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David K
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San Fernando was the first Baja mission I visited, on my first self-driven Baja trip. I was 16 and it was Easter Vacation 1974. My friend and I camped
there on the first night of our vacation. My first mission photograph...
This was a slide converted to digital.
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The petroglyphs, 1/2 mile past the mission, in 1974:
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Barry A.
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This is all really great stuff, David. I am constantly amazed at the stamina and grit the Padres and their entourage have, and how much country they
cover in such a small amount of time. No way I could have ever done that, and I have done a lot of hiking in the past. I climbed Mt. Whitney from
Whitney Portal and back, in 1 & 1/4 days when 16, and I thought I was going to die from exhaustion and just plain pain, plus the worst head-ache
of my life. For the Padres grit alone, I applaud them.
thanks again, David.
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David K
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My pleasure Barry! Baja California has an endless supply of exciting adventures and fascinating history!   
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There is a cemetery right in front of the mission photo you took DK. How I wish we knew the story of each individual buried there!
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David K
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Quote: Originally posted by BajaBlanca  | | There is a cemetery right in front of the mission photo you took DK. How I wish we knew the story of each individual buried there!
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Being "Holy ground", it is common to use the ruins as a cemetery. Wooden crosses don't last in the harsh environment. The photo was taken on Spring
break, 1974, at San Fernando de Velicatá... my first mission photo.
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In the diary, on May 4, 1769... Padre Serra passes by where Coco's Corner is now located and camped by the spring he named San Francisco (since
renamed San Francisquito). This spring is in sight of Hwy. 5, just north of Coco's, west of the bridge between Km. 178 and 179, in the arroyo.
This famous spring is how so many places of the region got the name 'San Francisquito': Arroyo, Bay, Gold Mill, etc. However, names do change, or
simply get replaced unofficially!
*Arroyo de San Francisquito to Arroyo de Las Arrastras
*Molino de San Francisquito to Molino de Lacy
*Ensenada de San Francisquito to 'Gonzaga Bay' (the bigger half)
*Puerto de San Francisquito to Punta Final Resort (It was briefly called Villa Mar y Sol, around 1970.)
I hope to pass on these tidbits of history to you younger people so that the past is passed on to the next generation, so it won't be forgotten or
rewritten.
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