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Mirror Image: Mount Cahuilla is reflected in Lake Riverside
on a recent morning in the Anza Valley, east of Temecula.
Photo courtesy of Steve Fermano.
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End of the Vine: Grape leaves in the hues of fall
provide a stark contrast against thick fog on a recent December morning.
Photo courtesy of Dana Hagel.
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Funnel Cloud: A funnel cloud is captured, on its way back up
into the sky, from afternoon thunderstorms in the Temecula Valley. The
Temeku Hills clubhouse is in the foreground. Photo
courtesy of Sue Keller.
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Mountain Fire: The fireline casts
a threatening glow from a mile away on this vineyard ranch in
Glen Oak Hills, in the Temecula wine country.
Photo courtesy of Robert De Armond.
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Autumn Cling: A thin fog blanket clings to an avocado grove near
De Luz. Photo courtesy of Sheldon Otto.
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Oaks Trail: Shadows, sun, and oak trees vie for attention in the
Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Preserve.
Photo courtesy of Jon Reuter.
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Summer Downpour: Mother nature lets loose near the Temecula Valley.
Photo courtesy of Sheldon Otto.
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Summer Sunrise: Up comes the sun over scattered high and low clouds
on a recent summer morning. Photo courtesy of Sheldon Otto.
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June Gloom: A thin layer of fog protrudes over the Oak
Ridge valley out in the Temecula Wine Country.
Photo courtesy of Ian Fawn-Meade.
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Incoming: A common sight this time of year is low
clouds and fog crawling over the hills into the Temecula Valley.
Photo courtesy of Jim Toman.
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Spring Sunrise: Scattered high clouds appear to ripple
above sunrise silhouettes. Photo courtesy of Sheldon Otto.
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Sign of the Times: February storms flooded many creeks
and streams, including this one near Sandia Road on the Santa Rosa
Plateau. Photo courtesy of Sheldon Otto.
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How Low: Rainclouds hug the hills during a recent storm
in the Temecula Valley wine country.
Photo courtesy of Ian Fawn-Meade.
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Sunrise Splendor: Sunrise turns everything hues of
magenta and blue on a recent morning in the Temecula Valley wine
country. Photo courtesy of Ian Fawn-Meade.
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Cloud Shroud: Just after sunrise on a recent morning, clouds hug the
ground and shroud the Temecula Valley. Photo courtesy of Sheldon
Otto.
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Colorful Sight: Sun and rain together make a rainbow during a recent
storm over the Temecula Valley. Photo courtesy of Scott Bram.
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Out and About: California quail enjoy the recent rains
near De Luz west of Temecula. Photo courtesy of Sheldon Otto.
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Charity Ride: Motorcycle riders from all over southern California
ride in the Gold Wing Road Riders Association, Temecula Chapter
annual 8-Ball
for Thessalonika Family Services. Over three hundred riders
participated. Photo courtesy of Mick Herod.
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Too Hot: Triple digits is too hot even for the ducks as
they take cover under a tree at the Temecula duck pond.
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Morning Rendezvous: Fog doesn't keep these horses from
nosing around on the Santa Rosa Plateau one recent morning.
Photo courtesy of Jon Reuter.
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Summer Sunset: Smoke and ash from the Julian fire gives
this recent sunset a little different color.
Photo courtesy of Sheldon Otto.
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Fighting Fires: Two helicopters, a fire bomber and
multiple fire trucks quickly squelched this
10 acre fire
near I15 and the South 79 exit. Photo Courtesy of Sheldon Otto.
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Morning Flight: Balloons rise over Lake Skinner at the
2002 Balloon and Wine Festival. Photo courtesy of Dave Corrasa.
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Cloudy Sunset: Fading daylight leaves silhouettes of
trees on a recent spring evening. Photo courtesy of Scott Bram.
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Spring Shadows: Storm remnants move over the Temecula
Valley, leaving a patchwork of shadows.
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Snow Day: It melted as soon as it fell, but this picture
captures snow fall on trees in the Santa Rosa Plateau, as it did
in and around Temecula.
Picture courtesy of Sheldon Otto.
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Winter in Temecula: You'd never know it was winter from
this Temecula Sports Park scene on a balmy winter day.
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Season's Greetings: The Promenade in Temecula's
brilliant Christmas Tree heralds a chilly December night.
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Fall Flags: At the north entrance to Old Town Temecula,
Old Glory flies on a cloudy days as trees begin to turn their
autumn colors.
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Candlelight Vigil: Temeculans remember the victims of the
World Trade Center and Pentagon terrorist attacks at the Duck Pond.
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Mid-Summer Day: Tower Plaza, a Temecula Landmark, framed
by Eucalyptus trees and granite hills to the south.
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June Twilight: After sunset on spring's final day,
Temecula's western hills silhouetted in twilight and city lights.
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Spring Scene: Vineyards dominate the hills near
Lake Skinner east of Temecula.
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Ducks utilize a makeshift duck pond on Ynez Road in in
the early morning rain.
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Snow on Agua Tibia Mountain |