Such a romantic name, Massacre Canyon Inn, puts me off my food though.
FYI~
From:
http://www.pe.com/articles/canyon-675559-massacre-san.html
BACK IN THE DAY: Massacre Canyon named for Indian battle
The fight pitted Temecula Indians against those of the village of Ivah, located near what’s now Gilman Hot Springs
BY STEVE LECH / COLUMNIST Published: Aug. 16, 2013 12:38 p.m.
Massacre Canyon Falls as it appears today. Spring water feeds the falls, which can be seen throughout the year.
STEVE LECH, FREELANCE PHOTOGRAPHER
"Massacre Canyon is a small, flat rift in the otherwise hilly and steep Badlands area of Riverside County. Characterized by very high, steep sides, the canyon is located just northwest of Gilman Hot Springs, along Highway 79 between Lamb's Canyon Road and San Jacinto. A perennial stream runs through it, fed by springs on the Portrero southwest of Beaumont.
The stream enters Massacre Canyon on the north at Massacre Canyon Falls, where it falls over a 12-foot wall of solid rock to continue on through the canyon and out onto the San Jacinto plain. While most people do not know of its existence, the history behind it is an indelible part of the lore of the San Jacinto Valley.
Massacre Canyon got its name during the earliest days of American settlement in the San Jacinto Valley. According to Rena Fowler, who wrote a history of the San Jacinto Valley in 1912, many of the local Soboba Indians told of a battle that pitted Temecula Indians against those of the village of Ivah, located near the present community of Gilman Hot Springs.
Old Victoriano, the last of the hereditary chiefs of the Soboba Indians, related the story of how one day the Temeculas were seen gathering seeds from the Chia plant in areas of the San Jacinto Valley claimed by the Ivahs. The Chia plant, identified as Salvia Columbariae by David Prescott Barrows, grew in many parts of western Riverside County.
The seeds were an important food source, and when the plant failed in the Temecula Valley because of drought, the Temeculas sought it elsewhere. A high-ranking contingent was sent from Ivah to put a stop to the incursion, but discussions to alleviate the problem broke down when one of the Temeculas shot at the Ivahs.
The two sides then prepared for combat, and met the next day in battle. For most of the day the battle raged on, claiming the lives of many on both sides. However, when the Temeculas received reinforcements late in the day, the Ivahs retreated into what is now called Massacre Canyon.
The tall, steep walls of the canyon afforded no exit, and the Ivahs continued to retreat. Approximately one-half mile into the canyon is Massacre Canyon Falls, and the walkable portion of the canyon comes to an abrupt end in what can only be described as a room, enclosed on three sides by shear, dark rock walls. These shear walls trapped the remaining Ivahs and, according to Mrs. Fowler, the Ivahs fought to the death, a fight in which the victor gave no mercy, the vanquished sought none.
Hearing the story some 350 years later from many of the local Sobobas, the early American residents of the San Jacinto Valley dubbed the area Massacre Canyon.
During the heyday of Gilman Hot Springs, Massacre Canyon was a popular outing for a day trip. Today, people can be found hiking along the streambed or attempting to climb the steep sides, although that exercise can be particularly dangerous and a few people have been injured or even killed trying. I go for the falls and the view and stay off the sides!"
I've been there, it's pretty in the Spring, with water and wildflowers!
Thetans everywhere are reaching for the frozen booze and glycol.
