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On Saturday morning January 20, 9 vehicles met at the AM/PM in Mecca at 7:30am to begin the day. Our objective was
Location: Southeastern Riverside County, with a small segment in Imperial County. This east-west trail begins about 12 miles east of the community of North Shore near the Salton Sea State Recreation Area. Its eastern end is about 14 miles southwest of Blythe near the Colorado River. Approx half the trail borders the Chocolate Mountain Naval Live Bombing Range.
Trail Length: 70-mile graded road with sandy washes in places.
Description: The first road across Riverside County to the Colorado River was blazed by William Bradshaw in 1862 as an overland stage route. Beginning in San Bernardino, the trail was used extensively between 1862 and 1877 to haul miners and other passengers to the gold fields at La Paz, Arizona (now Ehrenberg). The trail traverses mostly public land and offers spectacular views of the Chuckwalla Bench and the Orocopia, Chuckwalla and Mule mountains.
The Salton Sea at 8am
Photos from the Western part of the trail
Dum Dums
3 Vultures waiting for us to break down
Palo Verde Lagoon near the Colorado River
We took ½ the day to run the Bradshaw Trail, but it can easily be done in 2 hours. There are a couple of other routes that lead to the Bradshaw Trail from Box Canyon as well. The full photo album can be found at http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d1...hPOET/Bradshaw
Location: Southeastern Riverside County, with a small segment in Imperial County. This east-west trail begins about 12 miles east of the community of North Shore near the Salton Sea State Recreation Area. Its eastern end is about 14 miles southwest of Blythe near the Colorado River. Approx half the trail borders the Chocolate Mountain Naval Live Bombing Range.
Trail Length: 70-mile graded road with sandy washes in places.
Description: The first road across Riverside County to the Colorado River was blazed by William Bradshaw in 1862 as an overland stage route. Beginning in San Bernardino, the trail was used extensively between 1862 and 1877 to haul miners and other passengers to the gold fields at La Paz, Arizona (now Ehrenberg). The trail traverses mostly public land and offers spectacular views of the Chuckwalla Bench and the Orocopia, Chuckwalla and Mule mountains.
The Salton Sea at 8am
Photos from the Western part of the trail
Dum Dums
3 Vultures waiting for us to break down
Palo Verde Lagoon near the Colorado River
We took ½ the day to run the Bradshaw Trail, but it can easily be done in 2 hours. There are a couple of other routes that lead to the Bradshaw Trail from Box Canyon as well. The full photo album can be found at http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d1...hPOET/Bradshaw