Tuberculosis, or as it was known then as “Consumption”, was very prevalent, especially in Europe where in the late 1800’s, 25% of the population died each year from it. The creation of “Sanatoriums” were on the…
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Week of April 3rd – April 9th, 2025
Photo by Al Matta Weather: Highs of 44 – 78 Lows of 29 – 54 Stellers Jay: We’ve all experienced them. Did you know they are a member of the Corvid Family, the same group that includes crows, ravens, & magpies. They are very smart. They raid other birds caches, and love nuts, seeds &…
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Week of Mar. 27th – April 2nd, 2025
Photo by Frank Colosi Weather: Highs of 51 – 59 Lows of 34 – 38 Spotted Towhee One of the prettier birds in Idyllwild is the Spotted Towhee. It’s pronounced like the word “toe” + eeee. They are just beautiful and you will probably hear them before you see them. Their calls are very distinctive….a…
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Week of Mar. 20th – Mar. 26th, 2025
Photo by Kenny Gioeli Weather: Highs of 59 – 76 Lows of 39 – 49 Snowflakes When you think of snowflakes, you think of the picture below. But did you know that only about 1 in 100,000 snowflakes ends up looking like the idyllic snowflake? Snowflakes form WAY up in the cloudy cold atmosphere with…
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Week of Mar. 13th – Mar. 19th, 2025
Photo by Brad Queen Weather: Highs of 34 – 57 Lows of 22 – 37 St. Patrick’s Day: The history of St. Patrick’s Day is fascinating. St. Patrick was not Irish, he was English. Born in Britian in 390 when England was under Roman rule, he was kidnapped by Irish pirates at age 16, and…
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Week of Mar. 6th – Mar. 12th, 2025
Photo by Miro Dudas Weather: Highs of 34 – 61 Lows of 25 – 36 Day-Light-Savings: Twice a year we go back and forth about the benefits and challenges of changing our clocks. Why can’t we decide? In 1916, Germany enacted Daylight Savings Time during WWI in order to have more daylight at the end…
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Week of Feb. 27th – Mar. 5th, 2025
Photo by Frank Colosi Weather: Highs of 43 – 64 Lows of 30 – 40 Pacific Crest Trail: The Trail: In anticipation of the town filling with hikers, here’s a mini-course on everything you wondered about the Pacific Crest Trail. First of all, everyone refers to it as the PCT. It was conceived in the…
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Week of Feb. 20th – Feb. 26th, 2025
Photo by Al Matta Weather: Highs of 64 – 75 Lows of 39 – 52 What Restaurants are open or closed today? Where can I get a quick snack? Live Music Around Town This WeekClick Below Stars: I thought the moon was fascinating and complex? It doesn’t even come close to being as complex as…
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Week of Feb. 13th – Feb. 19th, 2025
Photo by Kenny Geoli Weather: Highs of 38 – 59 Lows of 27 – 37 President’s Day: Washington’s birthday was celebrated starting in 1800 (the year after Washington died) but it was not made an official federal holiday until 1879. In1968 Congress passed the “Uniform Monday Holiday Act” and the celebration of Washington’s birthday was…