{"id":1130,"date":"2012-09-04T07:25:05","date_gmt":"2012-09-04T13:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/western-traveler.org\/?page_id=1130"},"modified":"2012-09-08T06:57:18","modified_gmt":"2012-09-08T11:57:18","slug":"dana-point-california","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/western-traveler.org\/wp\/travel-log\/highways-byways\/dana-point-california\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana Point, California"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of my favorite Western memories is from a trip to southern California to visit my friends Jeff &amp; Rachelle Campbell, who had moved there for a short while. This trip happened right after the attack on 9-1-1.\u00a0 \u00a0Most of my adventures to date had been in and around Utah.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1131\" title=\"Dana Point 1\" src=\"http:\/\/western-traveler.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Dana-Point-1-650x487.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"487\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Jeff decided that I needed to see a beautiful oceanfront area called Dana Point in Orange County.\u00a0 This is a favorite area for surfers; and with a population of just over 33,000 (2010 Census) it\u2019s the perfect getaway to catch a few waves.<\/p>\n<p>Named for author, Richard Henry Dana Jr. the Point has been described as \u201cthe only romantic spot on the coast\u201d.\u00a0 Serious development began in 1923 with the Hollywood Hills project, created by Los Angeles Times editor Harry Chandler and Gen. M.H. Sherman.\u00a0 The construction was headed by Sidney H. Woodruff, a prominent LA homebuilder.\u00a0 35 homes and a number of commercial buildings comprise what is called \u201cLantern Village\u201d, named after various lantern colors which were used 200 years ago in advertising fares of the incoming ships.\u00a0 The draw of paved roads, sidewalks, telephones, electrical service and other infrastructure made this an easy sale to \u201chigh-brows\u201d from the area.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1132\" title=\"Dana Point 4\" src=\"http:\/\/western-traveler.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Dana-Point-4-650x487.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"487\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dana Point can also now boast a developed harbor containing a replica of the ship The Pilgrim, which is used as a classroom by the Ocean Institute.\u00a0 It has been designated as a California Historic Landmark.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1133\" title=\"Dana Point 2\" src=\"http:\/\/western-traveler.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Dana-Point-2-650x487.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"487\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you get the chance to visit Dana Point, be advised they do host some special events.\u00a0 The Festival of Whales is held for two weeks in March.\u00a0 The Tall Ships Festival (considered the largest annual gathering of its kind) is in September.\u00a0 Or you can do like Jeff and I did, just walk the beach on a beautiful Fall morning.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1134\" title=\"Dana Point 3\" src=\"http:\/\/western-traveler.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Dana-Point-3-650x487.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"487\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of my favorite Western memories is from a trip to southern California to visit my friends Jeff &amp; Rachelle Campbell, who had moved there for a short while. This trip happened right after the attack on 9-1-1.\u00a0 \u00a0Most of my adventures to date had been in and around Utah. &nbsp; Jeff decided that I [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":44,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1130","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P3CUQl-ie","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/western-traveler.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1130","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/western-traveler.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/western-traveler.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/western-traveler.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/western-traveler.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1130"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/western-traveler.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1130\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1149,"href":"http:\/\/western-traveler.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1130\/revisions\/1149"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/western-traveler.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/western-traveler.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1130"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}