Palomar Mountain News

Such a beautiful shot of just one of the amazing trees in our State Park.  This ‘Lord of the Forest’ is worth hiking down to along the Weir Trail.  Photo by new friend, photographer and philosopher extraordinaire, Fred Blackburn.

Feeling generous?  You have a few hours left for a tax deduction to benefit our Palomar State Park.  Click here for more info.

Make it a safe and Happy New Year!

Another peek through John Lesac’s lens of the 2015 Christmas Moon from Palomar Mountain. It was taken from the top of the road at Curt and Barbara Waite’s property, looking up through their beautiful cedar trees.

Enjoy your New Year celebration tonight!

Staff housing is needed for the Christian Conference Center.  Do you have a cabin available?  Please connect with Micah and see what you can work out.

We are potentially looking for a house to rent month-to-month on the mountain. Depending on what would be available, would probably determine who we would move. I think ideally we would be looking for a 2-bedroom house. 

Mountain neighbor and photographer, John Lesac shared his view of the first full Christmas moon in 38 years. Pretty special. So bright out there tonight with our crystal clear sky at 26 degrees.

Thanks John for all you do for the mountain – serving on different boards, donating hours of time with video and computer assistance and all the wonderful delicacies you create.   Fabulous desserts made in his wood burning stove.  You’re appreciated!

Very Merry Christmasing on Palomar!

We roused those horses early for their Christmas carrots. A little bit of hail arrived and we are pretending it’s snow for our White Christmas on Palomar Mountain 2015.

Since Tuesday, our gauge measures about 6 and a half inches of rain.  One inch of rain can make a foot of snow. We could have had quite a bit of extra fun up here if the temps had dropped. Love to have you pop by. The sledding would be pretty muddy but we have lots of goodies, in addition to a big bag of carrots, waiting for you!

Keep on enjoying your Christmas Celebration!

Bonnie and Don

A beautiful story came my way tonight so we have a white envelope tucked in our Christmas tree on Palomar.  Thought I would share this as I am guessing some of you might want to do the same thing.  Click to read about the White Envelope.

We’ve been ‘staging’ for family and friends heading our way to fill up all our extra beds over the next couple days.

Look what I found packed away!  It might have been my folks and it appears to be about the same era they would have come to Palomar for the first time.  Looking at the clothing styles, it’s an antique!  I’m guessing it is about the time I was born (many, many years ago!).

Double click on the photo to enlarge.  I took the pic through the view-finder with my iPad.  Surprised it came out so clear.

There isn’t time to write a letter

But maybe this is even better!

Look inside and you will see

A place that’s mighty nice to be.

Merry Christmas from Palomar Mountain!

Join in with your mountain neighbors and friends celebrating Christmas at the Community Center tonight.  Sit in front of the big stone fireplace for Lessons and Carols led by Cecelia Borland and her guitar.

You’re invited to bring appetizers or desserts to share or just come and enjoy as there will be plenty.

6 pm at the Community Center next door to the Palomar Mountain Fire Station.

A beautiful story waiting for you from Elsie’s Journal.

A very Merry Christmas to You and Yours,

Bonnie and Don

From: PMVFD Fire Board –  If You Cut it, the PMVFD Will Chip it

You’ve gone out and cleared brush on your property to create defensible space around your house and now you have a pile of dead vegetation you want to turn into mulch. Who you gonna call? The Palomar Mountain Volunteer Fire Department (PMVFD), that’s who. If you cut it, they’ll chip it. The state of California has granted the PMVFD funds to help reduce the wildfire threat by chipping cleared vegetation on the mountain. What will this service cost you? The PMVFD will do it for free. Read More…