OUT TO IDYLWILD AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GOING RIGHT NOW.

ENJOY.

VISITING WITH HUELL HOWSER HAS BEEN POSSIBLE BY A GRANT BY THE RALPH M PARSON'S FOUNDATION.

>> Huell: WELL HELLO EVERYBODY I'M HUELL HOWSER.

WE PULLED OUT THE HIGHWAY 74.

HERE'S THE COCHELA VALLEY.

THAT'S BIG HORN OVER THERE.

WE PULLED OVER TO KIND OF TAKE A REST STOP AND WE ENDED UP MEETING THIS GUY MAKING A CELL PHONE CALL.

>> HI I'M BILL.

>> Huell: ARE YOU A LOCAL VOCAL.

>> I HAVE AN OFFICE HERE IN THOUSANDS PALMS.

>> Huell: SO YOU HAVE THE BEST OF BOTH, YOU'RE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND UP IN THE VALLEYS?

>> YES, BEST OF BOTH.

I WAS THINKING ABOUT HOW HOT IT WAS THE OTHER DAY AND IT WAS NOT THE BEST OF BOTH.

>> Huell: BUT THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IN THIS PARTICULAR VENTURE.

WHEN IT GETS HOT DOWN IN THE VALLEY, PEOPLE COME UP TO THE MOUNTAINS DON'T THEY?

>> THAT'S RIGHT THEY DO.

AS SOON AS YOU HIT THIS AREA, IT DROPS TO 10 DEGREES.

>> Huell: IT'S COOLER ALREADY AND WE'RE HEADING UP TO IDYLWILD HAVE YOU SPENT TIME THERE.

>> IT'S A BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY.

WE HAVE AN AWESOME SCHOOL OF ARTS.

REAL ARTSY TOWN.

>> Huell: I HEAD UP HERE EVERY WEEK END.

>> IT'S A HIDDEN SECRET.

>> Huell: THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY, WE'RE GOING TO TURN PEOPLE TO IDYLWILD.

WE'RE HEADING UP ABOUT 30 MILES FROM HERE?

>> ABOUT 20 MILES.

>> Huell: AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO SPEND THE WHOLE DAY IN IDYLWILD.

YOU NEVER THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO BE ON TV.

>> Huell: YOU HAVE TO BE PREPARED ALL THE TIME AND OFF TO IDYLWILD WE WERE.

NOW HIGHWAY 74 IS VERY DRAMATIC WITH SOME SPECTACULAR VIEWS.

AND ON THE WAY THE SCENE RECHANGES--SKEENSCENERY CHANGES LOT.

YOU BEGIN TO NOTICE SOME SMALL TREES AND SCRUB AND GRUB.

AND YOU END UP IN A RICH PLUSH GREEN VALLEY.

THIS IS GARDEN VALLEY ABOUT 10 OR 12 MILES BEFORE YOU GET TO IDYLWILD AND IT WAS HERE WE MADE OUR FIRST BIG DISCOVERY.

>> Huell: WELL WE HAVE STOPPED HERE ON THE SIDE OF HIGHWAY 74, LOOK AT THE AMAZING VIEW OF THE MOUNTAINS AND TREES AND THE OPEN VALLEY HERE.

BUT WHAT CAUGHT MY EYE, THE FIRST TIME I CAME BY HERE A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, WAS I LOOKED OVER HERE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THERE IS A BODY OF WATER OVER THERE, A BIG LAKE.

AND THEN I NOTICED HERE'S THE SIGN RIGHT HERE.

THIS IS A HISTORICAL LANDMARK, LAKE HEMET WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1885 DEVELOPED BY THE LAKE HEMET WATER COMPANY.

THE DAM WAS A RECONSTRUCTION AND AT THE TIME IT WAS THE HIGHEST DAM IN THE ENTIRE UNITED STATES.

SO WE ARE, WE HAVE COME TO THIS SPOT RIGHT HERE, WHERE WE'RE LOOKING OUT AT LAKE HEMET AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GOING TO GO NEXT.

TO CHECK OUT WHAT'S HAPPENING AROUND THAT LAKE.

OKAY WE HAVE ARRIVED AT LAKE HEMET, THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF ACTIVITY THIS MORNING.

AND HERE IS OUR WELCOMING COMMITTEE, I BET YOU.

>> HI.

>> Huell: HI, HOW YOU ALL DOING.

>> WHICH ONE FIRST.

>> Huell: NICE TO MEET YOU YOUR NAME?

>> BETTY STANBERRY.

>> I'M MAGGIE, I WORKUP AT THE GATE.

>> Huell: I HAVE TALKED TO YOU ON THE PHONE.

>> YES, YOU TALKED TO ME ON SUNDAY.

>> Huell: I GAVE YOU WARNING THAT WE WERE COMING.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> Huell: TELL US ABOUT THIS SET UP, THIS IS SOMETHING OUT OF.

THIS IS WONDERFUL RIGHT HERE.

IT HAS A GREAT FEEL TO IT.

EVERYBODY CAMPS, SOME CAMP YEAR-ROUND AND SO THEY FIX UP THEIR PLACE.

THE ONLY THING THAT THEY REALLY ASK IS THAT THEY DON'T PUT ANYTHING IN FRONT OF THE TRAILERS SO IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY, THEY CAN BE PULLED OUT.

>> Huell: BUT LOOK AT THE LITTLE SET UPRIGHT OVER HERE.

OH THIS IS YOURS, THIS IS GREAT.

THIS IS GREAT, NOW YOU ALL LIVE HERE YEAR-ROUND?

>> WELL NOT ALWAYS, WE HAVE A DOUBLE WIDE IN HEMET TOO.

WE HAVE THE BEST OF BOTH WORLD'S.

>> Huell: THIS IS GREAT.

THIS HAS THE MOST TRANQUIL FEEL TO IT.

>> IT'S VERY NICE.

>> HOW YOU DOING GEORGE.

>> Huell: THE ONLY TRAFFIC YOU HAVE IS THIS GUY ON THE BICYCLE.

GOOD MORNING, HUELL HOWSER, HOW YOU DOING?

>> HELLO.

>> HE LIVES DOWN IN THE DESERT.

>> I WORK IN MEASUREAGE.

>> Huell: WHAT WAS THAT?

>> THAT WAS HIS BICYCLE, TIRE BLUE OUT--BLEW OUT.

>> Huell: THERE IS A LOT OF ACTIVITIES GOING ON HERE.

YOU WORK IN THE COCHELA VALLEY AND YOU LIVE UP HERE.

>> YOU CAN'T BEAT THE TEMPERATURE.

>> Huell: THIS IS AMAZING, THIS IS LIKE A FINE.

>> IS THIS YOUR FIRST TIME HERE?

>> Huell: I DROVE HERE ONCE BEFORE AND GOT LOOKED, THAT'S WHY WE'RE BACK.

>> GLAD TO SEE YOU HERE, I WATCH YOUR SHOW ALL THE TIME.

>> Huell: THANK YOU.

LOOK AT THE LAKE FROM HERE, BECAUSE IT'S--IT'S KIND OF UNKHTED--UNEXPECTED TO SEE A LAKE HERE.

>> IT'S REALLY A SHAME RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF NOT HAVING ANY RAIN.

THIS AREA IS USUALLY FULL UP TO THE ROAD AND ALL THE WAY TO THE ROAD OVER THERE.

AND THIS IS JUST BUILDING THAT YOU SEE OVER THERE, WHICH IS OUR BOAT HOUSE WHICH IS OPEN EVERY WEEK END.

>> Huell: YOU SEE WHAT YOU'VE GOT HERE, YOU'VE GOT THIS SET UP WHERE PEOPLE LIVE IN THE TRAILERS, KIND OF ON A PERMANENT BASIS AND ALL THE WAY UP AND DOWN THE LAKE, YOU HAVE CAMPING FACILITY LIKE FOR OVERNIGHT OR WEEKEND OR PEOPLE WHO JUST WANT TO HANG OUT.

>> YES, THEY COME UP HERE IN THEIR MOTOR HOMES OR JUST TO HANG OUT.

>> Huell: DOES IT GET CROWDED HERE ON THE WEEK ENSDS?

>> ENSDS--WEEKENDS?

>> SOMETIMES ON HOLIDAY WEEKENDS, IT'S VERY VERY CROWDED AND THEY SAY I NEED A FIRE PIT OR A TABLE, AND YOU SEE THEM COME UP WITH EVERYTHING THEY NEED.

AND THEY FISH AND ENJOY THEMSELVES.

OVER HERE, THERE IS A LITTLE BIT POND FOR THE KIDS TO GO SWIMMING.

>> Huell: THAT'S RIGHT, BECAUSE YOU CAN NOT SWIM IN LAKE HEMET.

>> ABSOLUTELY, WE TELL THEM ALL THE TIME.

>> Huell: BECAUSE?

>> IT'S A RESERVOIR.

THEY SAY THE WATER IS FOR IRRIGATION DOWN IN THE VALLEY AND NO DOGS, DOGS ARE ALWAYS ON LEASH AND ALWAYS PICKUP AFTER THEM BECAUSE THE PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO BOTHER WITH THAT.

BUT MOST OF THE TIME PEOPLE ARE VERY NICE.

>> Huell: SO PEOPLE JUST COME AND SIT AND LOOK AT THE LAKE?

>> YES, AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY PADDLE BOAT ONLY ROW BOATS AND IT'S A FISHING LAKE.

OTHER THAN A LAKE THAT HAS KYACHS.

>> Huell: IF YOU'RE WILLING TO ABIDE BY ALL THE RULES AND WE JUST HAERLD THEM--HEARD THEM ALL, THIS IS A GREAT PLACE.

>> YES, THERE IS PROPERTY AND SPACES AND THEY MAKE THEM LOOK VERY NICE.

>> YOU SHOULD SEE IT AT DUSK, ALL THE HAERDS OF DEER COME DOWN AND IT'S THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SITE.

AND WE'VE GOT EAGLES AND YOU WATCH THEIR YOUNG FLYING, AND THERE IS JUST NO WAY TO EXPLAIN WHAT BEAUTY.

IT'S NATURAL.

LISTEN TO THE WIND BLOWING THROUGH THE TREES AND YOU LOOK AT ALL THE CLOUDS AND ALL THIS WATER.

WE LOVE IT.

>> WE HAVE PEOPLE GOING ON HIGHWAY 74 AND THEY SAY WE JUST DIDN'T KNOW THIS WAS HERE.

CAN WE JUST DRIVE THROUGH.

THEY JUST WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AND LOTS OF TIME THEY DO COME BACK.

>> Huell: THE LOVELY'S WATERING THEIR LAWN.

>> NO LAWN, NO LAWN.

>> I BUG IT UP ABOUT A COUPLE MONTHS AGO.

>> WE HAD CARPET HERE, BUT WE DON'T LIKE IT.

I GET DOWN ON MY HANDS AND PICKING UP ALL THE THINGS.

>> Huell: WHAT IS IT LIKE LIVING UP HERE?

>> I BOUGHT THE PLACE ACROSS THE STREET FOR MY SON AND THEN I MOVED UP HERE.

>> Huell: IT KIND OF GREW ON YOU?

>> YES, IT KIND OF GREW ON ME.

>> Huell: KIND OF QUIET?

>> ALWAYS QUIET.

>> Huell: NICE NEIGHBORS?

>> OH BEAUTIFUL NEIGHBORS.

THEY BOUGHT THIS HOME IN AND PEOPLE STOP, WE'RE LIKE AT A BOAT SHOW HERE.

BECAUSE THEY ALL COME BACK WITH BIG BOATS.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL, I LOVE IT.

IT TOOK US A LONG TIME TO FINALLY GET TO--IT'S SMALL.

IT'S ONLY A 38-FOOTER.

>> Huell: YEAH BUT IT'S HOME.

>> YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT.

I HAVE WINDOWS OUT THERE AND I LOOK AT THE LAKE AND DREAM.

AND THE SUNSET IS ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS.

>> Huell: ONE, TWO, THREE.

THERE THEY GO.

WE'RE NEVER GOING TO GETAWAY FROM LAKE HEMET AND GET UP TO IDYLWILD BECAUSE WHEN THEY WERE GETTING READY TO LEAVE, WE CAME BY THE SWIMMING HOLE HERE.

THIS IS WHERE ALL THE KIDS COME TO SWIM.

AND WE RAN INTO--NOW THIS IS RELAXATION AT ITS BEST.

>> HI I'M JOANN.

>> NICE TO MEET YOU.

>> NICE TO MEET YOU TOO.

>> Huell: I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE HERE.

>> WE COME EVERY SUMMER FOR THE WEEK.

AND WE ENJOY IT VERY MUCH.

>> Huell: THE PLACE GROWS ON YOU?

>> IT'S WONDERFUL.

WONDERFUL.

IT'S SO HOT IN THE VALLEY SO WE COME DOWN TO COOL DOWN.

>> Huell: AND YOU LOOK VERY STRESSED OUT.

>> ALL THE KIDS SPORTS.

>> Huell: THE KIDS MUST LOVE IT.

>> THIS IS THE TIME OF THEIR DAY.

>> Huell: THE SWIMMING HOLE.

>> WE CALL IT THE MUD HOLE.

>> I'M MIKE, MY FOLKS LIKE TO COME HERE EVERY YEAR TO RELAX AND GET OUT OF THE HEAT.

MY THREE BROTHERS AND THREE SISTERS ALL HAVE BEEN UP HERE IN THE COURSE OF 2 MONTHS.

WE'RE SPENDING A WEEK'S VACATION HERE.

>> Huell: THIS IS LIKE A FAMILY TRADITION.

>> EVERY AUGUST, WE'RE HERE.

>> Huell: GIRLS IS THE WATER COLD?

>> VERY COLD.

>> Huell: BUT IT'S FUN?

>> YES, THIS IS.

>> Huell: SWIMMING IN THE OLE SWIMMING HOLE OR AS YOUR MOM SAYS, THE MUD HOLE.

>> CAUSE IT'S MUDDY AT THE BOTTOM THERE ARE ROCKS AND IT HURTS YOUR FEET.

>> Huell: ALL RIGHT LET'S GET EVERYBODY TOGETHER.

AND WE'RE GOING TO FINALLY LEAVE LAKE HEMET AND MAKE IT TO IDYLWILD.

NICE TO MEET YOU.

>> Huell: OH OH LOOK WHAT WE'VE GOT COMING DOWN THE ROAD.

>> MS. MIMI.

>> Huell: BOY, SHE'S MAKING A NOISE TOO.

[MEOWING].

>> Huell: WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH THIS.

>> I'VE HAD HER SINCE SHE WAS A BABY WHEN SHE OUTGREW THE OTHER BASKET, WE INVESTED ON THIS ONE.

>> Huell: YOU'RE KIND OF LIKE A FIXTURE HERE?

>> YEAH, PEOPLE ASK ME WHY IS THE CAT NOT WITH YOU.

IF IT'S WINDY, SHE'S NOT WITH ME.

>> Huell: THERE ARE SOME DOGS BACK THERE, HOW DOES SHE GET ALONG WITH THE DOGS.

>> THEY DON'T BOTHER HER.

SHE KNOWS DOGS.

>> Huell: WE'RE UP HERE TO DO A STORY ON THIS LITTLE CAMP GROUND ON THE LAKE.

THIS IS AMAZING.

>> IT'S BEAUTIFUL I'VE BEEN HERE ALMOST TEN YEARS.

>> Huell: TEN YEARS!

YOU HAVE ONE OF THESE TRAILERS.

OH THE NICE GREEN ONE OVER THERE.

THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.

>> I WORKED HARD AT IT.

>> Huell: YOU STAYED HERE ALL YEAR-ROUND?

>> YES.

I COME FROM MAY TO OCTOBER.

>> Huell: WHAT IS IT LIKE UP HERE IN THE WINTER TIME?

>> BEAUTIFUL ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.

>> Huell: DOESN'T GET TOO COLD?

>> I'M FROM KENTUCKY, KENTUCKY,--CONNECTICUT SO IT CAN'T GET TOO COLD.

HUSH MS. >> Huell: SHE LIKES TO RIDE.

SO YOU HAVE ICE STORMS AND ALL KIND OF SEASONS UP HERE.

>> YES, THE ONLY THING WE DON'T IS ALL THE COLORS OF THE EAST COAST.

>> Huell: YEAH.

ARE THE KIDS HERE PRETTY GOOD KIDS?

>> MOST OF THE TIME, YES.

>> Huell: YOU JUST DON'T LIKE ANY NOISE AT ALL.

>> YOU GOT THAT RIGHT.

GET A LITTLE OF TIRED, I COME UP HERE FOR PIECE AND QUIET.

BUT YEAH WE GET A LOT OF KIDS HERE.

ESPECIALLY WITH SUMMER VACATION.

>> Huell: W HERE WITH THE KIDS FROM THE SWIMMING HOLE.

WHERE ARE YOU HEADING?

>> THEY SELL ICE CREAM SO AFTER SWIMMING THEY WANT ICE CREAM.

>> Huell: WHAT A PERFECT SUMMER, SWIMMING AND THEN GO GET ICE CREAM.

>> AND ON TOP OF THAT THEY GET TO GO FISHING.

>> Huell: REAL FISH.

THIS IS THE ALL AMERICAN SUMMER.

ALL RIGHT THEY'RE HEADING OFF TO GET SOME ICE CREAM AND WHERE ARE YOU AND MIMI HEADING TO?

>> OH WE'RE JUST GOING FOR OUR USUAL RIDE.

SHE'S LIKE COME ON MOMMY, LET'S GO.

YES.

>> Huell: ALL RIGHT WE HOOKED UP PEGGY WIEET AND TREVOR, AND PEGGY YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE US A HOME TOUR.

>> I'M GLAD I CLEANED THE MOTOR HOME.

>> Huell: WHAT'S THE DEAL?

YOU MOVED HERE FROM?

>> WE LIVED IN LA QUINTA BUT WE TRAVEL ALL OVER AND HAVE A SMALL MOTOR HOME AND WE JUST GET OUT OF THE HEAT IN THE SUMMER.

>> Huell: HOW DID YOU FIND THIS PLACE?

CAUSE IT'S KIND OF OUT OF THE WAY?

>> OUR SON HAS BEEN COMING UP FOR SEVERAL YEARS, HE FISHES HERE.

AND HE'S ALWAYS TELLING US FOR THE COOL WEATHER WE NEED TO COME TO LAKE HEMET SO WE DECIDED THAT SINCE WE'RE HOME IN AUGUST, THAT'S WHAT WE WOULD DO.

>> Huell: IS THIS YOUR FIRST TIME?

>> FIRST TIME EVER.

>> Huell: WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY?

>> IT'S WONDERFUL.

>> Huell: IS IT HARD TO GET A PLACE?

>> IT'S HARD IF DON'T HAVE ELECTRICITY.

>> Huell: I TELL YOU WHAT, AS QUIET AS IT IS HERE, YOU CAN'T GETAWAY FROM THESE DARN LEAF BLOWERS.

YOU'RE MAKING MORE NOISE THAN ANYBODY IN THE WHOLE PLACE?

>> WHO ME.

>> Huell: WHAT'S THE DEAL ON THE LEAF BLOWER.

>> IT KEEPS THE PARK CLEAN.

>> Huell: YOU GOT IT.

YOU'VE GOT A WHOLE PATIO SET UP HERE.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN HERE IN.

>> WE LIVE HERE YEAR-ROUND.

>> Huell: OH YOU'RE YEAR-ROUND RESIDENT.

>> YEAR-ROUND, SNOW AND ALL.

>> Huell: ALL RIGHT.

GO BACK TO BLOWING YOUR CARPET.

THE PLACE LOOKS GREAT.

YOU'VE GOT A LITTLE BARBECUE HERE, A BIRDBATH.

WHERE'S YOUR WIFE?

>> SHE'S IN THE WIFE.

>> >> Huell: WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN HERE?

>> DISHES.

>> Huell: SHE'S DOING THE DISHES.

NICE TO SEE YOU ALL.

NOW ARE WE HEADED?

>> >> Huell: A LOT OF PEOPLE FISH DOWN HERE?

>> WE MET SOME WONDERFUL PEOPLE FROM L.A. THAT FISH HERE A LOT AND IN FACT WE MET HIS DAD LAST NIGHT AND WE'RE GOING TO BE MOVING IN THE SPACE THAT WE LIVE IN.

>> Huell: HOW OFTEN DO YOU GET UP HERE?

>> THIS IS OUR FIRST TIME.

>> Huell: AND WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS PLACE?

>> IT'S GREAT.

>> Huell: THERE IS ENOUGH TO DO TO KEEP YOU ALL BUSY?

>> YEAH.

>> Huell: YOU DON'T GET BORED?

>> NO.

>> Huell: YOU JUST GO FISHING AND SKATE BOARDING.

THIS IS YOUR HUSBAND.

>> MY HUSBAND, DICK.

>> Huell: HI DICK.

>> I'M GETTING ALL THIS ON TAPE.

>> Huell: THIS ONE HERE?

>> THIS IS A WINNIE, AND--LITTLE DIESEL MOTOR HOME AND YOU CAN SEE WHAT THERE IS.

>> Huell: OH YOU'VE GOT A WATCH DOG IN THERE.

>> YES A A LITTLE LASSO, CODY.

>> Huell: SO THIS IS NICE.

YOU JUST KIND OF SIT OUT HERE ALL NIGHT YOU'VE GOT AN OLD FASHION BARBECUE GRILL AT NIGHT.

WHAT DO YOU COOK?

>> USUALLY STEAK.

>> Huell: ARE YOU A GOOD FISHERMAN?

>> OH YES.

>> Huell: WHO CLEANS THE FISH?

>> THE WIFE, AND I DO THE COOKING.

>> Huell: YOU CLEAN THE FISH?

>> NOT AT ALL.

>> Huell: HE SAYS YOU DO.

>> NO, NO, NO I WOULD NEVER CLEAN A FISH EITHER.

>> Huell: WELL, THAT'S FORGIVING US A LOOK AT YOUR LITTLE HOUSE HERE.

NOW EVERYBODY IS IN HERE TOGETHER, SO EVERYBODY HAS TO KIND OF RESPECT EACH OTHER'S PRIEFVACY.

>> AND NOT LET THIS HAPPEN.

YES BECAUSE HE'S NOT SUPPOSE TO BE BARKING.

[DOG BARKING].

>> Huell: THEY SAID DOGS NOT ALLOWED EXCEPT ON A LEASH.

>> YEAH, DAD CARRIES HIM.

>> Huell: THIS IS YOUR CASTLE RIGHT HERE.

YOUR NAMES?

>> DICK AND PEGGY HILLMAN FROM LA QUINTA.

>> Huell: IT'S BEAUTIFUL UP HERE.

>> YEAH, AND WE REALLY ENJOY IT.

I I THINK WE'RE COMING BACK NEXT SUMMER.

WE'VE BEEN TO VIRGINIA, PENNSYLVANIA THIS YEAR, OREGON, NEVADA AND THIS IS HEAVEN.

YOU KNOW.

WHY TRAVEL?

SPEND THE MONEY.

JUST COME UP HERE AND SAFE YOUR MONEY, IT'S THAT SIMPLE.

>> Huell: WE'RE JUST WONDERING AROUND.

OH YOU'RE THE CHEF, THIS IS YOUR HOUSE?

OH YOU'VE GOT THIS PLACE SET UP LIKE A LITTLE--LIKE A LITTLE GARDEN HERE.

LOOK AT THIS.

THIS IS BEAUTIFUL.

WHAT IS EVERYBODY WITH THIS GREEN CARPET.

>> IT KEEPS THE DUST AWAY.

>> Huell: OH LOOK YOU'VE GOT A WHOLE GRASS GARDEN SET UP HERE.

THIS IS BEAUTIFUL.

>> Huell: SO I CAN PLAY BOTCHY BALL.

>> I'VE GOT MY OWN GARDEN.

>> Huell: SO YOU GROW YOUR OWN STUFF HERE?

>> I LIVE IN RANCHO MIRAGE BUT THIS IS MY GETAWAY.

>> Huell: THIS IS PARADISE RIGHT HERE.

>> THAT'S WHAT IT IS.

>> Huell: AND EVERYBODY HANGS OUT, THE KIDS AREN'T AFRAID.

>> OH NO, THE KIDS HANG OUT.

I'VE GOT MY GOLF PUDDING GOLF.

>> Huell: HERE'S YOUR GRAND DAD.

>> YEAH.

>> Huell: WHAT IS HIS NAME?

>> RUDY.

>> Huell: WE'VE MET YOUR GRANDCHILDREN.

ARE YOU GOING FISHING 1234.

>> YES WE'RE GOING IN THE MORNING.

>> Huell: SO THIS IS PART OF IT, HANGING OUT WITH THE GRANDKIDS.

THEY TOLD ME HAD YOU SOME SURGERY AND SOME PROBLEMS WITH YOUR FOOT.

>> I BROKE BOTH ANKLES AND HAD FOUR SURGERIES ON THE RIGHT FOOT.

>> Huell: WHAT A PLACE TO COME AND HEAL.

>> THIS IS A GREAT PLACE.

WE ENJOYED THE EVENING LAST NIGHT.

>> Huell: DOING WHAT.

>> WELL COOKING OUT.

>> Huell: LET'S GET AROUND YOUR GRAND DAD.

THIS IS PART OF IT, SPENDING QUALITY TIME WITH THE KIDS.

>> THAT'S RIGHT THEY'VE HELPED ME OUT.

>> Huell: HAD A GREAT TIME WITH YOUR GRAND DAD?

>> YEAH.

>> THEY'RE STAYING UNTIL SATURDAY.

>> Huell: THEN YOU'VE GOT TO GO BACK AND START SCHOOL.

>> YEAH.

>> Huell: AND ALL THAT BAD STUFF.

BUT YOU'LL HAVE GREAT MEMORIES OF OUR SUMMER AT LAKE HEMET.

>> YEAH.

>> Huell: DOWNTOWN WITH THE GOLF CART.

GOING OUT FOR YOUR MORNING TIME.

>> I WATCH YOUR PROGRAM ALL THE TIME.

>> Huell: YOUR NAME IS.

>> CATALINA.

>> Huell: AND YOUR FRIEND?

>> BILLY.

>> Huell: AND THIS LITTLE DOG HERE.

>> BINGO, SHE'S MY DOG.

WE'RE GOING OUT CRUISING RIGHT NOW.

>> Huell: IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO.

>> YEAH, WE'RE GOING DOWN TO THE LAKE AND SEE HOW MUCH FISH THEY ARE CATCHING.

>> Huell: SO YOU'VE GOT A SCHEDULE EVERY DAY.

>> OH YES.

>> Huell: START OFF BY CRUISE CRUISING.

>> YES AND WE SEE OUR NEIGHBORS--I DIDN'T GET UP TILL REAL LATE, WE DON'T GET UP TOO EARLY.

>> Huell: IT'S GREAT OUT HERE.

>> IT'S GREAT IT'S GREAT.

>> Huell: HAVE YOU BEEN OUT HERE FOR A WHILE?

>> I'VE BEEN HERE FOR TWO YEARS.

>> Huell: COME ON OVER HERE.

>> WE HAD ABOUT 10 OR 11 OF US.

OH LOOK AT BETTY.

>> Huell: DON'T LEAVE US YET.

HI WHAT'S UP.

>> THIS IS MY MOTHER HE'S GOING TO BE 89 NEXT MONTH.

>> Huell: HOW ARE YOU?

>> NO PLACE LIKE LAKE HEMET.

>> Huell: OH BOY SAYING ALL THE RIGHT THINGS.

>> I LOVE IT HERE, I STARTED HERE IN ABOUT 1960.

>> Huell: HAS IT CHANGED MUCH?

>> YES, I SHOULD SAY IT HAS CHANGED.

WE DON'T GET STUCK IN THE MUD.

WE STARTED OUT PRIMITIVE CAMPING AND WE'VE MOVED UP AND MOVED UP.

WHEN THEY HAD THE BIG FLOOD I WAS THERE BY THE LAKE SHORE ACROSS FROM THE MARINA.

>> Huell: SO YOU'VE SEEN A LOT OF HISTORY UP HERE.

>> I LOVE IT!

>> I HAD TO BECAUSE I KNEW SHE WOULD ENJOY TALKING TO YOU ABOUT THE HISTORY.

>> Huell: THERE IS A LOT OF HISTORY HERE.

>> WHEN I FIRST CAME UP HERE, THEY FIRST STARTED DIGGING THE MARINA.

ME AND MY LITTLE DOG CLIMBED UP TO THE ROAD.

JUST WATCHED IT.

IT'S BEEN WONDERFUL.

>> Huell: ARE YOU ALL LISTENING TO ALL THESE GREAT STORIES.

NICE TO MEET YOU.

>> I LOVE IT.

GOOD TO MEET YOU.

>> Huell: LET'S SEE THIS LITTLE DOG REAL CLOSE.

THIS IS A PLACE, EVERYBODY LOVES THEIR DOGS AND CATS.

>> THIS IS BINGO AND HE'S ABSOLUTELY PRECIOUS AND THE WEATHER IS SO BEAUTIFUL HERE.

EVE ONLY BEEN HERE TWO MONTHS AND WE LOVE IT.

>> SEE YOU LATER, HONEY.

>> Huell: THIS IS GREAT.

LOOK AT ALL THIS ACTIVITY GOING ON.

WE EVEN HAVE HAVE A LITTLE TRAFFIC JAM.

>> I GUESS YOU'RE DOING THAT.

>> Huell: MAYBE YOU SHOULD ALL CRUISE DOWN THE ROAD A LITTLE BIT.

>> WE'RE GOING DOWN TO THE LAKE.

>> Huell: NICE TO TALK TO YOU ALL.

HERE COMES SOME MORE PEOPLE WITH THEIR DOGS.

PEOPLE WORKING ON THEIR GARDEN.

THIS IS HAS BEEN GREAT.

WE NEVER MADE IT PAST LAKE HEMET, WE WERE GOING TO IDYLWILD.

THERE WAS A LOT OF GREAT STUFF FOR US TO SEE.

THIS THAT'S BEEN OUR DAY HERE IN BEAUTIFUL LAKE HEMET WHICH IS AVAILABLE FOR ALL OF US TO ENJOY.

THANK YOU FOR INTRODUCING US TO PEOPLE.

WE'VE HAD A GREAT DAY.