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The Tehachapi area has been experiencing the warm days and cold nights that are typical of this time of year. Newer residents often assume that once the calendar summer is over, we descend into cold dark days with icy winds, but actually late October and early November can offer some of our nicest weather, in the time of year known as Indian Summer. The term “Indian Summer” originated in the eastern states, when colonists observed that Iroquois and Algonquin tribes did most of their food harvesting in autumn rather than the traditional summer. The Native Americans depended on frosts to help dry out their corn for longterm storage, and the winter squash, pumpkins and gourds that they grew also benefitted from being allowed to mature until the vines were dried out and lifeless. That time of year is also a period of congenial weather, when temperatures are down from their summer highs and the nights cool down. Even more important in areas of high humidity, Indian...
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