[Az-Geocaching] El Camino del Diablo Info

Fri, 17 Jan 2003 10:54:33 -0700

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I pulled this up on the BLM website about the area.  Is the permit =
issued by the BLM valid in this respect?

El Camino del Diablo (The Road of the Devil)
National Backcountry Byway
El Camino del Diablo (The Road of the Devil) is a rough, unpaved route =
crossing the Barry M. Goldwater Range in southwestern Arizona. First =
used by Native Americans for their travels, the route was chosen by the =
Spanish soldier Melchior Diaz in 1540. Other historic figures followed, =
including Father Kino, Father Garces, and Juan Bautista de Anza. =
Beginning in 1849, the trail was used by immigrants from Mexico as a =
route to the California gold fields. Between 400 and 2,000 people died =
of thirst along the trail, making the Camino the deadliest immigrant =
trail in North America. Today's visitors travel through natural =
landscapes with scenery ranging from the desert mountain ranges of the =
Gila and Tinajas Altas Mountains to the low desert and sand dunes of the =
Yuma and Lechuguilla Deserts.

PERMITS:  A U.S. Marine Corps permit is required for entry to the Barry =
M. Goldwater Range and is available from the Marine Corps Air Station, =
Yuma, Range Management Department (520-341-3402). El Camino del Diablo =
continues through the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge. A permit =
from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife =
Refuge, Ajo, Arizona) is required to travel on the refuge =
(520-387-6483).

FACILITIES:  There are no services, water, or facilities along this =
route. Summer temperatures often exceed 120 degrees; during winter, the =
lows can be below freezing. Bring at least one to two gallons of water =
per person per day, and pack at least two days extra water and food.

ACCESSIBILITY:  Four-wheel drive is recommended on all routes on the =
Barry M. Goldwater Range.

The Permits section is what has me the most curious.

Brian

Team A.I.

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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I pulled this up on the BLM website =
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area.&nbsp; Is the permit issued by the BLM valid in this =
respect?</FONT></DIV>
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<H2 align=3Dcenter>El Camino del Diablo (The Road of the Devil)</H2>
<H3 align=3Dcenter>National Backcountry Byway</H3>
<P>El Camino del Diablo (The Road of the Devil) is a rough, unpaved =
route=20
crossing the Barry M. Goldwater Range in southwestern Arizona. First =
used by=20
Native Americans for their travels, the route was chosen by the Spanish =
soldier=20
Melchior Diaz in 1540. Other historic figures followed, including Father =
Kino,=20
Father Garces, and Juan Bautista de Anza. Beginning in 1849, the trail =
was used=20
by immigrants from Mexico as a route to the California gold fields. =
Between 400=20
and 2,000 people died of thirst along the trail, making the Camino the =
deadliest=20
immigrant trail in North America. Today's visitors travel through =
natural=20
landscapes with scenery ranging from the desert mountain ranges of the =
Gila and=20
Tinajas Altas Mountains to the low desert and sand dunes of the Yuma and =

Lechuguilla Deserts.</P>
<P><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">PERMITS:&nbsp;</SPAN> A U.S. Marine =
Corps=20
permit is required for entry to the Barry M. Goldwater Range and is =
available=20
from the Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Range Management Department=20
(520-341-3402). El Camino del Diablo continues through the Cabeza Prieta =

National Wildlife Refuge. A permit from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife =
Service=20
(Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge, Ajo, Arizona) is required to =
travel on=20
the refuge (520-387-6483).</P>
<P><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">FACILITIES:&nbsp;</SPAN> There are =
no=20
services, water, or facilities along this route. Summer temperatures =
often=20
exceed 120 degrees; during winter, the lows can be below freezing. Bring =
at=20
least one to two gallons of water per person per day, and pack at least =
two days=20
extra water and food.</P>
<P><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">ACCESSIBILITY:&nbsp;</SPAN> =
Four-wheel drive=20
is recommended on all routes on the Barry M. Goldwater Range.</P>
<P>&nbsp;</P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The Permits section is what has me the =
most=20
curious.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Brian</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Team A.I.</FONT></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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