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Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Pinecrest GROWS: Mountain Chickadee Farm

Jill Spevacek, (left) pictured here with here friend Brooke at work on the farm.

The Pinecrest community will be pleased to learn that fresh local produce will be available this summer. And I mean local! Jill Spevacek, daughter of Pinecrest owners, Franks & Kathy, is currently in the process of building and planting the new Mountain Chickadee Farm on the west hillside of Pinecrest. According to the Mountain Chickadee Farm facebo ok page, "Mountain Chickadee Farm is located in Julian, CA. We provide the San Diego area with high quality all natural produce."

Jill's interest in food began as a senior in Julian High School’s culinary class and continued during college at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Last year, she further developed her skills with an internship on a 15-acre farm outside of Nevada City. Mountain Chickadee Farm will grow mainly vegetables, and plans for further development of a berry patch.
Although not yet "certified organic", the farm will use only non-harmful, whole earth practices. Jill" goal is to provide Julian (and Pinecrest) with fresh, locally grown produce. Mountain Chickadee Farm-stand will be located at Pinecrest and plans to be open twice a week.
This year's seeds have been germinated and so far include turnips, radishes, and bok choy. Jill is super excited about the project and will begin transplanting some of my starts this week. She says, "Hopefully we will have produce for sale come May!"

Jill is looking forward to interacting with the Pinecrest community, as well as the community at large, by participating in the farmer's market and at the Club House where the fruits of her labor may be featured in the form of fresh produce, pies and jams.

Community comes together to help set up

Mountain Chickadee Farm

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Dreams & Hope

"People's dreams are made out of what they do all day. The same way a dog that runs after rabbits will dream of rabbits. It's what you do that makes your soul, not the other way around."
- Barbara Kingsolver

(Read more of Barbara's work, and the writings of others, in Hope Beneath Our Feet: Restoring Our Place in the Natural World)

Friday, January 4, 2013

trusty craftsmen and design wizards continue to make improvements to the interior of the clubhouse and the fabulous lounge. retro touches are popping up everywhere, including in the dressing rooms. (the bold and masculine tables and chairs pictured above are situated in the men's lounge area.) the plan is to have the work completed before the end of spring. stay tuned!

Sunday, December 2, 2012

BE A HAPPY CAMPER

Saturday, December 1, 2012

New Members keep Pinecrest FUN!

As Pinecrest evolves, so too do the faces of its members!

Sunday, September 30, 2012

the last day of summer

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Garden Club News: Native Plant Restoration & Bulb Planting Party

the newly formed pinecrest garden club* announces two fun projects:

1: the "native plant restoration project".

anyone can participate! find a native plant growing on or near your camp site and adopt it. identify it by circling it with stones or rocks (and a little sign if you wish). then do your best to take care of it. water it when it is thirsty and trim it if it gets to scraggly. this is an on going project. please report your progress on the bulletin board with photos of improvements or just a little story.

2: the "plant a bulb project", hosted by garden members ron & frank.

when? saturday november 3rd. what? buy some flower bulbs at a local nursery, tulips, daffodils, crocuses, whatever... then plant around your site or along a path you might walk along. we'll have a potluck lunch at the clubhouse around noon to celebrate our beautifying accomplishments! see you there! (look on the clubhouse bulletin board for more info and updates.)

*all are welcome & encouraged to participate. no gardening experience needed!

Pinecrest Hosts Secret International Outdoor Arts & Film Festival 2012

Pinecrest Retreat was host to the 5th annual Secret International Outdoor Arts & Film Festival, where international artists and filmmakers camp, hike, grill, chill and show films at this creative event. Although the event was closed to the general public, Pinecrest site-holders and swim club members were invited to attend.

The German film TORPEDO won for best long-play narrative film and an American made film about growing up on Main Street entitled EXTRAORDINARILY ORDINARY won for best long-play documentary. Frank & Kathy hosted The Artist Welcoming Gala on Friday night at Camp Wabi Sabi.

For more info go to: www.facebook.com/internationalfilmfest

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Secret International Outdoor Arts & Film Festival to showcase films at Pinecrest.

This is a unique festival for creative artists, filmmakers & Pinecresters.

Secret International Outdoor Arts & Film Festival is a week-end retreat for creative people who enjoy camping, grilling and the great outdoors.

Other activities sometimes include hiking, wine-tasting, star-gazing, campfires, cocktails, and long conversations about "all things trending". It's an all volunteer festival.

This is a intimate (invitation only) festival which is an opportunity to enjoy watching films with the people who made them. This event is NOT open to the general public, but Pinecrest site-holders are invited and encouraged to come to the Saturday night screenings, suggested admission $10. Bring a blanket and a chair.

Saturday Sept. 22 at 7pm-ish

Feature Presentations: A collection of short films 15mins or less.

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Miss Judy gives the latest Pinecrest Clubhouse news!

Thursday, July 12, 2012

Vintage Travel-Trailer Rentals:

The TERRY

Features:

Classic vintage decor
Two Twin Beds

Full electric power

Hot and cold water

Private fire-ring and Picnic table

Flushing toilets

Easy-access to Club House & Pool

(pool entry included)

Sleeps Four. $80

Call 760-765-0464

Vintage Travel-Trailer Rentals:

The AUTO MATE.

Features:

Classic vintage decor

Full electric power

Hot and cold water

Private fire-ring and Picnic table

Flushing toilets

Easy-access to Club House & Pool

(pool entry included)

Sleeps Two. $70
Call 760-765-0464

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Enjoy Summer with a Pinecrest swimming pool membership!

The Pinecrest olympic-sized pool is the center of attention on Summer days in the park. It is one of the largest (and nicest) privately owned pools in Southern California. We are proud to announce that the pool area and clubhouse have under-gone major renovations and are now ready for swimmers. A magnificent NEW shade structure has been constructed to provide maximum comfort for swimmers and diners alike. Sturdy tables below make for a great place to share conversation, games, laughs and lunch!

A complete snack bar is available with sodas & water, chips, candy, corn dogs and ice cream. Judy and her friendly crew are there to help you make just the right choice!

The clubhouse has restrooms, changing rooms and hot showers. The pool is heated by eco-friendly solar technologies, and the water is filtered by the newest, most efficient filtration system!

Swim Club memberships for Julian residents are available on a seasonal or monthly basis. See the attached registration packet for details.

Pool is open to registered members June 15 to September 23. REGISTER NOW!

Come Celebrate "All that is Summer"

at Pinecrest on July 4th Weekend!

Pinecrest: America's foremost location for vintage trailer camping and poolside lounging.

Pinecrest Resort is America's foremost location for vintage travel trailers and those who love them. A growing community of creative individuals who enjoy spending time in nature, and with one other: hiking, swimming, gardening, grilling, roasting marsh-mellows over a camp fire, participating in the art of conversation and best of all sharing in the preservation of the great American travel trailers from by-gone days.

Tucked into a tree-shaded canyon high in the Cuyamaca Mountains an hour’s drive from downtown San Diego, is the homebase for nearly 100 vintage travel trailers and motorhomes. Call it a yacht club for RVs, where owners have permanent spaces to park their rigs and set up for outdoor living. You can spend as much or as little time as you want with your RV. You can entertain friends and family, cocoon yourself with a book, even meet some new friends who love old trailers as much as you do.

Visit Pinecrest and stay in one of our Vintage Rental Travel Trailers! Go to PinecrestRetreat.com for details!

The Evolution is YOU!

Pinecrest is a gathering place for like-minded creative people who value the ideas of conservation, preservation, restoration and good taste. These concepts are epitomized by the vintage travel trailers Pinecresters own and enjoy. There is a special element of "recycled eco-chic" which is at large in the park, and with that sensibility there is also an emerging community.

At Pinecrest, living well doesn't mean having a lot of money. Living well means cooking with friends, spending time in nature, having room to breathe and perhaps an occasional moment of tranquility. But more that that, Pinecrest is a work in progress. Blending old ideas with new: solar power, camp fires, swimming, yoga, napping, music, board games and conversation are all a part of the mix.

Pinecrest is unique because it is a "members only" retreat, with room to spread out and the freedom to make your space your own. It has one of the largest, cleanest solar-heated pools in all of Southern California. Pinecrest is a safe place, where members may come to find personal solitude or bring their friends and family to enjoy quality time together.

But best of all Pinecrest is an evolving community, and the evolution is you!

Pinecrest's colorful history:

Pinecrest got its start in the early 1960s as a retreat for the workers of General Dynamics and Convair. The early site holders at Pinecrest brought in an array of trailers—some fresh from the dealer, others from by-gone eras. The unique history of Pinecrest means there are many hidden gems nestled here, and you’ll sometimes find a classic trailer bounded by the trees that have grown up around it.

In the seventies, Pinecrest became privately owned and managed by Stan and Dian Cornette, who lovingly maintained the park and drew in a more diverse group of campers, reaching out to new generations.

Stan and Dian retired in December 2005, and new owners Frank Spevacek and Kathleen Rosenow have brought a new spirit to the park, building on its history as they shape its future. Kathleen and Frank are dedicated to making Pinecrest a living lesson in “Green” technology. They are currently in the process of bringing a ecologically savvy sensibility to the park, including solar technology, modernized water systems, a new shade pavilion for the pool area, and other innovations that will use recycled materials and sustainable technologies.

The “golden years” of travel trailers came after the aviation surge of World War II, and many iconic travel trailers, like the Airstream and the Spartans, trace their lineage back to the war effort. Companies that had built tens of thousands of aircraft in order to win the war converted to making travel trailer in order to celebrate our victory in the post-war era, in the ultimate expression of “swords into plowshares.” Many of these trailer models had a hopeful, futuristic style and used “space age” technology to promote the feeling of a boundless future. At Pinecrest, there is a unique mixture of old and new, retro and techno, rustic and wrangled, vintage and vibrant. Pinecrest is where yesterday’s future meets the vitality of today.

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