<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/westmont-news/manzanar-petroglyphs-journey-through-history.html" dsn="news"><pubDate>03/17/2026</pubDate><title>From Manzanar to Petroglyphs — A Journey Through History</title><excerpt>Members and supporters of the Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art experienced California’s Owens Valley and the Sierra Nevada on a unique trip Feb. 27-28 with stops at Manzanar National Historic Site, the Paiute Shoshone Cultural Center and nearby ancient petroglyphs. The group followed in the footsteps of Ansel Adams, visiting locations important to him, including Lone Pine and Manzanar, where he photographed Japanese Americans incarcerated there and the community they formed within the desolate landscape.</excerpt><author>Scott Craig</author><image><img src="/westmont-news/Owens-group-Header.jpeg" alt="From Manzanar to Petroglyphs — A Journey Through History"/></image><caption/><description>Members and supporters of the Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art experienced California’s Owens Valley and the Sierra Nevada on a unique trip Feb....</description><tags><tag>westmont news</tag></tags></item>