Chumash Painted Cave State Historic Park
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GeoCraig
N 34° 30.283 W 119° 47.263
11S E 244056 N 3821649
Chumash Painted Cave State Historic Park, Santa Barbara, California
Waymark Code: WM1MT
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 09/19/2005
Views: 143
Chumash
Painted Cave State Historic Park
N
34 30.283 W 119 47.263
Painted Cave State Historic
Park is located in the mountains north of Santa Barbara,
California. While the origins of the paintings are
unknown, they are probably made for religious reasons.
Link to Directions
to Cave.
The entrance to
the cave is blocked by the gate as shown in photo on the
left (I'm holding the GPS.) The middle photo is of the
sign located below the cave opening. The photo on the
right is another view of the cave.
The Chumash
Indians once inhabited the coastal area between Malibu and
Paso Robles, California. They were hunters, gatherers,
and fishermen. They lived in large, domed-shaped homes
made of willow branches. They made canoes from planks
and sealed the cracks with tar.
Visit Instructions:1. You may log as many different waymarks as you wish but you may only log each one once.
2. You must include a close up photo of the pictograph and your GPSr. The pictograph must be recognizable.
3. Tell a little bit about what you learned of the area.