Escapees September-October 2024

PHOTOS COURTESY OF JULIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE VISITJULIAN.COM

DR. STEPHENIE SLAHOR Stephenie Slahor, Ph.D., J.D., is a lecturer and writer who travels near and far. Her hobbies include snorkeling, kayaking, archery, horsemanship, mulemanship, and hiking (when the horse or mule doesn’t want to go). 9–5, phone 760-765-0036, www.theea glemining.com. There is ample RV parking. In Julian, you’ll fi nd the Visitors’ Center for the California Wolf Center, a sanctuary dedicated to saving wolves. You can purchase wolf- and wildlife-themed souve nirs and gifts that bene fi t the conservation efforts at the Center. The California Wolf Center sanctuary is open for visits and is located near the KQ Campground on Highway 79. They are closed on Wednesdays, but for more information you can call 760-765-0030 or visit www. CaliforniaWolfCenter.org. Julian hosts special events that occur throughout the year, including the annual Fiddle and Banjo Contest, a Grape Stomp Festival and Country Christmas. For information, call 760-765-1857, or visit www.visitJulian.com.

shops, there are events and attractions in and near Julian year-round. Restaurants and cafés abound for all things apple, from full meals to apple juice and cider, to pastry treats and pies. Mine Tours and More And if Julian’s gold mining history still lures you, visit the Eagle and High Peaks Mine in central Julian. Open to guided tours, you’ll learn about gold’s geology and how it is formed and mined, as well as what equip ment and tools are needed for mining and processing gold. You’ll see the old stamp mills and travel the mine’s tunnels to see veins of gold and the mine’s historic imple ments and machinery. The site’s gift shop contains many special items featuring gold and gold leaf, minerals and ore, books, jewelry and other treats for collectors and would-be miners. The tour also includes learning how to pan for gold. (The tunnels and stairs in the mine are not fully accessible to handicapped visitors or mobility scooters.) The mine is located close to Julian’s main street, at C Street and Old Miners Trail. It is open daily,

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September/October 2024 ESCAPEES Magazine