About Poway's Old Poway Park

Old Poway Park and the Midland Poway Railroad

As Localism posts go, I do quite a few of them showing different community assets and especially some of the marvelous events that take place at each one. One such place is the Old Poway Park where an event this past weekend celebrated the re-enactment of the Days of the California Gold Rush.

I did a post of the event with photos of some of the marvelous characters as part of the Gold Rush Days re-enacment. What I didn't show so much of was the Old Poway Railroad in the park itself and how it lent itself to these awesome events and atmosphere of times long past.

So in the spirit of Localism and highlighting some of the wonderful assets of a local community called Poway, here are some photos of the Old Poway Railroad and Museum and why I just love visiting it. One of the coolest things is that right at the edge of the Old Poway Park itself is a restaurant styled reminiscent of the Old Town Era. So for having a great meal while visiting the wonderful grounds, you can't beat it.

Poway Midland Railroad

Old Poway Railroad Train Car

Railroad Turning Station

Templar's Hall amd Railroad Museum

The Old Poway Park Train Rides Through Old Poway Park

Old Poway Park Windmill

"Living History" with Some of the Many Characters of the California Gold Rush Days

I attended this annual event in Poway, Ca today that was one of the most fun and educational events I can recall in San Diego.
Old Poway Park was the setting for an authentic reproduction of the ways of the old west back in the time of 1820's through 1890's.

The living history groups of the Shadow Regulators , Cimmaron Ridge Old West Productions and the Apache Canyon Gang provided a journey back in time to the early American times of the Old West even prior to the development of the communities that would one day become the major cities of the southwest and western states.

I was taken with the degree of effort made to create as authentic as possible the camps and the way people dressed and lived in those times.

Every detail that I could see was meticulous from the tents and sleeping quarters to the cooking and the ways that people socialized then. One Mountain man was making one of my favorite meals and the smell was divine.

This Mountain Man aside from some serious cooking talents had some great digs that he shared. The coonskin cap, a winter coat made entirely of blankets and the deer skin chaps. It was fortuitous that the Pot Roast drew me in. As we chatted, he has some valuable view property that he wants to sell.

While women were scarce as the west was being settled, this women was intent on showing her crocheting skills. But I have an idea that she could handle a rifle as well.

The ways of life were beautifully translated through the re-enactments.

Mountain men knew how to take care of them selves in the wild untamed land.

Typical Camp Set-Up

The Cowboys back in the day dressed very differently

Some of the Possesions of the Era.

Every territory needed a Sherriff and this affable fellow with no gun probably wouldn't have lasted too long unarmed.

This was such a fun event and something that Poway and it's entire community should be very proud of. I don't believe Hollywood could have created a better location that would lend itself to this sort of re-enactment than Old Poway Park.

May the Spirit Of These Wonderful Old Cowboys Of The Wild West Never Die !

San Diego Voice For Real Estate Announces "Rendezvous in Poway"

Old Poway Park

Calling together all the citizens of Poway, visitors, friends, family and any other thrivin buckaroos for a Rendenzvous in Poway to go back in time to the early and mid 1800's.

That's right, back to the time of the Gold Rush Days. This coming Saturday and Sunday, Sept 17th and 18th, 2011, history will come alive as we transcend time to the era of the 1820's. We are talking the " Old Wild West" here so be ready for some gun fightin, tobacco chewin, saloon cursin and meeting some of the pretty ladies of the gentler gender.

There will be a reenactment of a live shootin train robbery, some Gattlin gun shootin, cannon demonstrations and if that weren't enough, any little ones tagglin long, can pan for gold.

They have said there was "Gold in them thar hills" but I'm afraid all you will find there today are some grand and fabulous homes . If any of them folks that live thar found any Gold, they ain't tellin.

So pull on your boots and come on out and meet the Mountain Men of Poway and some of the fine gentelman like cowboys accompanied by their pretty ladies. ( Your Friends and Neighbors)

We'll all meet up at the Old Poway Park at 10:00 AM and be sending ya on yur way by 4:00 as the sun begins to set in the west.