V1E0 Carrizo Gorge & Oriflamme Canyon

The content for this first video was not shot with a KZbin channel for adventure overlanding in mind. We have had the idea for the channel for awhile but just hadn't kicked it off. Still lots of yet to be done for producing quality content. Hope you enjoy this video nonetheless.
Here is some historical and background information on things we saw on this trip:
The construction of the San Diego and Eastern Arizona Railway started in 1906, under funding by John Spreckels, and was initially completed in 1919 after many delays including WWI. It was dubbed the "Impossible Railroad". The railway, going from San Diego to El Centro, operated until 2008. The Goat Canyon trestle, the largest curved wooden trestle in the world, was built in 1933 after the collapse of a tunnel on the route. The trestle and all the others along the route are made of wood instead of metal due to the extreme temperature fluctuations in the desert gorge. Here is an older video posted on KZbin in 2010 (video date unknown) of a few civil engineers driving along the railway and checking out the Goat Canyon Trestle and measuring its height.
• Carrizo Gorge.MP4
On our way driving out the Carrizo Wash Bud and I saw a number of blue and pink drums (like oil drums) with plywood and rocks on top of them. Turns out they are part of a project to provide water to illegal immigrants traveling through the desert. The project is on-going and is bi-partisan. I suspect the milk crate with water and other supplies is also part of the project. Here is an interesting article from the L.A. Times on this endeavor:
www.latimes.com/california/st...
The Oriflamme Canyon Road was originally a trail built by early Native Americans as a way to travel from the hot desert to the cooler Laguna Mountains during the summer. The route was later used by Colonel Pedro Fages in 1772 while searching for army deserters. The route was also used by U.S. Army couriers and the San Antonio-San Diego mail line. Passengers on that line rode over on mules or horses. In the 1800's cattle ranchers used to route to move cattle from the desert to summer pasture in the Laguna Mountains. The name Oriflamme most likely comes from the name of a side-wheel steamship with that name that brought the first miners to the area in 1870 during the Julian gold rush.
Oriflamme Canyon is now used as a recreational off-roads route rated moderate to difficult depending the the person rating it and the current year's conditions. The road used to go all the way through to the Sunrise Hwy in the Laguna Mountains but a permanently locked gate just off the Sunrise Hwy and another locked gate roughly where the Pacific Crest Trail crosses the road has closed that route to all but foot traffic.

[@lothompson7969]

Looks like a fun trip! Nice job finding that trestle! Looks like it was tucked away pretty well!! Can't wait for the next video!!

[@adventurebeyond60]

Thanks Lo. Looking forward to the next one as well!

[@nkhuang1390]

Love the filming, editing, music and pacing of this video. It's really a great showcase of some of the awesome spots we have in San Diego just a couple hours of drive from the city. Look forward to more great content from you.

[@adventurebeyond60]

Glad you enjoyed it!