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Apples Down Under By Kevin Hauser In the United States apples are harvested between late June and early December; yet we see perfect, polished specimens on grocery store shelves every day of the year. Many of these are apples grown in the US and put into storage, but in the summertime some will be from ‘reverse climates,’ countries in southern latitudes that include Australia, New Zealand and South Africa that have opposite seasons. [read more] Green Valley Lake Snow Bowl (Ski Hill) By Roger Hatheway For fifty years the Green Valley Lake Snow Bowl, often referred to as ‘Ski Hill,’ served as a landmark winter resort in the San Bernardino Mountains. The day resort was operated under a Special Use Permit first issued by the USDA Forest Service on September 17, 1947. The Snow Bowl operated during the entire period of time beginning in the winter of 1947 until the majority of the facility was destroyed by the Slide Fire in the fall of 2007. [read more] Route 66 through the San Bernardinos By David Knudsen Route 66, occasionally referred to as the ‘Mother Road’ and the San Bernardino Mountains, almost never referred to as the ‘Huwaaly Kwasakyav’ bring their colorful histories together at the scenic Cajon Pass, referred to as ‘Kahoon Pass’ only by my mother-in-law. Coming west out of the Mojave, the Route gradually climbs the Cajon Pass to its summit at 4,260 feet then drops down through Devore and into San Bernardino. Incidentally, when one discusses traveling old Route 66, they always discuss traveling west because that’s=2 0the only direction everyone drove it. Any Southern Californian will attest to that, right? [read more] On the Mountain Communities
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