HomeCompleted Trips

Talk about a trip you took out to Anza Borrego

Mortero Palms to Goat Canyon Trestle & Indian Hill Messages in this topic - RSS

AdventureGraham
AdventureGraham
Posts: 170


11/24/2014
AdventureGraham
AdventureGraham
Posts: 170


With November rolling around, it was time once again for a hike into the Anza-Borrego wilderness to check out the world's largest wooden railroad trestle along the "Impossible Railroad", tucked away in rugged Goat Canyon.

For the full write up and photos of the absolute best hike in San Diego county, click here: http://johnandautumnsadventures.blogspot.com/2014/11/mortero-palms-to-goat-canyon-trestle.html
edited by BorregoWrangler on 11/24/2014
edited by BorregoWrangler on 11/24/2014
link
ziphius
ziphius
Posts: 911


11/25/2014
ziphius
ziphius
Posts: 911
That's a tough little hike up Mortero Palms to the Goat Canyon area. Looks like someone laid a string of large rocks across the grating parallel to the tracks, perhaps to dissuade mountain bikes? Notice any water around the palms?

--
http://www.coyotelearning.org
link
AdventureGraham
AdventureGraham
Posts: 170


11/25/2014
AdventureGraham
AdventureGraham
Posts: 170
Jim (ziphius) wrote:
That's a tough little hike up Mortero Palms to the Goat Canyon area. Looks like someone laid a string of large rocks across the grating parallel to the tracks, perhaps to dissuade mountain bikes? Notice any water around the palms?



Yeah, it seems to get a little easier each time I hike out there.

The rocks are to warn folks of the large hole just up ahead from a large boulder that smashed through the grating. We didn't see any water at the palms.
link
Buford
Buford
Posts: 453


11/25/2014
Buford
Buford
Posts: 453
Nice report.

Those must have been your groups footprints I followed today doing an out and back from Mortero Palms to the trestle.

--
Links to my photos: ABDSP photos, Bighorn sheep photos, ABDSP time lapse video, Wildlife photos (mainly birds)
link
surfponto
surfponto
Administrator
Posts: 1354


11/26/2014
surfponto
surfponto
Administrator
Posts: 1354
One of my favorite hikes out there.
Looks like you guys got some great weather.


Thanks for posting.
Bob

--
https://www.anzaborrego.net/



link
AdventureGraham
AdventureGraham
Posts: 170


11/26/2014
AdventureGraham
AdventureGraham
Posts: 170
Buford wrote:
Nice report.

Those must have been your groups footprints I followed today doing an out and back from Mortero Palms to the trestle.


Ha, probably!


One of the days I'll have to head up Jacumba Peak out there once I get past the palms.
link
dsefcik
dsefcik
Administrator
Posts: 2609


11/29/2014
dsefcik
dsefcik
Administrator
Posts: 2609
I have yet to go that route, always thru the gorge it seems is where I end up going, looks like a good trip again and I like the retro style photos.

--
http://www.sefcik.com
http://www.darensefcik.com
http://www.carrizogorge.com
link
AdventureGraham
AdventureGraham
Posts: 170


12/1/2014
AdventureGraham
AdventureGraham
Posts: 170
dsefcik wrote:
I have yet to go that route, always thru the gorge it seems is where I end up going, looks like a good trip again and I like the retro style photos.



Thanks! I just use a free photo app on my phone. I leave the serious photography to my wife.
link






Powered by Jitbit Forum 8.3.8.0 © 2006-2013 Jitbit Software