Tehachapi Loop (Tehachapi, California)
A feat of engineering ingenuity used to raise or lower trains in elevation over a short distance, the Tehachapi Loop was completed in 1876 and virtually unchanged is still used today. The 0.73 mile (1.17 …
California Historic Landmarks
Garces Circle (Bakersfield, California)
Anybody that has spent time in a small town knows that directions are often given by landmarks rather than streets. Bakersfield, California, despite having a population greater than Iceland is not unlike many other small …
Mission San Francisco Solano (Sonoma, California)
Founded by Father José Altimira on July 4, 1823, Mission San Francisco Solano was the 21st, final, and northernmost mission in Alta California. Located 40 miles north of San Francisco, in what is now Sonoma, …