Palomar Mountain News

Oh yes, we do get snow on Palomar Mountain, we really do!  It never lasts quite long enough as that Southern California sun comes shining through.  Our beautiful snow days are a magnet for family and friends.  You’ll appreciate all the extra room at Amble Inn when you have over night guests.

That garage was well built a few years ago with 2×6 construction and 220 power to use as a wood shop.  Now it is carpeted, has a bathroom with a shower and presently sleeps 7 people with room for more.  Plus the charming vintage cabin from a half century ago, is set up to sleep 8.  Good times ahead during the holidays!!!  Or, use the cabin as the owner does who lives there full time with his very content kitty.  Amble in and slip out on the new deck to watch the birds and deer that enjoy this quiet area too.

Private, peaceful setting on nearly an acre of healthy oaks, firs, and cedar.  Click for more details at Palomar Properties, including a link to the MLS with lots of photos for you. Let’s go see if this is the one for YOU!

Bonnie Phelps, Realtor

Palomar Properties

A real treat is waiting for you!  When a recent reservation came in for the Ponderosa Cabin Rental, I clicked on the guest’s blog.  What beautiful photography!  Cindy Knoke is an award- winning Travel and Nature Blogger.  Soon after checking in, she posted the photos of the Cabin. Then I recognized the Weir in the State Park, saw she’d been to the Observatory, and climbed Boucher Lookout.

Many of you will enjoy clicking through her website, and you just may want to subscribe to have Cindy’s posts right in your inbox.

She has some absolute ‘eye candy’ taken on Palomar waiting for you:

“Nobody here but us Turkeys” at the Ponderosa with Cindy

Palomar State Park “Eden is calling You”

Palomar State Park “Giver’s of Life”

Boucher Lookout and Observatory – Heavenly Stars and Earthly Fires

And, real good news – Cindy forgot her sunglasses and is coming back soon!

So, stay tuned for more from Cindy’s lens!

Bonnie Phelps

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Our vibrant “Fall Colors” are a little early this year!  Had to stop and take this for you, driving through the State Park today.  One Thanksgiving Day we saw a couple parked along side the road with the trunk of their Mercedes wide open.  They were cutting the pretty foliage to decorate their Thanksgiving table.  Thinking those folks were pretty miserable for a couple weeks since it is poison oak.

Guessing the lack of rain is what is giving us the pretty colors about four months early this year.  Sure are thankful for the gentle rain we’ve enjoyed this afternoon.

Exciting news to share!

Meet my new Broker!  My son, Nathan!

Nate got his real estate license in 2003 and became a Broker in 2008. Click for just a little more About Us.  He’s very busy in San Diego listing and selling property, and rehabbing fix and flips.  Now that we’ve teamed up, you just may be seeing him more ’round the Mountain, too!

Beginning my 15th year in Real Estate, Palomar Properties  has been serving you since the beginning of the century!  It has been a fun transition to give a refreshing, new look to the website and marketing, with lots more waiting in the wings!

Thank you for entrusting me with your Homes, Cabins, Land, and Ranches.  It has been a privilege to work with you, and your referrals are always sincerely appreciated.  The best is yet to come!

Bonnie Phelps

Dancing shoes?!??  Yes, this year you are invited to wear your dancing shoes for a contest at the BBQ!

Come one, come all!  Here is more info from the gal in charge, Linda Fortney:

Palomar Mountain Volunteer Fire Department

37th Annual Barbeque Fundraiser

Saturday, August 30, 2014    11:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Food, Music, Fun and Games.  Beer and Wine garden.

Barbeque by “Mike”s BBQ” in Escondido.  Pies by Julian Pie Co.

There will be vendors with merchandise to purchase

Put on your dancing shoes!  There will be an adult and a children’s dance contest.

The Best of the Best Firefighter Games.

Come enjoy the day with old friends and have fun making new ones.  An old-fashioned picnic atmosphere..

Anyone who is looking for vendor space or wanting to volunteer for a variety of jobs please contact Linda Fortney at linfortney@yahoo.com or call 619.990.6210

Come meet the crew serving your community and dont forget…

ONLY YOU CAN PREVENT WILDFIRES

  What is your favorite season on Palomar?  One Fourth of July, we were at a party here and counted fireworks in 17 cities!  The longest show was out there on Catalina Island!  The front row seat in the winter is amazing too, watching the storms come in and roll across the county!  Sunsets are spectacular seeing the city lights come on ,and spotting cruise ships dotting the Pacific.

Such a well-built beautiful home with quality craftsmanship, and that four island view on the rim of the world!  Come see for yourself, and/or please share this link with your friends who might enjoy this turn-key year-round home.  Or, slip away for family getaways and offer as fabulous vacation rental!   It can be pretty nice to have real estate that can pay for itself!   Let’s work together to get the perfect new owners up here!  Click to see more photos, the MLS info and new pricing (may need to refresh your browser).  Who will be the next owner of this Four Season View?

Bonnie Phelps, Realtor

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The Forest Service folks have been going to all properties on Palomar, checking them for fire safety.  They have left flyers on the doors with tips to make your home more fire safe by creating 100 feet of defensible space.  Also, every property has a “Legal Notice to Remove Fire Hazards”.  I’ve picked up several notices at upcoming listings.  Some property passes just fine.  However others have “areas of concern” that are to be taken care of within a two week period of time.

Click for a pdf of the requirements.

In addition to creating 100 feet of defensible space, you are asked to post your house address in a minimum of 4 inch numbers, and make sure the area around your propane tank is clear 10 feet around.  It is also important to not have dirt next to the tank as it rusts a lot faster.  Make sure no branches are within 10 feet of your chimney. Some insurance companies don’t want trees hanging over the roof of the house.  (Trees are just like children, they grow up so fast!!!)

Here are the websites included in the literature:

www.readysandiego.org

http://www.fire.ca.gov

http://www.preventwildfireca.org

Questions? You are invited to call the Forest Service at 619-876-8946