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Lost and alone on some forgotten highway. I don't know where Im going, but I sure know where I've been. (lyrics by John Denver). iPhone photo, pictureshow edit and text...
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Another Dallas
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My World of Stars Made Manifest so All Can See Where I Am Meant to Be.
... Like Magic & the Fugue Escape.
Ghosts and Blessings (Los desaparecidos)
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A sacred Indian historical region known for its natural springs and their healing abilities, as well as an esteemed Buddhist sanctuary, marks my destination goal, although I'm just getting started here at the mountain base. The local inhabitants were of the Esselen Tribe. Sadly, a series of events marking the arrival of the Spanish to this area, also marked the slaughter of many and various other means for their critical decline and disappearance. The caretaker told me the stories, and many sources more or less concur, so...(!).
"Long known as a place of healing, the hot springs of Tassajara were first used by the native Esselen people, who lived among the soaring ridges of the Santa Lucia Mountains for a thousand years or more, appreciating the hot springs for their restorative properties. Unfortunately, the efforts of Spanish missionaries under Father Juniperro Serra proved disastrous for the Esselen, and by the time of the American Civil War, the explorers who came upon Tassajara found few traces of their earlier presence."
The last paragraph was copied from the following: http://www.sfzc.org/tassajara/display.asp?catid=4,35&pageid=2604
