THE CALIFORNIA MISSION RIDE

“Horse riders making 600-mile journey…” KSBW TV News –

http://www.ksbw.com/Horse-riders-making-600-mile-journey/-/1824/16528646/-/xbwi5dz/-/index.html

 

“Seven riders are about to set off on a horseback odyssey connecting California’s 21 Spanish and Native American missions…” — Horsetalk New Zealand:

http://horsetalk.co.nz/2012/08/11/seven-prepare-california-mission-ride/#.UCZvAVKB1XN

 

“…Sonoma has the honor of being the starting point for a unique and historic adventure…” – Sonoma Press Democrat:

http://sonoma.towns.pressdemocrat.com/2012/08/news/mission-to-mission-horseback-ride-departs-from-sonoma/

 

“The event Wednesday honored a group of horseback riders that stopped in San Rafael as part of the 600-mile California Mission Ride…” – Marin Independent Journal:

http://www.marinij.com/marinnews/ci_21378249

 

“They have been christened ‘The Mission Riders’ by nearly everyone who crosses their path, yet theirs is no religious pilgrimage…” – Santa Cruz Sentinel:

http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/sports/ci_21487959/julie-jag-out-there-horseback-riders-spanish-mission

 

“The journey is reminiscent of days before the luxuries of modern travel…” – The Salinas Californian:

http://www.thecalifornian.com/article/20120908/NEWS01/309080023/California-Mission-Riders-stop-Carmel-collect-tales-tall-small

 

“While California is planning a costly high-speed train system from San Francisco to Anaheim, seven riders are about to mount their horses and head for the border…” — SFWeekly  (also published on ExhibitionistSF):

http://blogs.sfweekly.com/exhibitionist/2012/07/california_mission_ride_high_speed_rail.php

 

“Setting out on horseback, just like the days of the Wild West…” – Sonoma Index-Tribune:

http://www.sonomanews.com/News-2012/Mission-ride-starts-in-Sonoma-Sunday/

 

“Born To Ride: Local TV director leads 600-mile horseback mission…” – Good Times Weekly:

http://www.gtweekly.com/index.php/santa-cruz-arts-entertainment-lifestyles/santa-cruz-arts-entertainment-/4123-born-to-ride.html

 

“Get ready Sonoma. Mark your calendars and save the date, because on August 18, there is going to be a great event…” — Sonoma Valley Sun, Turning Stones Column:

http://turningstones.sonomaportal.com/2012/08/09/the-california-mission-ride/

 

“The California Mission Ride is a 600-mile horseback journey through California – stopping at each of California’s 21 Missions, with fantastic community and cultural events scheduled at each stop…” — Sonoma Uncorked.com:

http://www.sonomauncorked.com/wine-country-events/nature-events/california-mission-ride/

 

“Is a horseback journey from California mission to mission still possible today…?” – live interview with Randol White’s on Eat, Drink, Explore!

http://eatdrinkexplore.com/index.php/compass-hour/explore/930-a-horseback-journey-through-history

 

“Horseback Ride From Mission to Mission…” – Inside Sonoma:

http://inside-sonoma.com/green-travel/

 

“Setting out on horseback, just like the days of the Wild West…” – Sonoma Index-Tribune:

http://www.sonomanews.com/News-2012/Mission-ride-starts-in-Sonoma-Sunday/

 

“While California is planning a costly high-speed train system from San Francisco to Anaheim, seven riders are about to mount their horses and head for the border…” — SFWeekly (also published on ExhibitionistSF):

http://blogs.sfweekly.com/exhibitionist/2012/07/california_mission_ride_high_speed_rail.php

 

“Horseback Ride From Mission to Mission…” – Inside Sonoma:

http://inside-sonoma.com/green-travel/

 

“Film crew on a mission…” – San Jose Mercury News & Santa Cruz Sentinel:

http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/localnews/ci_21438101/film-crew-mission-santa-cruz-resident-director-halfway

 

“The California Mission Ride is a 600-mile horseback journey through California – stopping at each of California’s 21 Missions, with fantastic community and cultural events scheduled at each stop…” —  Sonoma Uncorked.com:

http://www.sonomauncorked.com/wine-country-events/nature-events/california-mission-ride/

 

“Seven riders are about to set off on a horseback odyssey connecting California’s 21 Spanish and Native American missions…” — Horsetalk New Zealand.  For the full story, click here.

“While California is planning a costly high-speed train system from San Francisco to Anaheim, seven riders are about to mount their horses and head for the border…” — SFWeekly  (also published on ExhibitionistSF).  Click here to see the article.

“Get ready Sonoma. Mark your calendars and save the date, because on August 18, there is going to be a great event…” — Sonoma Valley Sun, Turning Stones column.  To view the column click  here.

“The California Mission Ride is a 600-mile horseback journey through California – stopping at each of California’s 21 Missions, with fantastic community and cultural events scheduled at each stop…” — Sonoma Uncorked.com   Click here to read more.

Looking ahead:

August 25, 2012 – Tune in to live radio coverage on the trail!  Between 9:00 and 10:00 a.m. California time, Randol White, of Eat Drink Explore, will interview one of our riders just as the team reaches Mission Dolores in San Francisco.  Follow the program via live stream here.

 

THE CALIFORNIA MISSION RIDE: 7 RIDERS TAKE ON A 600-MILE HORSEBACK JOURNEY THROUGH THE PAST AND FOR THE FUTURE

June 20, 2012

California’s 21 Spanish & Native American missions form the state’s largest attraction, with over 5.5 million visitors each year.  Dotting the coastline from Sonoma to San Diego, the missions define California’s first and most significant historic backbone. People once travelled between these missions by horse.  Is a horseback journey from mission to mission still possible today?

A filmmaker, a writer, a horse trainer, an actor, a high school student, a stuntman, and a wrangler will try to connect the missions on horseback.  And from their saddles, they will be filming an exciting documentary about the journey for school-age audiences. Their ride takes place in two phases, starting in the North in 2012 and continuing through the South in 2013.  Riders will visit the missions of Northern California, between Sonoma and San Miguel, from August 18 and September 16, 2012.

Over the past 100 years, the automobile has reshaped the California landscape.  But a horseback approach will view land and culture from angles rarely appreciated since the advent of Ford’s Model T.   Riders will dispel myths (No, the missions were not built to be a day’s journey apart on horseback!), and search for links between the mission-era past and current life in each location (Yes, there is a connection between Mission Santa Clara and the global phenomenon that is Silicon Valley!).

At each mission stop, riders will team up with locals to present events capturing a community’s past, present, and hopes for the future.  The events are as varied as Californians themselves: archeological exploration, ghost stories, hi-tech music, a roundtable look at the Bay Area, visits led by Native Americans, a tour guided by 4^th graders, performances and art exhibits, a fiesta, and more.  Each event delves into an aspect of mission history that remains alive today, and that is almost sure to shape life and land in generations ahead.

The California Mission Ride offers a fresh look at subjects ranging from sports and adventure to history, Native American life, the arts, education, wellbeing, food and wine, hi-tech innovation, the environment, architecture, water & agriculture, coasts, parks, and tourism.

This unique historic journey and its accompanying documentary will highlight yesterday’s influences on current communities – using old-time transportation and real-time technology –to prove that relics of the past illuminate paths to the future in fascinating ways.

Website: http://www.thecaliforniamissionride.org/

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-California-Mission-Ride 

Twitter: @RideCalifornia

Press contact: Melissa Spiers

email [email protected]

phone 831-325-7712