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Tahquitz Rock, Viewed From Pine Cove, CA
Tahquitz may refer to: Culture * Tahquitz (spirit), a legendary spirit of the Cahuilla and Luiseño Native American people of Southern California *''Tahquitz'', a musical score by Fannie Charles Dillon *''Tahquitz'', a sound installation work by Lewis deSoto Places * Tahquitz Canyon, a canyon in Palm Springs, California ** Tahquitz Creek, the creek that runs through Tahquitz Canyon ** Tahquitz Falls, a waterfall within Tahquitz Canyon * Tahquitz High School, a school in Hemet, California * Tahquitz Peak, a peak in southern California's San Jacinto Mountains ** Tahquitz Rock Tahquitz Peak (pronounced , sometimes ) is a granite, rock formation located on the high western slope of the San Jacinto mountain range in Riverside County, Southern California, United States, above the mountain town of Idyllwild. Tahquitz ha ..., a granite outcrop on the side of Tahquitz Peak ** Red Tahquitz, a secondary peak, red in color, nearby Tahquitz peak {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tahquitz (spirit)
Tahquitz (, sometimes ) is a spirit found in the legends of the Cahuilla, Kumeyaay and Luiseño Native American people of Southern California. Accounts of the legend vary significantly, but most agree that Tahquitz represents evil or death, and his spirit makes its home on Mount San Jacinto. Some accounts report that he steals people and/or their souls and devours them on the mountain. Tahquitz manifests himself in the form of fireballs, lighting, meteors and thunderous sounds on the mountain and in the canyons.Gudde, p. 352.Gunther, pp. 521–524. Agua Caliente Legend Some accounts of the legend state that Tahquitz Canyon played a key role in the story. The canyon is located on the Agua Caliente reservation lands, and is an important cultural site. The tribal group's web page dedicated to the canyon describes ''The Legend of Taquitz'' as follows: ''Mukat's People'' Author Lowell John Bean, in his book ''Mukat's People; The Cauilla Indians of Southern California'', applies a di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fannie Charles Dillon
Fannie Charles Dillon (March 16, 1881February 21, 1947) was an American pianist, music educator and composer. Life Fannie Charles Dillon was born in Denver, Colorado in 1881. She moved with her family to Long Beach, California in 1890. She studied composition with Heinrich Urban, Hugo Kaun and Rubin Goldmark, and piano with Leopold Godowsky in Berlin. Personal life and marriage After completing her studies, Dillon worked as a pianist, teacher, performer and composer in Los Angeles. She taught at Pomona College from 1910 to 1913 and in the Los Angeles high school system from 1918 to 1941. She founded Woodland Theater at Fawnskin, Big Bear Lake, California, in 1924 and served as its general manager from 1926 to 1929. She married Cypriot theater actor James Christo. Dillon died in Altadena, California. Her papers are stored by the UCLA library. As a composer, Dillon was known for adapting bird calls into her scores. While she was teaching at Los Angeles High School in the late 1920 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewis DeSoto
Lewis deSoto (born 1954 in San Bernardino, California) is an American artist of Cahuilla Native American ancestry. Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive Director Lawrence Rinder writes: "deSoto has explored a wide variety of media in his efforts to express the nuances of various social histories and worldwide cosmologies." The majority of deSoto's work has been in the media of photography, sculpture, and installation. The San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art writes that "deSoto's multimedia installations combine sound, light, video, space, and sculpture elements and are site-specific or oriented toward making a complete environment. His conceptual artwork utilizes automobiles, inflatables, electronics, photography, wood and metal construction." DeSoto is based in Napa, California and New York City and has been a professor of photography at San Francisco State University since 1988. Background DeSoto grew up in San Bernardino, California and received a Master of F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tahquitz Canyon
Tahquitz Canyon (, sometimes ) is located in Palm Springs, California on a section of the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation. The canyon descends from the Riverside County San Jacinto Mountains. It was continually inhabited for at least 5,000 years by the Native American Cahuilla people, and is one of many canyons of cultural significance to the Cahuilla. Today it is a nature preserve open to the public that is overseen by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. A second location in Riverside County also bears the name ''Tahquitz Canyon''. It is a branch canyon of the larger Martinez Canyon in the Santa Rosa Mountains, and is located at the geographic coordinates . Legend of Tahquitz Tahquitz Canyon is an important location in the creation myths of the Agua Caliente band. Although the legend comes in many versions, most regard Tahquitz as a powerful ''nukatam,'' roughly "Shaman," who was created directly by the creator of the world, Mukat. He became obsessed with a young ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tahquitz Creek
Tahquitz Creek is a small stream in Riverside County, California. The stream originates near Saddle Junction on the east slope of Mt. San Jacinto, and works its way down the mountain towards Palm Springs, where it flows into Tahquitz Canyon Tahquitz Canyon (, sometimes ) is located in Palm Springs, California on a section of the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation. The canyon descends from the Riverside County San Jacinto Mountains. It was continually inhabited for at least 5,000 year .... The stream forms a small waterfall at the end of the canyon, which can be accessed by a hiking trail maintained by the Agua Caliente Indian tribe as part of the reservation, on which the canyon lies. The stream is named for the mythical shaman Tahquitz, who, according to Cahuilla legend, was given powers by Mukat, the creator of all things. The creek runs down an oblongated drainage area of approximately 18 square miles ranging in elevation from over down to at Palm Springs. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tahquitz Falls
Tahquitz Falls is a waterfall on Tahquitz Creek in the west skirt of the city Palm Springs, in the U.S. state of California. The waterfall is located in lower Tahquitz Canyon, a short distance upstream from the visitor center. The name of the canyon and its waterfall is from the spirit Tahquitz, a Cahuilla native of the Agua Caliente folklore. The river flows over a slab of granite atop the falls, after which it plunges about into a pool. The fall is split once by a protrusion on the face of the canyon wall. The Tahquitz Falls is in the boundaries included in the National Register of Historic Places. Access The falls are easily reached by proceeding upstream along the Tahquitz Canyon Trail. The trail gains approximately in altitude and runs past the waterfall forming a loop that returns to the waterfall and to the Visitor Center. The canyon and its trail are owned and managed by the Agua Calientes Band of Cahuilla Indians. In popular culture The Tahquitz Falls were used a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tahquitz High School
Established in August 2007, Tahquitz High School (Tah-quitz) is a high school of approximately 1700 students on the northwestern side of Hemet, California operated by the Hemet Unified School District. The high school's mascot is a 'titan warrior' school colors are green and gold. Kari McGowan is the school principal. The high school served as an evacuation center during the Fairview Fire of September 2022. Demographics The demographic breakdown of the 1,582 students enrolled for the 2014–2015 school year was: *Male - 54.2% *Female - 45.8% *Native American/Alaskan - 0.4% *Asian/Pacific islanders - 3.5% *Black - 11.3% *Hispanic - 60.5% *White - 20.9% *Multiracial - 3.3% In addition, 80.5% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-priced lunch, making this a Title I school. Sports and Athletics m=Male f=Female *Soccer-m/f *Football-m *Basketball-m/f *Baseball-m *Golf-m/f *Tennis-m/f *Track & field-m/f *Water polo-m/f *W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tahquitz Peak
Tahquitz Peak (pronounced , sometimes ) is a granite, rock formation located on the high western slope of the San Jacinto mountain range in Riverside County, Southern California, United States, above the mountain town of Idyllwild. Tahquitz has a steep approach hike (approximately 800-foot elevation gain in a half mile), leading to a roughly 1000-foot face. Tahquitz, which can refer to both the rock outcrop and the outcrop's parent peak, is a popular hiking destination to the fire lookout station and the rock climbing area. The Yosemite Decimal System, widely used in North America to classify hiking and climbing routes, was developed into its modern form at Tahquitz Peak. Description Tahquitz Peak can be reached from one of several trails, and is only a half-mile deviation from the Pacific Crest Trail. The most direct route is the South Ridge trail starting in Idyllwild, California. This trail is a direct hike to the peak and is typically used as an "out and back" route, four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tahquitz Rock
Tahquitz Peak (pronounced , sometimes ) is a granite, rock formation located on the high western slope of the San Jacinto mountain range in Riverside County, Southern California, United States, above the mountain town of Idyllwild. Tahquitz has a steep approach hike (approximately 800-foot elevation gain in a half mile), leading to a roughly 1000-foot face. Tahquitz, which can refer to both the rock outcrop and the outcrop's parent peak, is a popular hiking destination to the fire lookout station and the rock climbing area. The Yosemite Decimal System, widely used in North America to classify hiking and climbing routes, was developed into its modern form at Tahquitz Peak. Description Tahquitz Peak can be reached from one of several trails, and is only a half-mile deviation from the Pacific Crest Trail. The most direct route is the South Ridge trail starting in Idyllwild, California. This trail is a direct hike to the peak and is typically used as an "out and back" route, four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
