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| This is another watercolor of Saddleback Mountain looking at it from San Juan Capistrano. The photo below was taken from the back deck of my old coach and life mentor, Ken. |
In Marcy and Maurice Bandy's book, Saddleback Ancestors the authors write...
"Old Saddleback, the name given to the twin peaks of Santiago and Modjeska, has stood as guardian, landmark, and provider for Orange County since California was thrust from the Pacific millions of years ago. She is surely the mother of the adjoining valleys and canyons. Her crumbling rocks transported grain by grain down the stream beds by the gentle rains and infrequent snows, gradually built the fertile plain beneath her slopes.
"Here, after countless suns and moons rose behind her peaks, the first Indians arrived and established camps on the tableland to the west. Birds and small game were abundant, the seas was full of food, seeds and plants were plentiful. With a moderate climate, the Indians found life in the shadow of Saddleback bountifully simple."
