Month February 2025
Introduction My dad and I love skiing in the Sierras near Truckee together. Growing up, I’d sometimes get to play hooky from high school on a Friday in the winter to go on a father-daughter weekend adventure. Leaving from Hollister,… Continue Reading →
Introduction In 1990, Congress established the 1,200 mile Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail in order to commemorate the astonishing 1775 journey of over 240 colonists, men and women of diverse heritage who traveled from northern Mexico in order… Continue Reading →
In 1930, Herbert Eugene Bolton published his annotated translations of the Juan Bautista de Anza and Pedro Font diaries that recorded their experiences during their 1775 colonizing expedition (as well as letters and diaries of other notable explorers and clergy… Continue Reading →
