It was home to the Paiute Indians, a cattle ranch, an apple farming community, and then the first of ten War Relocation Camps where Japanese American citizens and resident Japanese aliens were interned during World War II. Today, Manzanar National Historic Site stands as a silent reminder to the strong wave of anti-Asian sentiment that erupted following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Manzanar, located at the edge of the Sierra Neva
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Anza Borrego Desert State Park is the largest state park in California, just a two hour drive from downtown San Diego. The Peninsular Bighorn, or Borrego Cimarron as it was called by Spanish explorers, was one of the reasons this land was set aside in 1933. Of the world’s remaining desert bighorn sheep, two thirds of them live in Anza Borrego State Park.
Lambs are born in late winter/early spring, usually near steep, rocky cliffs. Ewes,
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Experiences | History - Frank Lloyd Wright's beautiful desert vision. [more]
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