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| Landmark #103 | Riverside County | Visited: June 23, 2013 | Plaque? NO. 🙁 |
| What is it? | The Cary Ranch! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: On March 16, 1774, Juan Bautista de Anza, explorer and colonizer, led the first non-Indian explorers to cross the mountains into California through this pass (named by him San Carlos) on their way from Tubac, Arizona to Monterey. On December 27, 1775, on a second expedition into California, Anza led through this pass the party of Spaniards from Sonora who became the founders of San Francisco.
OTHER TIDBITS: This is where the Anza Expedition camped on Christmas Eve, 1775 and one of the ladies in his group, Señora Lenares had a baby name Salvador! What the description leaves out is that they camped near a thriving Cahuilla settlement called Paukī! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: On Cary Ranch 60901 Coyote Canyon Rd 7 mi SW of Anza, CA ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~126mi (203km) — 2.1hrs |
| When should I go? | This landmark is on private property, but you can pass by the entrance any time! |