SMCP - Sanchez Adobe

A visit to the Sanchez Adobe was another San Mateo County Parks Foundation outing.  Today the adobe, which was built by Francisco Sanchez between 1842 and 1846 is a San Mateo County Park run by the San Mateo County History Association.





The site of the adobe was originally, the village of Pruristac, a settlement of the Ramaytush band of the Ohlone people.

 In 1786 the Spanish, Mission Dolores, in San Francisco, which had absorbed many of the Ohlone in the area, established  San Pedro y San Pablo Asistencia, to promote missionary work and by farming to provide food for the main mission. The farming effort was soon abandoned, however, cattle ranching continued until the demise of the mission system in 1834.

The Mexican Government granted the land to Francisco Sanchez the 8th Alcade of San Francisco.

The adobe was purchased by Edward Kirkpatrick in 1871.  He did extensive remodeling. Later lives included a time as the Adobe House, a hotel, and as a speakeasy during the depression.







The museum on the site today, offers a view of items from throughout its history.  A new nature center was being planned when I visited and I believe it has now been opened.

It's a great place for an afternoon outing

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Sanchez Adobe - SMCHA

Sanchez Adobe - SMCP

Sanchez Adobe - Wikipedia

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San Francisco National Cemetery

San Francisco National Cemetery

Not exactly a National Park, but a beautiful site...with a beautiful view

CSP - Big Basin Redwoods State Park

The family's first camping trip in 1978 allowed us to work out the kinks in preparation for a trip to Yosemite.

Somebody forgot a belt!   And somebody else had a little trouble crossing a log on the trail.  Daddy held her hand and walked her across and then back and made her do it again!!  

Other than that all went well!

Big Basin Redwoods State Park 
Big Basin - Wikipedia

A study in circles

Nicholas took one look at this quilt and adopted it for his own use.  It originally stayed at Grammy's but has now disappeared into his stash at home.  I think he has at least four!!!

SMCP-Edgewood

 Edgewood was probably the most visited of all the county parks.  It provided many a place to run and walk for exercise.

It has a great lawn for kids to play and shady tables to have a picnic.

 And it was Edgewood in 1992 that provided a venue for the Madden Family Reunion.

It offers a wealth of terrain types....trees, golden fields, magnificent wild flowers, deer, bunnies and the views!!!

Edgewood Park & Natural Preserve

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Madden Reunion - 1992

CSB - Pescadero

Never a destination but often a stop, Pescadero State Beach and Nature Preserve centers around the lagoon formed by Pescadero and Butano Creeks.  Today bird life abounds.

It is a perfect place to view the ocean on the way to visit the tiny town of Pescadero or when heading in to Butano State Park




Pescadero State Beach

Trail Posts: A Literary Exploration of California's State Parks  The poem "Steelhead" by Brother Antoninus, the "Beat Friar" poet [William Everson]

LH - Heceta Head

The hike to this cute little lighthouse led through lovely trees with great ocean views.  It was a perfect stop on the drive down the coast.

Construction of Heceta Head lighthouse becan after Congress appropriated $80,000 for it's cost in March of 1889. 





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Heceta Head - Lighthouse Friends

Heceta Head Lighthouse - Oregon State Parks

Hecta Head - Wikipedia 

Learning on the Longarm

Reluctant to tackle a quilt the first time around, I made place mats as gifts, using one jelly roll,  instead.  I made two small quilts that I then cut into placemats.

SMCP-Devil's Slide

We were invited to hike the new Devils Slide Trail as contributors to the San Mateo County Parks Foundation.....the first time we brought along a cranky granddaughter and finally left before seeing the entire trail.  Fortunately there was another tour and we got to the other end.  There was a gorgeous sunset that day!

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Misión la Exaltacion de la Santa Cruz

CALIFORNIA REGISTRER HISTORICAL LANDMARK # 342  76000530  

A visit to the mission in Santa Cruz requires two stops at the top of Mission Hill.  The first to the church finds a 1/3 size replica of the original mission which was destroyed in 1857 and the second to the Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park where there are magnificent views from the gardens.

Santa Cruz, the 12th California Mission, was founded on the bluff in 1791 by President Father Fermin Francisco de Lasuén and founding missionaries Frs. Isídro Salazar and Balamero López.  The Awaswas triblet of the Costanoans were the earliest of the neophytes.  They were later joined by Yokuts and other Costanoans.

The church is still a Catholic church and is popular for local marriages





The State Historic park features the only original building left. The single story adobe which was built between 1822 and 1824 was originally about twice the size it is now.  It provided housing for the neophytes.

When the mission system was secularized in 1834 the neophytes left, either abandoning the rooms or selling them to Californios.





Today the building is home to exhibits that tell the story of the early mission and it's residents through the years including the neophytes, the Californios and others.  Be sure to pick up the self-guided tour brochure in the gift shop before starting.

California Mission State Historic Park
California Missions - Santa Cruz
Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks

Trail Posts: A Literary Exploration of California's State Parks  Lorenzo Asisara remembers a story told him by his father in 1818 in Reminiscences.

NPS - Presidio of California - Fort Winfield Scott

Another stop on a walk and drive through the Presidio.  








Fort Winfield Scott was established in 1912 and was designated as the headquarters for San Francisco Coastal defense, controlling Forts Baker, Barry, Cronkhite, Miley and Funston, but not the Presidio or Fort Mason.















At the end of WWII it became a sub post of the SF Presidio and in 1946 became the home of the US Army's Coast Artillery School for a short time.

Presidio of San Francisco - NPS 

Fort Winfield Scott

For Dad

I made this quilt for the bed in Dad's trophy room in 1992.  Hard to believe he's been gone for twenty years.  Tim has the quilt on the bed in his office as well as a lot of dads memorabilia.