I am happy

I was just about to close down for the night - then this line caught my eye
a new trail
no idea yet what it is good for
but it looks well used

Quote: Originally posted by Glidergeek

Game trail?

the newly found Cuesta here:



[Edited on 11-16-2021 by 4x4abc]

It looks like it connects a well-worn area with vegetation down by the riverbed to a well-worn area at the top of the mesa, but I don't see any trails entering the area from elsewhere. There are also many other fainter switchback trails elsewhere on the mesa slope.

Here is a big image taken from Bing maps satellite. Click the following web-sized image to see big image:

this are the trails I have recorded in the area:



there is a lot of activity there
a Boleo cattle station is not far from there

Quote: Originally posted by lencho

What does the "BN" abbreviation stand for (in Spanish, I assume)?

Quote: Originally posted by 4x4abc

this are the trails I have recorded in the area [...] there is a lot of activity there a Boleo cattle station is not far from there

Quote: Originally posted by geoffff

Quote: Originally posted by lencho   What does the "BN" abbreviation stand for (in Spanish, I assume)? I believe they are survey markers. The INEGI site mentions "estación geodésica: Vertical(BN) (EGV)" -- where I guess "N" stands for Norte (as in direction, not Baja California "norte" - as they still say BN in BC Sur). Not sure abut the "B" part.

here is the detail for the one in my image
BN582 (200616 on the list)

Quote: Originally posted by lencho

Quote: Originally posted by geoffff   The INEGI site mentions "estación geodésica: Vertical(BN) (EGV)" -- where I guess "N" stands for Norte (as in direction, not Baja California "norte" - as they still say BN in BC Sur). Not sure abut the "B" part. We can guess till the cows come home, but it's mostly noise. After some inquiry, I've learned that "Banco de Nivel" is the Spanish term for a benchmark. Thus the abbreviation "BN". Edit: BTW, while we're here, the (EGV) is Estación Geodésica Vertical. [Edited on 11-18-2021 by lencho]

Quote: Originally posted by geoffff

Quote: Originally posted by 4x4abc   this are the trails I have recorded in the area [...] there is a lot of activity there a Boleo cattle station is not far from there Wow, you are really teasing out some faint details there! I can barely make these out on my image.

I have learned a lot about animal movement (including us) over the last years dissecting sat images
super interesting stuff!

how does that relate to Camino Real?
well, when the human animal stops using a trail, nature smoothes things out
trail almost disappear
almost, because the other animals will still use trails and roads we once created
so I trace animal trails because they sometimes help me find lost sections of Camino Real

many times I have kept myself from getting lost when exploring by looking for cow traffic
they go exactly where an old road used to be
a little trail cleaning and you keep going

good example in this trip:
https://carlosnpainter.smugmug.com/Events/La-Fortuna/

Yes! I found the Camino Real where it climbs out of Arroyo Santa María, from the converging cattle prints!

In Nov. 2002:

Here it is!!! N29°41.733' W114°28.175' (NAD27)

Quote: Originally posted by lencho

We can guess till the cows come home, but it's mostly noise. After some inquiry, I've learned that "Banco de Nivel" is the Spanish term for a benchmark. Thus the abbreviation "BN". Edit: BTW, while we're here, the (EGV) is Estación Geodésica Vertical.

Thank you for the clarity! Sorry for my guessing


[Edited on 11-18-2021 by geoffff]

Quote: Originally posted by David K

Yes! I found the Camino Real where it climbs out of Arroyo Santa María, from the converging cattle prints! In Nov. 2002: Here it is!!! N29°41.733' W114°28.175' (NAD27)

Quote: Originally posted by David K

Yes! I found the Camino Real where it climbs out of Arroyo Santa María, from the converging cattle prints! In Nov. 2002: Here it is!!! N29°41.733' W114°28.175' (NAD27)

Quote: Originally posted by Lance S.

Noticed that the Cuesta at Aguaje de San Juan is named in Itinereros y Dereteros. Page 429. https://sachsen.digital/werkansicht/18685/433?tx_dlf_navigat... Just in case you didn't have a name for that one yet.

yup - I have that

thank you for posting sources!