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Day 18: November 18, 2016 OST Finale Comment via blog |
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I attended the 2014 Route 66 Festival in Kingman, Arizona, and I prefaced
the festival with a drive along the entire Old Spanish Trail. This was a
named auto trail, founded in 1915, that ran from Saint Augustine, Florida,
to San Diego, California. There are three known major markers of the
"trail". I headed west from the marker in Saint Augustine,
stopped by the marker in San Antonio, Texas, and was all set to celebrate
my drive at the marker in San Diego. I arrived on August 9, 2014, to
discover the park closed and the marker absent. The marker was in storage
while the park underwent reconstruction and, although some sympathetic
city officials tried to get me access to it, the symbolic end of my
journey eluded me. My arrival at the park is covered
here and the final
chapter in the 2014 marker quest is
here.
Horton Plaza Park, with the Old Spanish Trail marker in place, reopened in May of this year. It was at the top of my personal "Things to Do in San Diego" list. I had thought of seeking out the marker yesterday but postponed it when I learned that my grandsons were busy then but could join me today. We easily found the marker and I was able to declare a fifteen month belated completion to my full length Old Spanish Trail drive. |
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With the day's important mission out of the way, we relaxed with some ice
cream and a stroll around Westfield Horton Plaza, the multi-level shopping mall
that fills the rest of the block. But we never lost track of time.
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