Welcome to the Anza Guides Website!
This site is a resource for Trails and Rails Guides on Amtrak’s Coast Starlight trains along the Juan Bautista De Anza National Historic Trail between Santa Barbara and San Jose.
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Contribute to the Anza Guides Blog!
If you are interested in adding relevant articles of interest to this site, I’d love to show you how. It’s best if you have already used WordPress or a similar…
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Point Conception “Graveyard of the Pacific” a Tale of Two Lighthouses
A Link to a YouTube Historic Video by Robert Schwemmer sent by Bern Verbit via Ed Leska
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Native People: The Anza Expedition and the Settlement of California by Mickey Ellinger
The Anza Expedition from the viewpoint of Native Americans
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Genesis of the Coast Rail Line
Bruce answers a couple of emails from one of our guides asking about the beginnings of the Coast Line.
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Home to Limuw
A story of one man’s return to his roots, and the September 1, 2001, Chumash recreation of a tomol paddle from Santa Barbara to Santa Cruz Island.
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Talk by Car Attendant on Parlor Car in 2004
Interesting video from Yorkman Lowe. Parlour car attendant talk.
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Dangermond Preserve
Tangible Resource: Land around Pt. Conception Connected Theme(s): Preservation of undeveloped coastline Universal Concept(s): Preservation, Natural Area Main Points: – 24,000-acre (38 sq mi) nature preserve protecting 8 miles of…
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Trail & Rails on Condé Nast Traveler
This article was written by Sarah Kuta and published by Condé Nast Traveler on May 20, 2022 Read on the Condé Nast Site Meet the Retirees Who Serve as Volunteer…
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Ellwood Beach WWII Attack
Thanks to Marty C. for forwarding this story from Edhat about the Japanese submarine attack on the Ellwood Oil field in Goleta. Here’s another article from GoletaHistory.com
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T&R Training Components are Moving Online
As I write this, it is the spring of 2020. Our Trails and Rails program is currently on hold indefinitely, due to the threat of COVID-19. Trails and Rails training…
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