This is geocache 5/7 of a series placed by Latino Outdoors and San Antonio River Foundation. A summary of the series can be found here.
At the coordinates you will find an art piece titled From All Roads, We Are All One by Adriana Garica. Adriana is a San Antonio artist who created this piece to tell this story: How San Pedro Springs brought forth life, growth, and diversity in the San Antonio community. The left represents the west; the right represents the east. They come together (figuratively and literally) in the center of the mural.
On either end we see the moment of contact when the Payaya people (members of the Coalhuitecan Nation) who were settled along the San Pedro Springs, encounter the Spanish explorers. These were Governor Don Martín de Alarcón, Father Antonio de San Buenaventura y Olivares, Father Isidro Félix de Espinosa, and the Canary Islander families. Time gets closer to the present as we move toward the center of the piece, where the San Pedro Springs come forth. More info on Adriana and this art piece can be found here.
Take a stroll down this park, there is a lot more nature and artwork to look at.
And for your final geocache stop, what special little turtle is featured on the informational sign across from this mural? Bring your own pen for final stop.
- Texas Diamond Back Terrapin N 29° 25.000 W 098° 29.833
- Western Painted Turtle N 29° 25.000 W 098° 29.533
- Guadalupe Spiny Soft-shelled Turtle N 29° 25.000 W 098° 29.133