WEEKEND OVERLANDER | SPERLING PRESERVE & ELLEWOOD MESA GOLETA

WEEKEND OVERLANDER | SPERLING PRESERVE & ELLEWOOD MESA GOLETA. Ellwood Mesa is named after Ellwood Cooper who settled here with his family in 1870. Cooper grew a variety of crops including olives, walnuts, grapes, almonds, oranges, lemons, and Japanese persimmons. In 1876 he planted 150,000 blue gum eucalyptus trees. Wood from the forest was harvested by Mr. Cooper, his successors, and Goleta residents. Learn more about Ellwood Cooper at Goleta History. The area is also known for a 1942 attack on oil installations from a Japanese submarine. Monarchs were first documented overwintering at Ellwood Mesa in the 1920s and the population reached its peak in the 1960s and 1970s. Local residents shared stories from that time when their horses were covered by monarch butterflies seeking the nutrient-rich sweat of the horses. #familytime #familyvlog #familymode #subscribe #subscribeme #subscribenow #youtubevideos #youtubechannelgrow #youtubevideo #hiking #hikingadventures #hikinglife #hikinglife #hikingtrails #beach #beachday #beachvibes