Final Baja trip episode.

Quote: Originally posted by AKgringo

Thanks for letting me crawl over the Pioneer mine road with you. Now I don't have to do that to my Trooper! Seriously, thanks for posting the link!

Quote: Originally posted by David K

Hi Hugh, Thanks for the video! I had not seen a video of the Pioneer Mine Trail drive before... only some photos. That road was the first road to Gonzaga Bay in the mid 1950s... following a mine cart trail from the Pioneer Mine to Molino de Lacy (by Punta Final resort) where the ore was processed. Glad you enjoyed it David! Oh I love the history thank you Sir. Glad you enjoyed it David! Oh I love the history thank you Sir. If you wanted to edit some spellings, I noticed only three (here are the correct spellings: Punta Chivato Punta Final San Borja Darn, how embarrassing, spelling has never been a strong suit for me. I appreciate the corrections, unfortunately YouTube doesn't have a way to replace an uploaded video with a new one. I would have to delete it permanently and upload a new correct one. I think I'll have to just live with my mistakes. I will make the corrections in the video description. Nice mission photos! Oh thank you Sir.Darn, how embarrassing, spelling has never been a strong suit for me. I appreciate the corrections, unfortunately YouTube doesn't have a way to replace an uploaded video with a new one. I would have to delete it permanently and upload a new correct one. I think I'll have to just live with my mistakes. I will make the corrections in the video description. Nice mission photos! Oh thank you Sir. Make Mission Santa María a goal since you like tough roads! I'll start looking at the maps. Can you give me a hint where it's located?I'll start looking at the maps. Can you give me a hint where it's located?Text

Quote: Originally posted by lencho

Quote: Originally posted by David K   ...mine cart trail from the Pioneer Mine to Molino de Lacy So, who was this "Lacy" character??

Quote: Originally posted by blue.yota

Quote: Originally posted by David K   Hi Hugh, Thanks for the video! I had not seen a video of the Pioneer Mine Trail drive before... only some photos. That road was the first road to Gonzaga Bay in the mid 1950s... following a mine cart trail from the Pioneer Mine to Molino de Lacy (by Punta Final resort) where the ore was processed. Glad you enjoyed it David! Oh I love the history thank you Sir. Glad you enjoyed it David! Oh I love the history thank you Sir. If you wanted to edit some spellings, I noticed only three (here are the correct spellings: Punta Chivato Punta Final San Borja Darn, how embarrassing, spelling has never been a strong suit for me. I appreciate the corrections, unfortunately YouTube doesn't have a way to replace an uploaded video with a new one. I would have to delete it permanently and upload a new correct one. I think I'll have to just live with my mistakes. I will make the corrections in the video description. Nice mission photos! Oh thank you Sir.Darn, how embarrassing, spelling has never been a strong suit for me. I appreciate the corrections, unfortunately YouTube doesn't have a way to replace an uploaded video with a new one. I would have to delete it permanently and upload a new correct one. I think I'll have to just live with my mistakes. I will make the corrections in the video description. Nice mission photos! Oh thank you Sir. Make Mission Santa María a goal since you like tough roads! I'll start looking at the maps. Can you give me a hint where it's located?I'll start looking at the maps. Can you give me a hint where it's located?Text Best, Hugh

Hey, no big deal amigo! You asked for corrections, and other than the Baja norte border being shown before Santa Rosalia and those tiny spelling things, it was a nice production! You should be proud!!

Mission Santa María is about 15 miles east of Cataviña, and next to the Pioneer Mine Road, one of the toughest in Baja! It is west from Punta Final. See www.vivabaja.com/msm and www.vivabaja.com/msm2010

Quote: Originally posted by David K

Quote: Originally posted by blue.yota   Quote: Originally posted by David K   Hi Hugh, Thanks for the video! I had not seen a video of the Pioneer Mine Trail drive before... only some photos. That road was the first road to Gonzaga Bay in the mid 1950s... following a mine cart trail from the Pioneer Mine to Molino de Lacy (by Punta Final resort) where the ore was processed. Glad you enjoyed it David! Oh I love the history thank you Sir. Glad you enjoyed it David! Oh I love the history thank you Sir. If you wanted to edit some spellings, I noticed only three (here are the correct spellings: Punta Chivato Punta Final San Borja Darn, how embarrassing, spelling has never been a strong suit for me. I appreciate the corrections, unfortunately YouTube doesn't have a way to replace an uploaded video with a new one. I would have to delete it permanently and upload a new correct one. I think I'll have to just live with my mistakes. I will make the corrections in the video description. Nice mission photos! Oh thank you Sir.Darn, how embarrassing, spelling has never been a strong suit for me. I appreciate the corrections, unfortunately YouTube doesn't have a way to replace an uploaded video with a new one. I would have to delete it permanently and upload a new correct one. I think I'll have to just live with my mistakes. I will make the corrections in the video description. Nice mission photos! Oh thank you Sir. Make Mission Santa María a goal since you like tough roads! I'll start looking at the maps. Can you give me a hint where it's located?I'll start looking at the maps. Can you give me a hint where it's located?Text Best, Hugh Hey, no big deal amigo! You asked for corrections, and other than the Baja norte border being shown before Santa Rosalia and those tiny spelling things, it was a nice production! You should be proud!! Mission Santa María is about 15 miles east of Cataviña, and next to the Pioneer Mine Road, one of the toughest in Baja! It is west from Punta Final. See www.vivabaja.com/msm and www.vivabaja.com/msm2010 Thanks David really appreciate it.

Quote: Originally posted by JZ

Cool video. Here is the route for the Pioneer Mine Trail. We made it about 1/4 of the way going North to South when my kid's bike overheated with a radiator problem. So we turned around. It was very rocky, but doable on bikes. You have to have a pretty capable 4x4 to do it.

Quote: Originally posted by ehall

Great video. Thanks for taking the time to make it.

Quote: Originally posted by David K

Hugh, do you or your friend have a GPS track of your route (from an inReach or other device)? I am curious about what dirt roads you were on in the video (besides the Pioneer Mine road)?

Quote: Originally posted by David K

The Bill Nichols Trail (south of Puertecitos west to El Rosario) is also called the Rock Trail, isn't it? I wonder when Mina de San Francisquito became known as the "Pioneer Gold Mine"? It first is called that by Howard Gulick's map (1956), I think... Howard interviewed locals like Arturo Grosso (Laguna Chapala) and Dick Daggett back in those days for data on the old mines, the Camino Real, and other such things. Both Grosso and Daggett worked mines and mills in the area. Daggett operated the King Richard Mine (also called La Josefina) south of the Pioneer Mine, along the road to Calamajué.