March 17, 2007 Dansk tekst til venstre English text on the right Dagens baghave: Backyard of the Day: Santa Maria de los Penasquitos Adobe Ranch House, Rancho Penasquitos, San Diego County, California The Santa Maria de los Penasquitos Adobe Ranch House is located in Los Penasquitos Canyon off Black Mountain Road in Penasquitos, San Diego County, California   Vi camperede ved Santa Maria de los Penasquitos Adobe Ranch House, som ligger i Los Penasquitos Canyon Preserve. We day camped at the Santa Maria de los Penasquitos Adobe Ranch House, which is in Los Penasquitos Canyon Preserve.         Penasquitos Adobe Ranch House er bygget i 1824 af Kaptain Francisco Maria Ruiz, som fik tildelt jorden af den Mexikanske regering som betaling for mange års militærtjeneste. The Penasquitos Adobe Ranch House was built in 1824 by Captain Francisco Maria Ruiz, who received the property from Mexico's government as payment for years of military service.   Francisco Maria Ruiz gav Penasquitos Adobe Ranch til en grandnevø, Francisco Maria Alvarado, i 1837. Alvarado's søn Diego fik gården i 1857, og denne gav ejendommen til sin datter Maria Estéfana Alvarado, da hun blev gift med Kaptain George Alonzo Johnson i 1859. Estéfana og George Johnson ejede også en bybeboelse, nemlig Johnson-huset i Old Town. De udvidede Penasquitos Adobe Ranch med adskillige gårdbygninger og med ekstra beboelse i 1862. De mistede gården i 1880 af økonomiske grunde. Francisco Maria Ruiz gave the Penasquitos Adobe Ranch to a grandnephew, Francisco Maria Alvarado, in 1837. Alvarado's son Diego was given the ranch in 1857, and he in turn gave the property to his daughter Maria Estéfana Alvarado, when she married Captain George Alonzo Johnson in 1859. Estéfana and George Johnson also owned a city residence, the Johnson House in Old Town. They expanded the Penasquitos Adobe Ranch with farm buildings and added more living space in 1862. They lost the ranch in 1880 for economic reasons.

I 1880erne tilhørte Penasquitos Adobe Ranch i kort tid Oberst Jacob Shell Taylor, og gården stod derefter tom i mange år. Den blev købt af Charles Frederick Mohnike i 1910, og han byggede blandt andet ladebygningen, som står endnu, af adobe. I 1921 blev gården købt af George Sawday og Oliver Sexon, som ligesom Mohnike opdrættede kvæg her. In the 1880s the Penasquitos Adobe Ranch briefly belonged to Colonel Jacob Shell Taylor, after which the ranch stood abandoned for years. It was bought by Charles Frederick Mohnike in 1910, and among other projects he built the adobe barn structure, which remains standing. In 1921 the ranch was bought by George Sawday and Oliver Sexon, who like Mohnike used it for cattle raising.         En af Penasquitos Adobe Ranch's tre kilder er indeni denne bygning, og løber herfra ned til et lille vandløb. One of the three springs at Penasquitos Adobe Ranch is inside this building, and from here flows into a small creek.

Boondocking Information The Santa Maria de los Penasquitos Adobe Ranch House is an excellent spot for day camping. The entire preserve closes during especially rainy periods due to flooding. No camping or parking is allowed between dusk and 8 am. Facilities: Museum (open Saturdays and Sundays) Some really good hiking trails Picnic areas Restrooms Drinking fountains   More Historical Sites Here More California Travel Information Here YESTERDAY TOMORROW