Cuyama Valley
Places to visit in Cuyama valley are Muhu Tasean, a Native American ceremonial area on 40 acres. This Land was donated to the Late Grampa Semu Huarte. It has been the central gathering area for California Bear Dances, JTS Meditation Center, Wilderness Youth Project, and Indigo Future Co-op.
You can view Mount Pinos to the west of the Valley. It was known to the Indians living around it as the Center of the World. Thousands of years ago Mt Pinos was an Island. Today it is a monument with the only mountain ranges in the state that go north and south and east and west. Legends say that somewhere around the base of Mt.Pinos, is a mystical magical place called Eihwinmu.
Under the Cuyama Valley is a lake of seawater which has been trapped for thousands of years.
The Chumash tribe history
The Chumash name was given by anthropologists to the indigenous peoples in central California as a way to study them. They mainly inhabited Kern, Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Louis Obispo Counties for several thousand years. Archaelogy studies have revealed an even earlier inhabitaion who they refer to as the Oak grove people, also refered to as possibly being lemurians, and there has been body parts of a woman called the Arlington Springs woman on one of the Channel Islands dating back to 15000 years.
The Chumash were known as a highly developed Tribe with their spiritual understandings and craftsmanship due to a favorable environment. During the early mission periods, the traditional Chumash sought refuge from the missions and missionaries by traveling to Cuyama Valley.
One project that is existing is the bear Butte protection co-op. This is due to the federal government authorizing for oil explorations of the Las Padres National Forest and to several mining bids for the sand and gravel to build the State of Californias infastructures. This project is intended to help preserve the national forest around from impact by the potential residents who may be moving into the Cuyama Valley, due to the possibilities of the Valley becoming the next "urban jungle". Bear Butte co-op is intending to purchase a 276 acre parcil that is for sale and initiate an environmentally friendly artisian community. Also intended for the valley is an environment university and an eco town, Ozena which is part of Cuyama Valley.
50 miles east of Santa Maria off hwy 156, 50 miles North of Ojai on maricopa hwy 33, 27 miles NE of the I-5 from Frasier Park, 50 S of Bakersfield, you will find Cuyama Valley. The Valley experiences a short growing season but has all four seasons. You are almost guaranteed to have a "white Christmas!" The sky evening is filled with glittering stars and you are surrounded by untamed wilderness.
For more information on how you can help and how you can be a part of this future eco-friendly community, please send an email to [email protected]
