BRADSHAW TRAIL

The Bradshaw Trail was an overland shortcut that connected Los Angeles to the newly found gold fields at La Paz. The photo shows where the trail descended into the Palo Verde Valley to the SE of Blythe. The gold mines were located in the mountains visible on the horizon.

Hysterical Journey to Historic Places

February 10th 2015
TRAVEL IN THE DESERT Nowadays we zip along through the desert at high speeds in the air conditioned comfort of modern automobiles. We are in a great hurry to arrive at our destinations conduct our affairs and rush back home the same day. That sort of business is a recent activity. Travel in the desert was not always this easy. A thousand years ago folks crossed the desert by foot in ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more

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