I remember that curved stub of a road north of CA 52 off of Kearney Villa Road. It likely was part of Murphy Canyon Road, but prior to 1982 and the rerouting of I-15 through Mira Mar, it was used (temporally) as part of I-15. Back then coming northbound from San Diego, I-15 as a four lane freeway reduced to a 2 lane road, taking that curve to Kearney Villa Road. Continuing northbound, a right turn was required there onto Kearney Villa Road to return to the northbound I-15 (163) freeway (formally U.S. 395). The current Kearney Villa Road used to be the I-15 (U.S. 395) freeway prior to 1982 and had 8 lanes crammed onto the older narrow roadway which had originally been built as a 4 lane freeway. The freeway continued straight through Mira Mar and had an interchange at Pomerado Road until the rerouting of I-15 forced the (old) freeway to curve to the northwest to bypass the new I-15 routing and new interchange ending now at a traffic light at Pomerado Road. As a side note, prior to 1947 U.S. 395 used to follow Murphy Canyon Road all the way out of San Diego heading north until the opening of the freeway (now CA 163), and U.S. 395 was rerouted off Murphy Canyon Road and onto the new freeway. I remember U.S. 395 still being signed in that are until around 1973 or 1974.
@Rawshella3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for keeping the music low. I actually like hearing the sounds that you're hearing. Enjoyed the walk with you as you move the camera to view the surroundings just like I'd be moving my head. This doesn't happen too often with other youtubers. :D
@carloscortes77473 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same, but struggling to put it into words
@savage22bolt322 жыл бұрын
Yes, I usually complain about crappy background music, but this was nice & didn't distract me from the narration. That area would make a fantastic city park, and surprised it hasn't been developed. I lived in Chula Vista 40 years ago. So badly I miss my fiance, and the life I truly enjoyed there.
@wildbabs4 жыл бұрын
All through the 1950s we drove that road at least once a week from SDSC to La Jolla Shores area . . . I remember it very well - I don't think there were any business along the road . . . perhaps someone used this old road to dump construction waste. This is a GREAT video . . . thanks!!!!
@raymichael7078 Жыл бұрын
Dumped construction waste was my first thought also.
@Torrque2 ай бұрын
Def construction waste.
@frontoffice4740 Жыл бұрын
I love how you have found old maps to compare them to todays routes to find these roads. It's so intriguing and it's amazing how we change routes for the many reasons you can dream up. Thanks for sharing your curiosity.
@johnjaco55443 жыл бұрын
I grew up there in the 50's,60's,good video.
@ECKS7862 жыл бұрын
I remember the Daley Corp compound at the now Walmart. I worked for them and RE Hazard back in the day. What a privilege and great days that was. Both families were very big in San Diego County. Both companies built many of the highways and roads that the residents use today. It was good to be part of such a endeavor and big piece of San Diego history. All good people and good memories.
@janblake94684 жыл бұрын
Amazing overgrowth. I graduated from San Diego State in the 1960's so drove that road many times. I don't remember any businesses. The old buildings at Camp Elliott were still standing then.
@DankSi3 жыл бұрын
Grew up in Tierrasanta and never thought about where this path went. Going to hike it soon!
@tonysanchez91143 жыл бұрын
Sorry you did not include that all this land was once owned by the Daley family and that where Walmart sits now was the site of the Daley Corporation empire. This was the sight where asphalt and aggregate soils were produced which were used in paving much of San Diego County. The 15 and 8 interchange just down the road was built by Daley, the I-15 above that area was built by Daley.
@raymondberry70992 жыл бұрын
Did the Daley family also build the original stadium bleachers out at Mt. Miguel High? I think one of their kids graduated from there.
@Dkthearn Жыл бұрын
Awesome didn't know any of this guys thanks
@rkgsd5 ай бұрын
I'm sure the publisher just didn't know. You'd almost need to be long time resident of the area to know that. Great info.
@Sometimes_Always3 жыл бұрын
Holy shinto... I grew up RIGHT there just a couple of miles away in SM.. Never knew Murphy Canyon Road had an abandoned section. So cool!!
@JonathanCandor3 жыл бұрын
Same
@matty_w3 жыл бұрын
This reminds me... I'd like to see some shots of the abandoned roads near Balboa Park/SR-163.
@johnjones98867 ай бұрын
I lived in Santee, in the late 70,s , mission gorge road and father juniper serra , this video reminds me of that pass near the old mission dam, thankyou for your video's
@sdowds74843 жыл бұрын
I work with the navy and have seen so many documents and maps with this road....nice to see it in person and now I’m going to explore!
@matty_w3 жыл бұрын
That area you show at 10:01 may have originally been Murphy Canyon Road, but until the 1980's this was a weird "termination" ("END FREEWAY") of I-15 north of I-8 (and south of I-8 was still SR-15). That faint outline is most likely from the old section of I-15. You had to go onto Kearny Villa Rd there to then go north to the SR-163 onramp right where it turned into I-15 and finally get back on the freeway there. The bypass to the east (making I-15 a continuous freeway and merging with SR-163) wasn't completed until the mid-80's. Growing up in Mira Mesa... If you wanted to go to the (then Jack Murphy) stadium, you had to drive south on I-15, stay on the freeway when it became SR-163, exit onto Kearny Villa Road and then go south, then finally turn left at a left-turn lane from Kearny Villa Rd (at the "faint outline") back onto I-15 south... to then continue on to the stadium.
@sararevesz89263 жыл бұрын
Your comment helped me piece together my faded memories of the old with the new roads. All through the 70’s I traveled between S. Mission Beach, LJ Shores, and UCSD. Occasionally, I would go from La Jolla to Ramona and further into Anzo Borrego. I left the area in 1982 and didn’t make it back until 2012. You can imagine my shock trying to make sense out of what San Diego had become by then. Even so, my heart is forever in San Diego.
@m88523 жыл бұрын
Good job! I love learning about the old, forgotten parts of a city.
@mikeandretaylor3 жыл бұрын
I'm wondering why they don't repurpose these abandoned roads and use them as bicycle/walking trails
@amberfrost65333 жыл бұрын
It is
@gobbleguk Жыл бұрын
Maintenance costs + cull the formation of potential encampments and possible areas were crimes may occur through the creation of further access
@xr6lad Жыл бұрын
@@gobbleguk only in America. Meanwhile in the rest of the western developed world such concerns wouldn’t stop such public infrastructure.
@gobbleguk Жыл бұрын
@@xr6lad yea the homelessness thing is very much an America thing - there is little idea of social responsibility in SoCal where the homeless pick up after themselves
@richardjones92823 жыл бұрын
That section of the road was actually in use until the late 70’s or early 80’s. The section of I-15 was completed around 1982. As a kid we’d take that section of MCR to Kearny Villa and we would pass the entrance to MIramar air station where they had jets on pedestals. If you look on the east side of I-15 at Clairemont Mesa Blvd you can also see the old asphalt road that led to A-1 Auto Wrecking yard that was located where the business park now sits.
@rosmundsen3 жыл бұрын
I lived in San Diego for a couple years in seventies. It still looks beautiful.
@lilianmcguigan92403 жыл бұрын
Glad you mentioned the danger of being alone and going on the side trails. Seemed so inviting.
@sickgurl138 Жыл бұрын
There's definitely camps in that bush...I never went alone I would always go with my huge ex so they would always hide instead of trying to hurt us
@xr6lad Жыл бұрын
Only in America 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️.
@AJM-timecop2 ай бұрын
Love the chill music on your videos. Work perfectly with you chill, informative tours.
@kathleenmarion3 жыл бұрын
We used to live in El Cajon and my aunt and uncle lived in Cardiff by the sea. My dad would take Murphy Canyon Road and somehow connect up to Carmel Valley Road and then 101. I remember one dark night following a truck that dropped a bag of cement in front of our car and the cloud of cement dust that went up confused my father we had to stop and let all the dust settle so he could see where he was going. I also remember he had to get out of the car and wipe the windows down because he couldn't see. That road was dark and scary at night. When I first started driving I hit a rabbit on the old Murphy Canyon Road had to pull the car over and cry for a minute.
@bouncertime3 жыл бұрын
Great video, I work right above the canyon on Chesapeake Dr and I always wondered what was down there besides the homeless camps. I just found your channel today and I’m looking forward to watching more of your videos.
@agm60954 жыл бұрын
I'm a new subscriber, so far I have enjoyed your outings. I'm from Northern California and I wish I could find places like you have on your videos. Keep up your great work, thanks.
@SidetrackAdventures4 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I love going to Northern California. Hopefully it won't be too long before we can travel again.
@MichaelWoodward_713 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing this! I live just up the hill in Tierrasanta and didnt know this was public access. Looks like a great place for an urban hike. Great video!
@shades24seven3 жыл бұрын
Love me some abandoned Road / routes.. makes my day when I see they left the pavement, even short sections.
@davesnothereman72503 жыл бұрын
Neat video. Good music volume. Unfortunately the concrete, bricks, etc....is just construction debris that someone illegally dumped.
@jingram583 жыл бұрын
Excellent series of really informative videos, sir! When I was living in San Diego 2003-2007, just on the other side of Santo Road from Serra High School, I became really interested in the history. If you go north on Santo Road past Clairemont Mesa Road, where the road kind of goes downhill then uphill toward the 52, you will be able to access a really obscure trail that drops off to part of what was the old USMC Camp Elliott. It was one of my favorite spots to hike. It would probably be an okay spot for yet another video, one that few people know about. They say there was the danger of unexploded live rounds, but I never encountered any of that. I was very cautious, nevertheless.
@SidetrackAdventures3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I've checked the area on Google Maps and it looks like there may be some foundations and stuff left, but I'm not sure what can be legally accessed so haven't been out there.
@PhredsArmy Жыл бұрын
This brings back a lot of memories since I grew up in Clairmont Mesa.
@monicabennett47523 жыл бұрын
It was bypassed in 1983. I'm certain of the year because we discovered the re-routing when I was in labor with my youngest child and we were driving from Escondido to Kaiser Hospital.
@robertolesen5782 Жыл бұрын
Great camera work, you held that sucker really steady the whole time! Watching all your videos one by one and really enjoying them.
@garylangley45023 жыл бұрын
I'm guessing that the concrete is from demolition and was dumped there to avoid the land fill fee. Thanks for the video. My knees are bad now, so I can't go on hikes like that.
@SILVERSETFILMS3 жыл бұрын
Get an e-bike! :)
@garylangley45023 жыл бұрын
@@SILVERSETFILMS Great Idea!!
@dougm.6353 жыл бұрын
Should see if Miramar will let you do a video on the remains of Camp Elliott left on East side of Miramar... it closed in 1955 Tons of cement pads where buildings used to be
@scaneagle623 жыл бұрын
Grew up right on the other side of 52. Know the area well, now living georgia. Ad a matter of fact, i moved into uc before 52 even extisted.
@megabeatmanmania3 жыл бұрын
very relaxing video thank you!!
@jds62065 ай бұрын
Excellent video. I'm NOT being critical; however, for everyone's interest, notice all the dry bushes and accumulated dry material as our able historian walked along the road......and the relatively steep hillsides..... This combination is one reason when a fire starts in SD County, putting it out is difficult and tedious....and this is how SoCal fires get out of control. Excellent video.
@joerogers42273 жыл бұрын
I moved from San Diego in 1992 and rememember the first section of hwy 52 was bullt between I 5 and Interstate 15. It just stopped there. I also remember when Genesee did not go as far as the exit to Mesa College. Also Clairmont drive went around Clairmont Square. I 2 blocks south of the square.
@matty_w3 жыл бұрын
(Native San Diegan here...) Actually, the first section of hwy 52 only went between I-5 and I-805! It was basically a way to get from the 805 to La Jolla. If you wanted to get over to I-15 and/or SR-163 from I-805, you had to go across Miramar Road, Clairemont Mesa Blvd., or Balboa Ave. Even Mira Mesa Blvd. didn't go all the way westbound through to I-805 until the '80's!
@rlee491 Жыл бұрын
You mentioned in the middle (5:37) of the video that you were traveling along a route that hadn't been used at all for 60 years. Not true. As a high-schooler at Patrick Henry High in the 1980's I took a bicycling class instead of regular gym classes. The coach knew all sorts of routes around San Diego and would lead us on tours around the county. Part of one of our routes would take us from the San Diego Stadium (later called Jack Murphy Stadium, then Qualcomm, then ???) parking lot, underneath Friars road, and onto Murphy Canyon Road. At that time, the road was fully cleared and paved with asphalt. In fact it was on the San Diego Transportation Department's bicycle route map* as a dedicated bicycle route. We'd ride north past the giant gasoline storage tanks and emerge where Tierrasanta Boulevard crosses over the I-15, then finish out a circuit that took us back to school. We knew we could also stay on Murphy Canyon Road, going underneath Balboa Avenue and Clairemont Mesa Boulevard in order to get onto Kearny Villa Road (locals pronounce it with hard western L's, but automatic captioning translates your pronunciation to "via") and follow that all the way past (what was then a _Naval_ Air Station) Miramar up to Carroll Canyon Road. I outgrew bicycle touring (well, okay, I managed to afford a car and stopped commuting everywhere via bicycle) around the late 1980s and it looks like that road stopped being maintained around that time, as well. But it's not 60 years of overgrowth you're showing; at most it's 35 years' worth. The torrential rains that come every few years tends to wash lots of dirt down those hillsides; that would have allowed weeds and brush to spread across those paths relatively quickly if the city stopped maintaining them. *Those same maps listed Old Highway 80 between Descanso and the Sunrise Highway as a bike route, as well. In fact San Diego turned many old routes into bicycles-only routes; you might consider acquiring or accessing bicycling maps from local agencies to add to your research library.
@alainapristine3305 Жыл бұрын
Feels good to learn parts of San Diego now that I’ve lived here since I was born
@rootedexpeditions4 жыл бұрын
awesome video and nice content keep up the good work
@MichaelTitera Жыл бұрын
I always wondered about that section of Murphy Canyon Road. Thanks for sharing, San Diego Steve!
@fakealexstrong3 жыл бұрын
Revisiting this video again!
@XtremeTony4 жыл бұрын
Awesome. From what I’ve seen in maps from the 70’s that portion of Murphy canyon road that connects to Kearny Villa Rd served as the 15 with a gap until it connects with the 163 (former US 395)
@SidetrackAdventures4 жыл бұрын
Yes, I believe so. Just to the right of the portion of road past the 52 you can see ruins from Camp Elliott on the satellite image too.
@XtremeTony4 жыл бұрын
Plus, I saw an abandoned piece of Kearny Villa Rd that's fenced off from Harris Plant Rd that's interesting. Also, there are a few more abandoned pieces of roads like some ghost ramps on the 163 going on to the I-5, and a blocked off bridge on the 163 as well.
@raymondberry70992 жыл бұрын
@@XtremeTony The 'ghost' ramps you may be speaking of are the approach to 5 from 163 southbound. An interesting bit of the weirdness of building roads in California. The old 395 (now 163) has significant historic status, which means the rather dangerous median and the Cabrillo Bridge cannot be moved or modified because of this. The ramps were built the way they were to do what they could. The original plan was to do the transition roads past the bridge to separate Downtown traffic from the Airport and i-5 traffic, but they didn't get approval to do that. The only way they could build it was to close the ramps out of North Park (near the zoo) in order to squeeze in the transition roads, and prevent accidents from the on-ramp traffic from being too slow.
@shaneconta2493 жыл бұрын
So cool!! Lived 5 minutes from here for 26 years and had no idea! Will have to check it out when I'm back in town
@buddy82253 жыл бұрын
Should clean it up and turn into a bike/hike trail. Beautiful scenery too. ❤️
@brianchisnell15483 жыл бұрын
163 , 15, were all 395 at one point
@Yumadarby3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting this! This "trail"/road shows up on a trail app and I was wondering where it was and what it looked like! I did some google map searches and was a bit confused
@scottyhoffo1 Жыл бұрын
Just drove past there this weekend and remembered you made a video here! Fun fact, not too far North aboard Miramar is a road called Zepplin [sic] Ave, so named for the dirigible mooring mast that used to be there. There was a monument there for the 40th Army Division placed after the Great War during its time as Camp Kearny that has an interesting story. You can still see the base of the former monument at the end of the runway.
@patrickkelly10703 жыл бұрын
I lived in Murphy Canyon during the '80s, south of Miramar NAS. Lots of industrialization since then.
@johngulino26512 жыл бұрын
I used to live in San Diego, off and on from 1973 to about 2000. These old abandoned roads are fascinating.
@SidetrackAdventures2 жыл бұрын
It's wild that so many remain.
@OGP_3 ай бұрын
I was born in the 70's and I remember my dad driving down Murphy Cyn to go to the stadium. I think the road was closed closer to 1980.
@philiperdelsky3 жыл бұрын
On November 23, 2004 the entrance to Murphy Canyon Road on the north side of Clairemont Mesa Blvd was blocked by K-rails, as the narrator noted. There was also a plaque on one of them regarding an "event" in a tunnel on the road on January 1, 1986. A picture of the plaque is posted at www.efgh.com/temp/16208.jpg I wonder whether the narrator saw any remains of the tunnel or event.
@SidetrackAdventures3 жыл бұрын
That's a great find and an interesting mystery. When I visited when the k-rails were still up, there was no plaque. So it must have been removed sometime before. I also saw no evidence of any tunnels. I did a quick search on Newspapers, but couldn't find anything. I'll keep searching to see if I can dig anything up.
@edfelstein38913 жыл бұрын
That's tantalizingly cryptic, though it may have been some kind of gimmick -- like the "The Wall 10/30/90" sign at the Barnett Avenue curve near Pacific Highway. Might not have even been based on an actual event.
@tonvand.46013 жыл бұрын
@@edfelstein3891 ha, I remember that sign from when I worked around there in early 2000’s. I did some research but never found out what it was about.
@ronpoolman13 жыл бұрын
my parents owned a house near there in Tierrasanta for 30 years. Used to explore all around there growing up as a kid. That area is over run by homeless people now . Particularly Meth heads.
@bledgerwoodSD3 жыл бұрын
Great video! I grew up just up the hill from the fuel farm.
@wafflesnfalafel1 Жыл бұрын
love the vid sir, thank you. I've walked some of the remaining bits of the old Sunset Highway up in Washington State but so little is left with all the re-development.
@sickgurl138 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this! Me and my ex used to frequent this trail, we actually ventured off into the bush! Lots of camps and people hiding. I never could figure out what this area was!
@SidetrackAdventures Жыл бұрын
You are braver than me going off trail down there.
@catw62743 жыл бұрын
Oddly satisfying watch, thanks!
@WardenWolf3 жыл бұрын
You gotta wonder why, in an area where real estate is at a premium, such a prime area would be abandoned. That road is in good enough condition to revive. It's wide enough for a single vehicle and the concrete is intact under the dirt. It's quiet and I could definitely see some rich person putting a house back there.
@Johnnycdrums3 жыл бұрын
The town only buys or steals, they never sell.
@raymondberry70992 жыл бұрын
The city, Caltrans, USIU, and the military were fighting over the 15/163 split for decades. It took a lot of negotiating and a complex land swap to finally get everyone happy and get the interchange built and have land available for the HOV lanes that would be built later.
@skyh Жыл бұрын
California has enough paved over land.
@Kurt19683 жыл бұрын
Wow! I go by there often. I sometimes wondered what was down that path... Thanks for sharing! Love your videos!
@dk60ish3 жыл бұрын
Wow, lived here since '65 & never knew about this!
@susanbeyler70573 жыл бұрын
I'm from San Diego, i'm trying to leave the area though, maybe one day :P
@zscriptwriter3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing this video. I used to deliver Domino’s Pizza Out of Tierrasanta. I would usually deliver orders on Murphy Canyon Road at Midnight. I just loved the Mountain View’s next to Ex Charger headquarters where I once delivered.
@donp.8172 Жыл бұрын
I know that area, I used to haul sprinkler pipe to a fire protection co right there at Murphy cyn rd. When are you going to do a video on the Old ridge route near Gorman? You can still see lots of it from the freeway
@ALT-91672 жыл бұрын
I read somewhere that the road was still in use until the early 80's. Another way i can tell that the road was in use until then is the traffic signal that still, apparently operates to this day
@vegpwrshlominator1873 Жыл бұрын
Don’t know how much of mission trails you have explored but there’s a lot of you little area’s that are less travelled. Was my stomping grounds before moving to PNW. Still get time to visit San Diego to see Family.
@rolpal619 Жыл бұрын
I always wondered about that area. Now I know.😂
@paultellez88053 жыл бұрын
Don't forget to grab a slice at Long Island Mike's!
@alphakky3 жыл бұрын
In 2003, the Cedar fire came down and burned and cleared the brush here, so when I was evacuated from Tierrasanta, I walked down here. It originally went down and connected back to the 15, before it was a freeway.
@richardhamilton1567 Жыл бұрын
My family was one of the first families to move into Murphy Canyon Military Housing in 71' Holder way. I use to travel that road. Portofino was being built up and there was a gas station on Tierrasanta Blvd, next to where Jack in the Box. Now its Circle K. Serra was a canyon.
@richardhamilton1567 Жыл бұрын
Serra High graduate 89'.
@Corgis175 Жыл бұрын
Glad you made it safely thru given you said homeless were on the side paths.
@peterpayne22193 жыл бұрын
Longtime Tierrasata resident. I've probably ridden these trails back in high school. Make sure to be careful of UXBs!
@ConnorRB3 жыл бұрын
Do a vid on Kerney villa road. Its quite interesting how it has changed over the years. Part of modern Kearny villa rd is the old freeway.
@SidetrackAdventures3 жыл бұрын
Have you seen this video from the late 60s/early 70s? kzbin.info/www/bejne/aHfOmYadapeKj9k
@ConnorRB3 жыл бұрын
@@SidetrackAdventures Heck Yeah I did
@raymondberry70992 жыл бұрын
If I remember correctly, old Murphy Canyon Road was closed off and abandoned as part of a complex land swap that allowed the current i-15 to be built. Although it could have been developed, the envioronmental impact report favored leaving it to return to a natural state.
@jameshoopes6467 Жыл бұрын
I lived in that area for 20 years and I never explored that area, for some reason.
@tortoisewhisperer15803 жыл бұрын
Must have been in the mid-early 1960 we used to take Murphy Canyon all the way up to Miramar Base, drive thru the base come out of the base at the west end then drive into what was left of Camp elliott (USMC) quonset huts then down the old 101 to Torrey Pines Beach. I vaguely recall once an F-4 Phantom (US Navy) from Miramar crash landed right off of Murphy Canyon in the vicinity of the intersection of Clairemont Drive (before Tierrasanta was built). Back then people rode dirt bikes and went target shooting in the area where Tierrasanta/Foruna Mountain is now.
@danaordane3 жыл бұрын
I lived in Mission Heights (previously Linda Vista) at the time and remember the jet crash. I have hiked every canyon in the area since I was a kid.
@biohazard_6133 жыл бұрын
@@danaordane they’re calling Linda Vista, Mission Heights now? When did that change happen? We left SD in the mid-80s, I used to visit every few years but haven’t been back since 2016 and only visited friends in Poway that time. We lived on Coolidge in the apartments that used to be behind the Fire Station. Was it a way to discard the reputation of Linda Vista?
@evolveyourself9518 Жыл бұрын
Very good, thank you for showing the details. I'm surprised there aren't encampments out there??? Are there police sweeps?
@CoreycantCutit Жыл бұрын
Went to Serra HS right there, and never knew this
@cbsyncro4 жыл бұрын
I lived In Kearny Mesa mid 50s thru late 60s. We spent a lot of time in an auto "junk" yard in Murphy canyon. Hey I'm old and can't remember the name of it---any help?
@Prolinepumps4 жыл бұрын
A-1 Metals, they were in Mission Gorge for a while, then moved to what is now an office complex just East of the 15 off Clairemont Mesa Rd.
@danp7463 Жыл бұрын
Honestly I'm surprised at how clean it is. I thought it would be a huge homeless camp
@PlasticBubbleCosplay3 жыл бұрын
Would be a perfectly good bus way along with the bikeway going through -- MTS Route 27 could run this from the transit center on Clairemont Mesa all the way to connect to the Trolley at the new complex being built at the old stadium site.
@rskrzz62333 жыл бұрын
you should cruise these roads on a bike brother. seemw chill
@TheRm653 жыл бұрын
Wouldn't hurt my feelings if all California looked like this. You're looking at the future.
@patricksanders8583 жыл бұрын
Dont care about your feelings at all. I love San Diego!
@vegpwrshlominator1873 Жыл бұрын
Weird owned a house in Murphy Canyon and never new about this road.
@ChrisW-17 Жыл бұрын
Side note, I've been up and down the "freeway" section of Kearny Villa Rd, connecting 163 with Miramar/Pomerado Rd. Interesting the post mile markers are still designated 395 along that stretch. I believe this was true along the "old" Pomerado Rd from there to Poway.. Of course that's before it was widened and realigned. That's been many years ago now, so memory's a bit fuzzy.
@JasonF190013 жыл бұрын
This makes a great pee stop on my bike rides, though I would warn hikers to keep an eye out for bum encampments. They don't kindly to what they see as intruders.
@LearnwithJanice3 жыл бұрын
Hello from Kansas 🇺🇸
@ssn06513 жыл бұрын
Grew up in Escondido and we drove that road all the time going to 32nd St. the concrete you see is illegal dumping of construction debris .
@alphakky3 жыл бұрын
There used to be a plaque where the concrete barriers were that said it was closed off after some accident.
@SidetrackAdventures3 жыл бұрын
Someone else in the comments posted a link to a picture of the plaque. I searched online and could find no info about the accident. At some point when everything has reopened I'm going to check the San Diego UT archives at the library (unfortunately they aren't on Newspapers.com).
@seanmiller93043 жыл бұрын
Nice
@garymarkham26723 жыл бұрын
Glad you didn't find my plants.
@dkm016 Жыл бұрын
Does the thought of a mountain lion attack ever cross your mind? Love these vids, but super freaked that that could happen.
@SidetrackAdventures Жыл бұрын
I have never seen one in the wild, though I guess they could have seen me. I'm not too worried about them. They mostly leave people alone.
@tse90723 Жыл бұрын
Perhaps the piles of concrete are from old power shacks or something similar.
@Pushyhog Жыл бұрын
heaven on earth, i hang out at kerney mesa / el cajon airport's, sleep well.
@alphakky3 жыл бұрын
There were no businesses along Murphy Canyon Road, especially north of Clairemont Mesa Bl.
@thefred84812 ай бұрын
Back 4 years in the past again…my worm hole must have worms…
@fatalcoolfatalcool3 жыл бұрын
Been down there plenty of times.
@patricklawrence92583 жыл бұрын
Those guardrails must have been added after it closed I don’t remember seeing that type till later in the 70’s but I could be wrong 🤷🏻♂️
@benth1623 жыл бұрын
I know exactly where that is and it is only about three to five miles from where I live.
@29madmangaud293 жыл бұрын
Yeah I've turned onto that one day,,,,,,and ? Wow, I was trying to get onto the base,,, but nope gotta go the other way.
@rkgsd5 ай бұрын
Seems like a huge waste of land not to reuse abandoned infrastructure.
@rolpal619 Жыл бұрын
Homeless encampment now.
@SidetrackAdventures Жыл бұрын
I haven't been down there in awhile but I wouldn't be surprised unfortunately.