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APRIL 24, 2015 THE FRIDAY FLYER A-3 FOOW takes a break with Martel turtles . . .
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Leigh has sometimes cut them down to fingernail-size and had her manicurist adhere them to her own nails instead of fingernail polish.
Totally terrestrial (land) Testudines are tortoises. They have clubbed-shaped feet that are well designed for walking on land. All tortoises are listed as pro- tected in some way by state and federal regulations, so Leigh works closely with Animal Friends of the Valley in the care of her turtles and tortoises.
The FOOW walkers have enjoyed some other ordinary and extraordinary sights during their twice-weekly jaunts through and near Canyon Lake. Walk- ing from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. on Mondays and Thursdays, the goal is to cover three miles. Sometimes there are special des- tinations planned by facilitator Bert Barbay, like the Martels’ home; or unex-
Leigh Martel cares for smaller turtles and tortoises in tanks inside a "jungle room" off her kitchen.
Some of the FOOW walkers and several special guests pause to pose with CV the tortoise in the Martels' backyard.
pected detours, like a walk through Don and Elinor Martins’ large property atop a hill overlooking the Main Lake.
Elinor Martin’s family was one of the original pioneers of the Menifee Valley/ Canyon Lake area, and Don and Elinor ran the campground, marina and stor- age yard originally known as Martin’s Landing during the early days of Can- yon Lake’s development. They sold sev- eral acres of their hilltop property for the construction of Summerwood Landing, also known as Canyon Lake Storage. The FOOW walkers perused the state- of-the-art storage facility on one of their recent walks.
Other walks have taken them through the Fairway Estates, along Old Newport Rd. (between Canyon Lake and I-15, along Salt Creek in the Audie Murphy development and on the Lake Elsinore Levee, to name a few. A future destina- tion will be the trail behind the dam to the water treatment plant, a walk led by former EVMWD board member Ben Wicke.
In past years, the group has visited the site of ancient Native American village sites behind Goetz Hill and on the Audie
Murphy Ranch. An attempt this year to visit a village site on the Audie Murphy Ranch, led by Paul Price, was thwarted by legal representatives of the Pechanga tribal council.
These walks are open to all residents of Canyon Lake and take place from January through May. The Monday walk is sometimes changed to Tuesday. According to the group’s website, one of the many FOOW traditions is to begin the season’s walks the first Tuesday after
the Rose Bowl Parade in honor of “very special Lifetime Member Jetsy Aron- son,” who served on the Rose Bowl Royal Court of 1938.
The website, administered by Bert Barbay, also points out that “spouses, dogs, cats, baby strollers, bikes, etc. are welcome; smiles and laughter are re- quired!” And yes, the walks do provide a reprieve from the weightier matters of the community. To learn more about FOOW, visit clfoow.webs.com.
The FOOW walkers often see unusual sights on their Thursday walks. Here they look over a mine cart on the Canyon Lake property of Don and Elinor Martin.
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