Descanso91916 News and relevant information about Descanso, CA - the gateway to the Cuyamaca Mountains MONDAY, APRIL 19, 2010 RIP Mikey Ulmer One of our local boys died early Sunday morning from a hit-and-run driver. Jonathan Michael "Mikey" Ulmer was 21, and had lived in Pine Valley, but most recently was living in Alpine with his brother Jeromy and his mother and grandparents. Mikey was a gifted carpenter and all-around construction wizard. And at only 21, had become an awesome griller, making a Jack Daniel's steak we heard was unsurpassed. He was funny, he was kind, he was always helpful. He had a huge heart, and he and his brother Jeromy were each other's best friends. He was also great friends with many other Mountain Empire kids. He graduated from MEHS in 2006. This young cowboy has left many broken hearts behind. He was loved by many and will be forever in our hearts. The hit-and-run driver has not been caught. Anyone with any information please help to bring closure to Mikey's family and many friends. In addition to his mom, grandparents, and brother and best friend, Jeromy, he is survived by an older brother, Christopher Ryan, a sister, Brittany Ulmer Hopkins, his father, Christopher, a half brother, Keagan, a step brother Kerrigan, and stepmom, Kathy Latus. RIP Mikey. To see more information, visit the Facebook page created in his honor: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=113056852059494&v=app_2392950137 Posted by Descanso91916 at 4:43 PM No comments: MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 2010 Replacement Trees Planted in Descanso 200 replacement trees planted in Descanso MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 2010 AT 1:19 A.M. DESCANSO: Volunteers spent part of the weekend planting 200 trees in Descanso to help replace thousands of oak trees that have been killed by the gold-spotted oak borer, an insect ravaging the Cleveland National Forest. The tree planting, sponsored by the Resource Conservation District of Greater San Diego County and the Fire Safe Council of San Diego County, was the first of two community tree-planting days planned for the area around Descanso, where the most damage has occurred. On Jan. 30, the two groups will hold a tree-planting and conservation workshop at Descanso’s town hall. And on Feb. 13, it will hold another tree-planting day, with the goal of more than 400 trees. The gold-spotted oak borer is a beetle that officials believe came from Mexico. Over the past seven years, officials say, it is responsible for killing thousands of California live oak, Canyon live oak and California black oak in an area that starts in Alpine and spreads east to Mount Laguna and north to Julian. Posted by Descanso91916 at 7:29 PM No comments: FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 2010 Happy New Year Descanso Spent New Year's Eve at a Descanso block party. Several good Descansoans, but the most interesting were the Burrells, who have been in Descanso since 1951. They have a tremendous amount of historical knowledge of what Descanso was like since then and the many changes that have occurred. Told Mrs. Burrell she needs to write a book. If you encounter her, encourage her to do so. Posted by Descanso91916 at 4:49 PM No comments: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2009 Hiking: Cold Stream Trail http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2009/dec/17/cold-stream-trail-teems-wildlife-history/ Cold Stream Trail teems with wildlife, history BY PRISCILLA LISTER THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2009 AT 12:01 A.M. The Cold Stream Trail in Cuyamaca Rancho State Park has views of meadows and Stonewall Peak. The trail is often an excellent place to spot wildlife. (Priscilla Lister) COLD STREAM TRAIL Before you go: The best trail map of Cuyamaca costs $1 and can be purchased at entrances to the Green Valley or Paso Picacho campgrounds, at park headquarters, or at the Visitors Center, open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Trail head: From Interstate 8, take state Route 79 exit, heading north toward Descanso. Park at the Visitors Center, now in temporary buildings, just off 79 between Green Valley and Paso Picacho campgrounds. The trail head for Cold Stream Trail is across from the placard for the Dyar House Trailhead parking area. The trail is well-marked. Length: Three miles one-way. Allow at least two hours for even a partial round-trip walk. Difficulty: Easy. Cost: A $10 day-use fee to park in the Visitors Center lot. For viewing wildlife, Cuyamaca is hard to beat. On its Cold Stream Trail late last month, I saw a bobcat, a troop of wild turkeys, bright-blue scrub jays and flocks of redheaded acorn woodpeckers. The path leaves from the Dyar House trail head at the Visitors Center of Cuyamaca Rancho State Park. From the parking area, you will notice the stone-walled shell of the once-grand house built by the Ralph Dyar family in 1923. This historic home was once the park’s headquarters and visitors center. It even included a small museum, but it was destroyed during the 2003 Cedar fire, which also charred more than 270,000 acres of the county, including more than 24,000 acres of Cuyamaca Rancho State Park. Fire crews fought to save historic structures in the park, but the Dyar House, as well as all the historic buildings at Camp Hual-cu-Cuish, were burned. Camp Hual-cu-Cuish, used for years by local Scout troops, was first developed in the 1930s by the California Conservation Corps and “represented some of the best examples of CCC-era park rustic architecture in California State Parks,” according to The Wave, the newsletter of the California State Parks Rangers Association. The Dyar House was the mountain cabin of wealthy Beverly Hills residents Ralph and Helen Dyar. They had bought 20,000 acres that was Rancho Cuyamaca in 1923, selling it to the state in 1933, when it became Cuyamaca Rancho State Park. The Cedar fire also devastated flora and fauna. “Ancient stands of stately sugar pines on Middle Peak and Cuyamaca Peaks were reduced to ash,” said The Wave. “These old-growth trees were as large as 6 feet in diameter and perhaps 500 years old. Very few survived the blaze.” Oak trees are far more resilient — 75 percent of them survived. One was “Grandfather Oak,” a giant tree estimated to be 300 to 600 years old. The oak is just below the Cold Stream Trail, where some large boulders make perfect perches in front of it. It’s a short way past the No. 12 post marker, with views of the meadow and Stonewall Peak behind it. Part of Cold Stream Trail is also called the Indian Village Trail. Numbered posts along it correspond with a brochure explaining how the Kumeyaay people lived in this area. The brochures should be available in a box at the beginning of the trail head. Near the posts marked 5, the brochure points out that the Kumeyaay made pots using clay from this stream; 6, that wild lilac sticks were used to kill rabbits; and 7, that willow branches were made into acorn storage baskets. Several oak trees hosted dozens of black-and-white acorn woodpeckers, their red heads bobbing on the tree trunks when they knocked against the bark. I saw the jays in this area, too. The wild turkeys were chowing down in a wide-open meadow below Stonewall Peak, one of Cuyamaca’s highest at 5,730 feet. But the bobcat was the best sighting. This rarely seen creature surprised me, literally, at the parking-lot trail head. It was just a bit larger than a house cat, with pointed ears and white-striped markings. When it saw me, it crouched, watched for a minute, then ran off. At that trail-head entry, if you go south on Cold Stream Trail, you’ll hit Sweetwater River in about a half-mile at the junction with East Side Trail. The river was too full to cross without taking off my shoes, so I turned around. Cold Stream Trail continues north for about three miles if you go all the way to its junction at Los Caballos. Priscilla Lister is a freelance writer from San Diego. Posted by Descanso91916 at 9:23 PM No comments: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2009 Descanso Junction Seasonal Recipe Competition I keep forgetting about this great competition in Descanso at the Junction: each season, they solicit local's recipes for the "Best on the Mountain Seasonal Recipe Competition." According to the Alpline Sun, the winter event was held on Nov. 15. Seventeen chefs entered the competition in three categories: appetizers, entrée and dessert. This season's winners were: • Eva Nixon: Cinnamon Apple Green Salad • Corinne Lewis: Sweet/Barbecue Chicken • Rebecca Toth: Reb's Cuban Flan The next seasonal recipe contest for spring will be held on April 3. All are invited to participate with your best recipes. For more information on Descanso Junction, and for the recipes of the winners, visit http://descansojunction.com Posted by Descanso91916 at 9:18 PM No comments: Labels: Descanso, Descanso Junction Restaurant, Recipes WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009 Documentary on Granny Martin Interesting story about a grad student at SDSU who made a documentary film focusing on Granny Martin, old timer here in Descanso. Want to find out how we can view the movie: http://www.thedailyaztec.com/features/spotlight/spotlight-documenting-lives-and-inspiring-his-own-1.2098382 Posted by Descanso91916 at 9:58 PM No comments: Labels: Descanso, Descanso history, Granny Martin, SDSU WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2009 Events in Descanso Nov. 7 - 8 DESCANSO MERCANTILE’S 5TH ANNUAL FALL FLEA MARKET & ANNIVERSARY PARTY: Saturday and Sunday, November 7 and 8, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Choose from a variety of vendors, antiques, collectibles, knick-knacks, bric-brac, and more for sale, as well as a silent auction including single and box lot items. 8306a Highway 73, Descanso (619)659-9206. DESCANSO ANTIQUE & ESTATE SALE: Saturday and Sunday, November 7 and 8 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. This annual antique sale is held in conjunction with a 100-year-old estate sale on location, including lots of old furniture, small antiques and collectibles. 25104 Viejas Blvd., Descanso. Posted by Descanso91916 at 3:49 PM No comments: State Cuts Funding to Phoenix Academy Like all California institutions dependent on state funding (hello, education), the Phoenix Academy in Descanso is hurting. http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS196753+02-Nov-2009+PRN20091102 Posted by Descanso91916 at 12:31 PM No comments: Labels: Descanso, Phoenix House, State Budget Cuts TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2009 Descanso on Facebook Fellow Descansoan Rob Horne started a Descanso Facebook group page (Thanks Rob!). Go to this link and sign up: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=14612412214 Posted by Descanso91916 at 4:54 PM No comments: Labels: Creekbed.org, Descanso, Facebook MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2009 Stimulus Dollars to Help Public Transportation in Descanso Federal stimulus dollars are going to help improve public transportation systems in the back country, specifically in Descanso: http://www.kpbs.org/news/2009/sep/28/rural-residents-benefit-stimulus-dollars/ Posted by Descanso91916 at 7:24 PM No comments: Older Posts Home Subscribe to: Posts (Atom) About Descanso Descanso91916 Descanso, CA, United States I am a town. A small town in Eastern San Diego county, in the foothills of the Cuyamaca mountains. There are about 900 households with approximately 3,000 residents. I am mellow, quirky and unique. 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