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Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic TrailThe Imperial Dunes (BLM) of southern California were too difficult to cross, so Anza skirted them to the south.
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Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail
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Anza didn't visit the La Brea tarpits, but saw another oil seep nearby.  

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Juan Bautista de Anza, who established the Anza Trail, led 300 settlers up the California coast in 1775. They experienced a 3 minute earthquake one day. Another day they saw crude oil bubbling out of the ground and found more oil on the beach as it bubbled up and washed ashore.
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Last Updated: July 25, 2006 at 13:20 EST