Sandwagon's first Roadtrip !!!!!

[pegleglooker]

YEAH BABY !!!!!!!!




Ok first to all the 4x4 vets.... I know this is " mild ". But to me, to able to go deep into the hills was really COOOLLLLL!!!!!! Oh yeah.. this really wasn't that " deep ". BUT DON"T BUST MY ROOKIE BUBBLE!!!!! I went out and got a book called California Trails by Massey, Wilson and Titus.








This book is a must for rookie's, it not only has a description and history of each trail, it also has gps and mileage points.




Now on to the trail, I decided to go to a place called Dos Cabesas ( 2 heads ) in the Anza Borrego State Park. It was the 1st RR to connect the Colorado River to San Diego. It took nearly 12 years to complete at a cost of $19 million. San Diego population was about 35,000 and by the time the RR was done it had doubled. Not a lot still there but, for me and my rookie trip I had a BLAST!!!!


Rock formations on the way


Old water tank.


Old Foundations.


Great ole bridge.


Tracks from the opposite view.

The temp was around 110, but it wasn't until I was on my way back before I realized how hot it was. Just didn't feel that hot..Just wanted to share some fun times with my treasure family...

Enjoy
PLL

[C. Myers]

Good for you!

Used to camp out there - just off the foundation, mid 90's.

Before Metal detector purchase - found an old lady's lipstick in copper, a compact, bottles and such, in the 'trash' piles.

Did you hike out to the other trestles? Lot's of debris all around the place, once you get away from the original site.

Good Luck and have fun!

[pegleglooker]

Hello C Meyers,
Nah I went as far as the 1st trestle and took some pixs. It was my first trip so I wanted to play it safe ( just in case ). I know the goat trestle is supposed to be close. I'm not sure how far of a hike it is.. That we be my next trip though.. I just REALLY had a blast....

PLL

[godisnum1]

Nice pic's!
What year 4Runner is that??
I've got a black '94 V6 4WD with the SR5 package...

Bran <><

[pegleglooker]

It's a1995 with 225K on it....Did VERY well on it's first trip..

PLL

[godisnum1]

It's a1995 with 225K on it....Did VERY well on it's first trip..

PLL

Solid man! They are really good vehicles...

Bran <><

[C. Myers]

When you get out there again, head 'south'. There is a spring that looked promissing for some good finds (older than the R/R era).

And take a walk - there are many trestles and junk piles from when they were building the railroad.

Noticed in your one picture that they have placed a blue barrel out there for water for the illegal crossers. What a shame. Used to be quite the place to camp for peace and quiet.

Happy hunting -

[pegleglooker]

Hey C Myers,
Did you know that there is a old mine out there as well

PLL