David K - 3-10-2021 at 08:52 AM
Thanks to my webhost, Dick Van Bree, the various El Camino Real maps (1954-2019) are all linked on one page at VivaBaja.com.
Nomad 'geoffff' sticked together all of them so you can travel from Loreto to El Rosario or San Diego without interruption!
Here is the new page: http://vivabaja.com/HGREAL.html
(the HGREAL comes from 'Howard Gulick el camino REAL' who drew the 1954 maps)
PaulW - 3-10-2021 at 10:22 AM
Any way you could provide a decoder for the four colors and the various codes along the paths?
David K - 3-10-2021 at 10:36 AM
On the 2018 map, the colors and codes were of alternate routes as explained on www.caminorealbaja.com
Paul.. that is something I will do. Good idea.
[Edited on 3-10-2021 by David K]
PaulW - 3-10-2021 at 11:48 AM
Thanks I like your presentation but would like more knowledge.
David K - 3-10-2021 at 03:48 PM
For now, Paul, from CaminoRealBaja.com site:
How to Use This Site
We have divided El Camino Real into 11 sections. Each refers to the segment that runs from one mission to the next. It all starts with the first
mission in the Californias, which is Loreto. Our website covers only those missions generally heading north, even though others were built in Baja as
well.
A. Loreto to San Javier
B. San Javier to Comondú
C. Comondú to La Purísima
D. La Purísima to Guadalupe
E. Guadalupe to San Ignacio
F. San Ignacio to Santa Gertrudis
G. Santa Gertrudis to San Borja
H. San Borja to Calamajué
I. Calamajué to Santa María
J. Santa María to San Fernando
K. San Fernando to El Rosario
The second letter (Fd, for example) indicates that this is actually a trail option that is true ECR. There are many of these, and it is good to
remember that El Camino Real is really a web of trails that usually converge at the various missions.
We have traveled, usually by foot, over nearly the entire ECR from Loreto to El Rosario to try to ground truth the trail (certify that it is
actually there). We have visited some segments as many as six times to finally satisfy ourselves about the exact location of the trail. We have used
numerous historical accounts, local ranchers, and some websites to help give us insights. We have had friends join us over the years so we could have
more eyes looking for the trail. In short, we have done what we could to be as accurate as we possibly can, but there will be mistakes.
When geoffff stitched the maps together he also colored the parallel or side trails only as a way to distinguish them.
[Edited on 3-10-2021 by David K]