Palomar Mountain News

See that big log across the road?  It was a power pole not too long ago.  SDG&E is in the process of replacing wooden poles or trees with steel poles.  They set the new pole and a worker was up in a boom truck.  He detached the line and  – BOOM – the tree fell down – right where the property owner’s truck had been parked minutes before.

I was so pleased to see surveyors round the mountain the past few weeks.  They explained that they are working for SDG&E to plot their easements.  Since SDG&E is replacing the poles to make the mountain safer, they want to make sure the poles are within their easements.

Please take care to not remove or damage any survey markers.  They are very important to all and could be a huge benefit to individual property owners, too.

Thank you SDG&E and GIS Surveyors!

Bonnie Phelps – enjoying the snow!

This is what this afternoon’s “20% chance of snow” looks like.  The snow was just starting about an hour ago when I took the pic of my car.  It is covered in snow now but what is fun to see is the snow plow guys were already rolling on State Park Road.

About two inches so far at our place and enjoyed another beautiful sunset from our favorite mountain.

Bonnie and Don

It is cold up here! We have a few more days of below freezing temperatures: http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?site=SGX&textField1=33.3148&textField2=-116.844#.Wo3YgoPwbox

Alas!  I’ve come across cabins with frozen pipes this morning.  If you have a weekend place, be sure you have your water off, drain your pipes and use anti-freeze in each drain and the toilets.  It has not been fun to walk in cabins and see toilets in several pieces on the floor.

If your water isn’t off at your weekend place, please turn it off, or have it done and winterize.  It might be too late for your pipes but maybe not to late to save the toilet bowls.

Like someone to do it for you?  Just off the phone with Ron Bowan 619-206-3347.  He is standing by and can service your cabin.  It is very important to have your water off before pipes thaw out to not have as much water damage to your floors and contents.

Of course, if you are home-on-the-mountain with your big fire in the fireplace, just have yourself a cup of hot chocolate and enjoy these flakes coming down.

Would you like a property on Palomar for Valentines Day?  This one is just too cute!

It is also already spoken for.  Son Nathan, recruited his oldest nephew to help assemble this Costco find.  It was a surprise Christmas gift for his youngest nephew, little Atticus. He is in love with his mini cabin so we’ll have to find something else for you!

There are a few things to catch your eye on PalomarProperties.com and more in the wings. Please click through then let’s connect.

We did wake to a lovely surprise snow day.  I just updated Cabin Fever’s Vacation Rental with this morning’s Winter Wonderland.  Think it is mostly only a memory now but we are all on stand-by for the next snow.

Many of you remember back to another surprise 10 years ago on Valentines Day 2008 when we had a foot of snow and candy kisses on all of our mail boxes! Ah, the old-fashioned fun on our sweet little mountain! There is always room for more!  Come join us!

Very Happy Valentines Day to You!

Bonnie Phelps

Resident Realtor

It should be ok if it is coming off Canfield Road from Fry Creek area:

From:  Tim Gray

The US Forest Service will be burning brush piles near Fry Creek for the next 4 days.

We are looking to see a bit of snow ’round the pond real soon, but sure had very beautiful days in January!  Thank you Robert for sending our way.

From: Robert Gonsett

The air temperature was ideal for hiking and the lighting just right when my wife captured this photo of Doane Pond on January 18, 2018. We are truly blessed with such a beautiful mountain. Enjoy!

Interested in composing music for film or television?  One of our very talented and creative weekenders on Palomar just happens to be a working Hollywood composer!  He is also the Director and Founder of Palomar Film Music Workshop that is about to sell out for the 5th year in a row…   Who do you know that would love to attend?

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Such an interesting billboard along-side what looks to be a well-traveled road back in the days.  The rock looks very smooth and perhaps had different messages painted during the time of the use of that road.  This one says “BEST WHIPS HARNESS SHOP”. The boulder is big enough, it could perhaps still be in place.  Please see map and quest below from our Palomar Historian, Peter.

Who can give us a clue to the whereabouts?  Thank you!

In the attached image, is the old South Grade dropping down south from Nellie, and the photo site could be along the bottom stretch there:

From: Peter Brueggeman

Subject: is this c1890s photo at base of Palomar Mtn old South Grade?

Hello, I’m acquiring two old photos, one of Palomar Mtn South Grade in 1896, and the other possibly also of Palomar. Thus I’m asking if you recognize the landscape of the latter.

The two photos were taken by the young San Marcos photographer Percy Smith Cox who went up Palomar Mtn on a camping trip in 1896 and took several photos, with some photos famously of people travelling up the steep South Grade up Palomar. Cox had opened up a photography business in Escondido earlier in the 1890s, and then went on to Mexico City for his photography work/business. Another story there…

Anywho, do you recognize the landscape in the attached photo as being around the base of south grade on Palomar?

It could also be anywhere else in the general Escondido area….

Peter
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……. Peter Brueggeman La Mesa, California, USA peterbman(at)gmail.com