Natural Bridges
For my writing assignment #2, I chose to go somewhere that I have never been before. The place I chose to go was to the Natural Bridges State Beach in Santa Cruz. Before I went on this field trip, I had never heard anything about it. When I asked my friends if they knew of any natural sites or museums, the first one they recommended was the Natural Bridges State Beaches. I asked them what was so interesting and significant about the place and they told me that I would find out when I go there myself. When I arrived to the beach, I couldn't help but notice the bridge that was built, not built by man, but built by nature. The bridge connected by three arches that were carved out of sandstone cliff is what inspired the naming of the Natural Bridges. Waves' crashing into the walls of the cliffs is what created the bridge as well as other natural bridges. As time goes on, the bridges are slowly starting to erode and fade away. It's somewhat sad to see something that is very interesting is slowly disappearing away piece by piece every time a wave hits the wall of the bridge. What also was very fascinating that learned was that this beach is
From 1542 to 1770, Spanish and English ships sailed along California's coast. Around the time of the American Revolution, Spanish settlers occupied the Monterey Bay region. Contact between the settlers and the Ohlone began the decline of the Ohlones' hunting and gathering way of life. When the Ohlone were forced into the mission system and exposed to the European diseases, their numbers dwindled and their culture was forever lost. I learned so many different things on this trip. If my friends had told me about this place I would have never gone to this beach. I do thank them for educating me with more knowledge and introducing a great place to go that I recommend 100 % to everyone else. By 1834, this territory was under newly-independent Mexico's rule, and Natural Bridges was used for cattle grazing by Mexican citizens. After the Mexican-American War, California became a territory of the United States. As settlers moved into California, the Natural Bridges changed ownership several times. The land supported a dairy, housed a South Seas movies set, and was terraced for a never-completed housing development. The State of California pu
Some common words found in the essay are:
Rocky Mountains, Bridges Waves', Natural Bridges, South Seas, Monterey Bay, Bridges Beaches, Bay Local, Santa Cruz, natural bridges, Spanish English, , built built, ohlone indians, monterey bay,
Approximate Word count = 772
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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