Palomar Mountain News

Such a beautiful snow day!  We had a gentle snow with very little of that promised wind.  Happy to see the blossoms on our pear tree seemed to have made it!  The apple trees hadn’t bloomed yet, so maybe we’ll have apples this year for the festival!

With that sun out, it is melting fast.  Very good news for the newest cabin owner on Palomar!  Escrow closed yesterday and they plan to live here full time.  Carpet cleaning and moving days are carefully scheduled around this blanket of snow and our next storm-on-the-way!

News to me!  Click for info for free tick testing for Lyme disease prevention.  Thanks Elizabeth Gerbe for sending it our way!

From: Gray, Tim -FS [mailto:tgray01@fs.fed.us]

Subject: Burning on Palomar Mountain

We have been burning on the backside of Fry Creek, just above Lower French (T9S/R1E/Section 32) and that we have also been burning out on the Palomar Divide TT (9S07) (T9S/R2E/Sections 30,31 &32).  Read More…

Yes, we have snow!  Smokey is very happy today!  I’ll have more pix for you later but for all of you off the mountain, we do have a couple inches up here already and more promised.  Maybe up to 11 inches today?  We’ll see!

Mother’s Kitchen is OPEN today for us snow bunnies!  Let’s go!

Storm moving in. Have you been following the snow forecast?  A couple days ago 1 to 3 inches were predicted, then it changed to 4 to 8 inches (hooray!), then yesterday back down to less than an inch of snow (so sad).  This morning we are teased with the promise of 4 to 8 inches again.

Plumbers have been working overtime lately repairing pipes from the last freezes. This is just a nudge for you off-mountain folks to make sure your cabin is winterized.

We have two options for you on the Mountain Yellow Pages if you’d like someone else to take care of it for you.

Very welcomed, gentle rain coming down now…  we’ll enjoy every minute of the next few days. Happy Sunday!

KEEPING CONTROL OF THE FLAMES

Fire agencies in county, with input from biologists, use prescribed burns to head off threat in backcountry  BY J. HARRY JONES  LAGUNA MOUNTAINS  Read More…

Looking for a project??    Like the Good Book says, you should ‘build on a firm foundation’.  The retaining wall has aged over the years, so once that gets shored up, you’ll have a pretty cute little place waiting to create some happy times on the mountain.

It looks like Spring up here so we have some new photos waiting for you of other cabins.  Quick, let’s go see!  Might need your mittens by Monday

Details for all the cabins, homes, ranch and land for sale on Palomar are waiting for you at Palomar Properties.

Looking forward to taking you ’round the mountain!

Bonnie Phelps-enjoying-this-very-fun-mountain!

A request came in from a guest booking Cabin Fever.  She said they were flying out from Minnesota to “swim with the otters”.  I thought it was a typo.  I didn’t know anything about being able to swim with otters in Valley Center.  So, I googled it.  Sure enough, right down the road in Valley Center at Nurtured by Nature, you can

They have a pretty interesting website and have also been a been a part of making dreams come true through the Make a Wish Foundation.  Fascinating way to give back and provide a really unique experience with animals.

Another fun thing to add to my bucket list!  How about YOU?

Driving by the Summit way too fast the other day, I had to turn around and get this pic for you.  Daffodils in February!   ‘Spose to have a tease of snow Sunday or Monday – but not too promising! We’ll welcome that rain, too!

The Summit?  Oh, back in the days when owned by Wayne and Shirley Thompson, it was called “Thompson’s Summit Grove”.  The word ‘Summit’ went back to the late 1930’s/early 40’s when the South Grade was being built and East Grade was punched through to the top.  About the time Crestline was extended from the Lodge, down to where the FD is now.  It was all about those roads meeting up at “The Summit”.

Think you’ll find most of the ‘old timers’ refer to our little town, Mother’s Kitchen, the General Store and one of the smallest Post Offices in the country, The Summit.

On my way out to pick a nice bouquet for those escrow gals working overtime for Palomar these days!  Happy day everyone!

A very beautiful, hand-carved door, opens to a most-inviting log home.  So much privacy in the middle of nearly 8 acres.  The owners had tree work and grooming to give you the absolutely beautiful view.  There is still some clean up in the works, but it feels like  ‘Spring on the Mountain’ so come on up!!!  Click for the details and look forward to having YOU for a nice, new neighbor!

Bonnie Phelps, Realtor

Palomar Properties Real Estate