A Visit From the Past

6/13 We had a visit from some remaining members of the Ohlone Native Tribe to our little campground here at Pinto Lake in Watsonville. I’ll bet most of you have never heard of them and for good reason. They have not been recognized by our government as a native tribe, however, they are recognized by many and even have their own website http://ohlonecostanoanesselennation.org/ which is kind of cool. Of course their decline is blamed on the Spanish Missions, which destroyed their way of life. Anyway, we had a visit from some of their tribal folks who demonstrated the construction of one of their canoes. I guess it’s one of those boats you just sit atop and paddle.