Journey to Old California - A Tour of Fort Tejon

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Located right off Interstate 5 on the Grapevine, with over 100,000 people passing by every day, but very few stopping to visit, is the Fort Tejon State Historic Park. A place where you can get a look at what California was like when it was still part of the Wild West. Opened in 1854, Fort Tejon was only around for a decade. In that time it provided a vital role in protecting the road traveling from Los Angeles into California's Central Valley and the nearby Sebastian Indian Reservation. Fort Tejon was also a stop on the Butterfield Overland Stage, the destination for the Army's camel experiment, and the location where early pioneer Peter Lebeck was killed by a bear. For more information on the Camel Corp, check out our video on the camels of the southwest: https://youtu.be/zeMW4s9IQmQ ○ Gear we use: https://www.amazon.com/shop/sidetrackadventures ►Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SidetrackAdventures ►Please subscribe for weekly updates showcasing some of our adventures: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdueDRFYPVgzPAAOM_bxVWA?sub_confirmation=1 ►Also please follow Sidetrack Adventures on Instagram: https://instagram.com/sidetrackadventures ►Music in this video is from Epidemic Sounds; use our link for a free trial: https://share.epidemicsound.com/v927fj