Palomar Mountain News

WOW, WOW, WOW!  Do you remember this trailer hiding out on Crestline?  Click for the before pix when she picked it up on Palomar!  She is very creative restoring vintage trailers to sell to pay for college! Brooke turns trash into treasures!

You can own “Lemon Squeeze”!  She’s For Sale!

Click to see photos  of the entire process with ‘Before and After’ pix of just some of the work that has been put into restoring this cute little trailer. Here is a partial list of all that went into making Lemon Squeeze what she is today:

• New PTI California plates, with registration, title.
• Box is 10 ft. long, 12 ½ ft. including hitch and bumper, 6 ½ ft. wide, and 6 ½ tall.
• Extremely light weight, can be pulled by a smaller SUV / CUV.
• Tows really nice and easy.
• 2 inch hitch.
• Sleeps 2 people. ( there is enough structural support and framing for you to install a bunk bed if you desire to sleep more people or want extra storage)
• Trailer has been rebuilt from the floor, framing, walls, ceiling, and most cabinets.
• Well insulated.
• 10 to 15 gal. water tank, no leaks
• New water pump.
• New water lines.
• 110-125 volt. Power hookup.
• 20 amp 15 amp power breaker.
• New electrical wiring and outlets.
• New exterior lights / original brake lights.
• New interior lights- well light at night.
• New stainless steal electric refrigerator.
• 3 burner cook top –  Propane
• 5 gal. matching propane tank with regulator and lines.
• Original stainless sink.
• Stainless steel knobs.
• Updated sink faucet.
• New wood laminate flooring by Prego.
• New Formica granite counter top.
• Cabinet doors are original.
• Table folds down into a bed, and can also be placed outside of trailer for outdoor dinning and games.
• New upholstery.
• New curtains.
• Decorative moldings and trims throughout the trailer.
• Fresh paint inside.
• Aero-thane paint outside was sprayed to match the original color and design.
• The door has been rebuilt, and is well insulated.
• New lock and keys.
• Several windows have had glass replaced.

Questions?  Would you like to see this little Lemon Squeeze in person? 

Do you have an old trailer you’d like to donate to her Fund-my-College project?

Please contact Brooke at (951) 537-4902 

Meet Miss Penny!  Brook’s First Trailer Restoration Read More…

Your local Fire Safe Council had their first reactivation meeting.  Thank you to Robert Carlyle for heading up the FSC from 2007 to 2015, and his wife, Anita Carlyle for her work as Secretary.   During that time, the California State Senate presented an ‘Outstanding Service Award’.

Our new Board is already hard at work.  It is headed up by President, Yvonne Voucher, Ceceila Borland, Secretary, and Gina Aven our Treasurer.  

There is more info waiting for you including a list of our current board members at our webpage http://www.mypalomarmountain.com/firesafecouncil/  

 Thanks to everyone  who has volunteered and worked to help make Palomar more fire safe for all since 2002!

From: Frank McCarthy

Here is a picture of that lion that came by in May. Good chance it was the same one mentioned in a recent post, she was a female. I haven’t seen any since but they tend to rotate through every 6-12 months. I actually had a coyote sneak up on me last week when I was coming back from Will Valley. It didn’t see me until I rounded a bush but it was clear how fast if was coming that it thought I was a meal.

See also Cougars on Canfield

Would you like to keep your eye on your cabin when you aren’t up here?  Here is the scoop: Rob Hawk mentioned that he would, then Jim Hamerly posted this link for cameras he is using, saying they are ‘inexpensive and work well’.

Might be a fun little toy for your wish list this year!

The very beautiful sky caught my eye Tuesday night.  Took the first pic from my desk but when I saw the ‘waves crashing on the mountain’, I had to run outside for more.  (Double click on each photo to enlarge, if you’d like).

Lots to be thankful for on this mountain.  We even have a tease of our first dusting of snow  over the next couple days – time will tell.  Meanwhile, thank you for all the joy you bring to my life; neighbors, friends, family, and clients who come up for a peek of what some of us are blessed with living a mile nearer heaven.

Happy Thanksgiving to All and may God Bless you Everyone!

Bonnie and Don

Curt Waite, Chairman FFLA sent this our way,  Lotsa perks being a volunteer at a fire lookout!

From: Craig and Joyce Childs, High Point Lookout Hosts 11-22-15

Unremarkable, cool, clear, crisp day at high point. Several groups of visitors from bikes to jeeps to suvs including three older gentleman on BMW motorcycles with Alaska plates on an extended road trip. We gave them some info about anza-borrego. Later on two folks from the Observatory hiked up to observe setting sun, we passed them walking back on the way out. Also saw a doe with two fawns running across road and a two point buck before Cal tech houses. The highlight of our day was in the morning at about 7:10 on Canfield Rd right before the campgrounds. A mama cougar with two cubs bolted across the road right in front of us! They ran from our right up the hill. The second cub we actually cut off from the group and was running next to our car for a moment and then darted back into the forest in the direction they came from. Unmistakable long tails with black tips. The cubs were like the size of medium to large dogs and very fast. In all our time hiking, camping and living here in Pauma Valley, we have seen tracks but NEVER cougars in the wild before. Now I want to see a UFO when we OVN at High Point….

Craig and Joyce

Seeking work: Looking to help out around your ranch, farm, house or cabin.  Have construction background experience, from landscaping and tending, to farm animal needs. Glad to roll up my sleeves and get some work done around your property. Had to close my company and have a few months before starting school again in February. Live at the Cuca Ranch area at base of the mountain.

How may I help YOU? Quick learner, honest, reliable, hard worker. Available 6 days a week, have car will travel.

Thank you,

Matthew Bakthasekaran

Phone or text:  858-6O2-8421