198 Life in the Open 



semitropic garden a day or two, and one morning take the 

 road to the south-east for Pala. The road carries us to 

 the east of the Temescal range ; crossing the San Jacinto 

 River, that rises in the great mountains to the north. 



The night is passed at Ferris, and then we move on 

 to Lake Elsinore, backed against the green hills. From 

 here the road winds along to Murrietta, at the base of 

 the Santa Margarita range, where a great ranch rests 

 on the top of the mountains, well repaying the climb. 

 From here a magnificent view over Riverside and San 

 Diego counties is had, mountains and hills every- 

 where tumbling away toward the sea. 



The drive from Murrietta to Pala is of much interest 

 and takes the coachers through little valleys of wild 

 oak, past Temecula and the great ranches of Gon- 

 zales, Santa Rosa, Pauba, Wolf, and others. These 

 and the picturesque tule houses or huts of the Pachango 

 Indians enliven the miles as they slip away. Then there 

 are the stops for luncheon beneath great live oaks, new 

 vistas of old and familiar mountains that rise, colossal 

 barriers, against the heated desert. 



Soon the coach turns down the road by Mount 

 Palomar, part of which is hewn out of the solid rock. 

 Here is coaching indeed, and everywhere are found 

 evidences of the tremendous forces of nature which 

 have rent and torn this mountainside. We pitch down 

 from the highlands and come out into the little valley 

 of Pala, in which is Pala Mission, and the home of the 

 Warner Ranch Indians. 



