Category: MicroAdventure
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Mormon Battalion Meets Spanish Adobe
Mormon Battalion Meets Spanish Adobe The historical site signage placed by Mission Viejo’s Heritage Committee reads, “This site was part of Rancho Canada de Los Alisos, a land grant given to Don Jose Serrano by Mexican Governor Pio Pico on May 27, 1846. Two historical plaques are located at the park’s western edge.” Sycamore Park…
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Ancient Trails
Ancient Trails The historical site marker reads: ”This trail is the remnant of a private ranch road that ran east to local canyons. According to legend, the notorious 19th Century Outlaw Joaquin Murieta used the Sycamore tree near the road for a hiding place.” Wilderness Glen Ranch Road parallels the north side of busy Los…
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(Pre)historic Past
(Pre)historic Past Near the intersection of La Paz Road and Chrisanta Drive is a site where a partial whale skull was found. The fossilized remains were unearthed in 1976 while the Mission Viejo Co. was grading. The 14.5 foot long by 9 foot wide skull enclosed the brain of a 58 foot long Baleen Whale…
Kronik Lyme Rider 