The Great Around-the-USA Adventure
California: Santa Barbara Botanic Garden |
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| The Santa Barbara Botanic Garden is located up in the foothills overlooking Santa Barbara. It features California native plant displays in landscaped settings, and includes several different trails and includes a 19th century mission dam and aqueduct system. |
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As one enters the Garden, the first vista is of this field of wild flowers with the mountains in the distance. Date of visit: 14 Apr 2008 |
| Trails such as this meander through the Garden. Most are fairly easy, but there are also a couple of moderately-rated walks for the more ambitious. Work on the Garden was begun in the late 1920's. |  |
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A cactus in bloom. |
| A California poppy. |  |
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This dam, built in 1806, was the source of water for the Mission Santa Barbara. |
| A replica of part of the aqueduct system that carried water down to the mission. |  |
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Just one of many varied plants throughout the Garden. |