found a new Cuesta

I did some trail maintenance and found a few new sections of Camino Real and 2 exciting new (to me) Cuestas
Cuesta Mesa El Llano is part of the Mision San Luis Gonzaga network
25°21'10.82"N, 111°12'52.65"W

Quote: Originally posted by 4x4abc

I did some trail maintenance and found a few new sections of Camino Real and 2 exciting new (to me) Cuestas Cuesta Mesa El Llano is part of the Mision San Luis Gonzaga network 25°21'10.82"N, 111°12'52.65"W

trail maintenance for me is Google Earth
checking for new images and new roads or trails
in the process I sometimes find old ones
depends heavily on the time layer chosen

this time the trail jumped right at me in the 2004 layer
in 2009 it was barely visible

Quote: Originally posted by David K

If it is indeed El Camino Real between Loreto (or San Javier) and San Luis Gonzaga, that would be great to see the entire route. Please keep us updated!

I have been working on this for 7 years
will take a couple more

I tracked every visible trail
not knowing whether is was made by cows, goats or padres
but I have learned to read their "character"
and over time a pattern has evolved
the image below is an example (around San Jose de la Noria)
a very distinct inland trail has emerged and a very faint coastal trail
with a number of cross sections
names of mountains, Mesas, arroyos and Ranchos support the findings

too bad the images are so bad here

of course I go out as often as I can to ground proof





the use of dynamite excluded the padres in this case
and there were a lot more dynamited rocks on that trail

location is given in first post

it is accessible from the valley following Arroyo Quepo
very cool drive
it runs parallel to the valley that takes you to San Jose de la Noria
right to the backdoor road into Agua Verde

and no, I have not checked that trail up to Mesa El Llano yet
on my list
an access road starts at Rancho Santo Tomas
cute little cemetery at Santo Tomas

Quote: Originally posted by 4x4abc

I tracked every visible trail not knowing whether is was made by cows, goats or padres but I have learned to read their "character" and over time a pattern has evolved the image below is an example (around San Jose de la Noria) a very distinct inland trail has emerged and a very faint coastal trail with a number of cross sections names of mountains, Mesas, arroyos and Ranchos support the findings

So cool!