Julian & Santa Ysabel San Diego Backcountry Mountain Scenic Drive:
Join me and we’ll tour the San Diego Backcountry mountain communities of Julian and Santa Ysabel. We’ll see the rugged Anza Borrego Desert State Park, grassy meadows, lush green valleys, cold snowy pine forests, indulge in some Julian apple goodies, visit a remote 200 year old Spanish Mission, and then drive back down to the desert.
Anza Borrego Desert: 0:40
Established in 1933 and measuring in at just less than 600,000 acres, The Anza Borrego Desert State Park is the largest state park in California, taking up one-fifth of San Diego County. It’s a hiking, off-roading, and cycling mecca, with 500 miles of dirt roads, and 110 miles of hiking trails. The park is a massive expanse of arid mountains, valleys, and colorful badlands that occupies Eastern San Diego County and stretches from Riverside County in the North to Imperial County in the East. The Pacific Crest Trail runs south to north through here before it makes its ascent towards the rugged Santa Rosa Mountains, then the towering San Jacinto Mountain Range above Palm Springs. All of this, combined with mostly blue skies and sunny weather draws over 100,000 visitors per year. Wildlife abounds in this unspoiled wilderness; providing a home for bighorn sheep, mountain lions, kit foxes, mule deer, coyotes, roadrunners, golden eagles, jackrabbits, quail, prairies falcons, iguanas, chuckwallas, and red diamond rattlesnakes.
Banner, CA: 6:06
Founded in 1870 and once a thriving mining town, Banner’s existence was short lived after suffering floods in 1874, 1916, and 1926. It’s easy to see why it flooded; the walls of this valley are incredibly steep, with just a narrow area to build at the bottom. When the spring snowmelt and a massive rainstorm coincided, I could imagine the torrent of water, mud and rocks bursting down onto the valley floor at a terrifying velocity.
Julian: 8:30
Shortly after the Civil War, gold was discovered in Julian. Later, sawmills and apple trees arrived, which laid the foundations for more permanent settlement than just gold mining. The crisp, clear air is the perfect growing climate for apple trees, and Julian is still famous for it’s apples today. Apple pies, donuts, butter, jelly, and hard cider draw visitors from all over Southern California, and believe me the flavor lives up to the hype.
Santa Ysabel: 11:00
Santa Ysabel is the gateway to the backcountry mountain towns of Julian, Mount Palomar, and Mount Laguna - Santa Ysabel in particular is such a beautiful scenic town. Wide green pastures dotted with apple trees and scattered boulders, seem a world apart from the frenetic crowds of the coast just an hour away. The San Diego backcountry has an unusually historic feel for Southern California, and the preserved frontier architecture and open spaces really evoke the early pioneering days.
Santa Ysabel Asistencia: 12:40
The Santa Ysabel Asistencia, was established in 1818, and was a sub-mission to the Mission San Diego De Alcala, the first Franciscan mission founded in the Californias province of New Spain in 1769. The first Spanish priest visited this site in 1795, and in 1818 the mission fathers formally requested permission from the Spanish governor to establish the asistencia. By 1821 a chapel, granary, and several houses had been constructed. The mission system was rather short lived, and after secularization the lands were turned over to powerful Colonial landowners, the missions themselves mostly fell into disrepair. The cornerstone for the modest, but beautiful chapel we see today was laid in September 1924. Lovely stained glass windows and painted relief icons, tell the stories of the bible. The mission exudes a sense of peace, and potent feeling of connection with the past.
Rancho Santa Ysabel: 6:17
In 1844 after secularization of the missions, the Mexican government granted the massive, over 17,000 acre Rancho Santa Ysabel to José Joaquín Ortega a colonial administrator and his son in law Edward Stokes an English Sailor, conveniently Hispanicized as Eduardo.
Anza Borrego Desert: 18:30
Borrego Springs Panoramic Time Lapse - 20:08
The San Diego Backcountry is my playground, and Borrego Springs is my sandbox. Thank you so much for joining me today for this drive through the San Diego Backcountry. I’m William Z. Brennan, but you can call me Will. I’m a natural lifestyle expert, founder of Desert Mountain Apothecary, and author of upcoming e-book Natural Lifestyle Optimization. If you enjoyed this video please up-vote, subscribe, turn on notifications, leave a comment, and share this video with anyone who will enjoy it.
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Tennessee Hayride - Audionautix
Pressure - Riot
Spanish Rose - Chris Haugen
Outlaw’s Farewell - Reed Mathis
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