THREE DAYS ON THE DEVILS ROAD (Part 1) | El Camino Del Diablo
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- čas přidán 10. 02. 2024
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In this week's video we are meeting up with our friends Matt and Cara from Ozark Overland Adventures and beginning a three day journey across the El Camino del Diablo Trail…… a historic 250-mile or 400 km trail that passes through some of the most remote and inhospitable terrain of the Sonoran Desert
The El Camino del, Diablo, translating to "The Devil's Highway," has a storied history as a trade route, dating back to the indigenous peoples and later used by Spanish missionaries and explorers.
The trail's unforgiving conditions earned it its ominous name, with scorching temperatures, scarce water sources, and isolated stretches of desert landscape.
Undertaking the journey in a full size overland truck adds an element of adventure to the expedition. The Baja truck's robust design, equipped with advanced 4x4 features gives us the confidence to tackle the demanding obstacles ahead.
Join us next week as we venture deeper into the remote and rugged Sonoran desert attempting to successfully navigate the El Camino Del Diablo “The Devils Highway”
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Thank you for stopping in Yuma. You would be amazed at the variety of history here; from the Native American sleep circles, petroglyphs, training/acclimating troops in preparation for battle in Africa during WWII, and so much more. I am just so glad that you didn't come in the summer. I was running around doing errands yesterday and it was 115 F. The hottest temp I have seen here (and had to work in the desert in it) was 128 F. But, you can't beat our winters!!! May you all continue to have save travels and adventures with God's blessings and protection!
"The Pickles Didn't Break" is a T-Shirt I'd for sure wear. A new favourite quote 😁👍
Ha ha, yes, that would make a great T-shirt. 💡
Thank you for you videos. I really do enjoy watching yawls videos. It really enlightens my day as I am a homebound individual that cannot go out in public because of health issues so I live off of seeing videos like yours where I can see this great country not just in the United States, but even when you’re in Canada at your cabin, please keep the great work up. Can’t wait to see your next ones.
Thanks for your comment. We are so glad you are enjoying the videos and that we can take you with us to see beautiful places. Hope you have a wonderful day.
@@EFRT thanks so much 🤙🏾❤️
Holy cow! Great story-telling! I love your music choices and cinematography; the radios add such an intense “Cops” vibe! (Voiceovers are a bit monotonous…need more emotion…less reading) But I’m a new subscriber and super stoked to keep an eye on your adventures! (I’ve got a 17yr old wanting to do what you’re doing! 😬)
Cheers!
Renee 💕
Glad you found us. We enjoy your content and love your family. Yes Finn is welcome at our campfire anytime. You all are 👍🏻
Awesome video as always EFRT. This is a epic adventure the remoteness and the quietness and some epic routes what else can you ask for for a epic adventure. But it makes it 10x epic with family and friends. Thanks for letting us ride along with y'all on y'all's adventures.
Thank you, so glad you enjoyed it! Part 2 coming out Sunday am
I ran this route solo last year, sketchy spots for sure but totally worth it. I hope to run it again with others some day.
Yes definitely a great trail.
Done this road/trip dozens of times! Not dangerous, I literally live on the border in Southeast Arizona and do the trip a few times a year starting at the NM border to Yuma.
Lando is a great 4x4 on those rocky trails
Yes he’s the best 🐕
Near the beginning where you filmed Lando running by, he sounded like a steam locomotive the way he was breathing. Such a cool doggy. Great video. Love that you are doing it with another of my favorite channels and people, OOA.
Thanks glad you enjoyed the video. Yes Lando is a machine 🐕 🐾
I have never been there but I have to say that I would rather read a book. Give me the mountain’s, coast or meadow anytime. Enjoy!
Great video. Enjoying all the views and comraderie
Glad you enjoyed it
Great video! You're really putting the F350 through its paces and finding out what it can do. Looks like with common sense you can go just about anywhere you want to go. The land is so stark and barren, yet beautiful!
Yes we have been amazed by its agility. It’s cool to be able to take our home with us way out in the wilderness 👍🏻
Good episode guys. Keep Lando watered.....his tongue was hanging out about a foot!!!
Thanks. Yes for sure. We carry plenty of water 💦 in the truck 👍🏻
INDONESIAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
HURRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Awesome trip guys. I didn't hear Carol say simple this episode! Lol!
Thanks
Que lindo es viajar junto a uds,realmente me siento parte de esta travesía, un fuerte abrazo y tengan muchísimo cuidado, que Diosito los guíe,cuide y guarde en su camino
Thank you so much. We are glad that you are enjoying the videos. Have a wonderful day.
What a wonderful video! I was down in that area several years ago. This brought back a lot of memories, thank you for sharing it with us!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Your video has such a sharp picture
Thank you 🎥 👍🏻
Get a black light so you can see scorpions at night. The different sizes of them is surprising.
Yes, great idea. 👍🏻
My first thoughts before I read any comments were Cartel country please leave the area! I was glad to see the common sense displayed! Love the family and videos!
Thank you
So awesome amazing vodeo
Thanks glad you liked it 👍🏻
I love hearing the Gambril quail. Am in southern Arizona also so this terrain (not this trail) looks familiar. Enjoyed watching.
Awesome! Glad you enjoyed the video
Excellent video as always
Thank you
Oh yes Peter, that sounds familiar. Before I went into combustion technology, I was with Babcock / Hankock / Wilcock. There was a big power station in Arizina, some boilers were broken. No steam, no electricity. (45 years ago).Our deal, all overtime and bonuses were paid. The bonus, if we finish 4 weeks early, the power company pays us 4 weeks vacation in Arizona. Back then we were out and about for a while, had good supplies and got to know the country. Beautiful, just not in summer. And really, the company paid for everything, no matter what. Those were still good times, laugh. Greetings from Frankfurt and stay healthy.
Greetings to you in Frankfort 🇩🇪
Yes Arizona in the summer is a whole different story. Have a great week.
Thank you for sharing, I’m sorry I got your notification just before my friends Live finished so I had to watch before going back to sleep, 3:13am take care and stay safe❤❤❤❤❤big loves kiwiNZfamz
Thanks for watching! Have a good night sleep 🛌
2/11/24 - Thanks for bring us along! Great scenery/ Video! Charleston, SC
Our pleasure!
Amazing! thanks guys once again 🤙🏾
You’re welcome
Great video, great adventure! Hope to cross paths on the trail at some point with you guys!
Awesome adventure!!
Great video Chris. That would be so peaceful with the ocean right there except when the train goes by lol. Thanks for sharing.
Carol is such a sweet lady.Loving, POSITIVE, adventurous on the lookout for antlers, just GREAT. Give her an extra hug today.
where did the name Lando come from??
Thank you we will give her the extra hugs. Lando's name comes from Lando Sackett
www.louislamour.com/novels/lando.htm
@@EFRT Perfect
Great video, beautiful landscape!
Very very interesting
Good episode, thank you. Cool to hear the quail calling in the background while you discussed the grocery spill.
Added this to my list of future travel destinations. Thank you for the video. Loved it!!!
Awesome. Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it!
Wow! That's fantastic!
Beautiful 🌺👍
Carol, I have a go to recipe for you, so Simple! As follows: 1 half of a medium onion, chopped medium, 1 pound of ground beef, 1 small fresh cabbage or half of a large, sliced into strips then diced medium. Flour tortillas, cheese and salsa.
Sauté the onions to release them, add the ground beef and brown, add the cabbage, stir together well, cover and stir once in a while until the cabbage has shrunk and is cooked. Serve on the tortilla with cheese and salsa. Happy eating! You could probably use shredded cabbage.
Sounds delicious. Thank you 😊
Hasselblad 🙂
Yes. A great camera 📷
Very tough terrain 😅 but very un explore 😊. have a great 👍 and safe journey 💖
Thank you.
Wild, historic country! The desert is so very vast and different…I am of course enamored by you friends Frenchie ( we have 2, Jumbie and Pippi + the two big ones but only Charlie is in my profile pic)! They are adorable, not quite as sporty as Lando but so playful and loving 🥰 Jeez, hot ordinance 😳 Sending 🙏🏻 for continued safe travels 😉
The Frenchie (Rooster) says hi!!❤
Yes Rooster is adorable 🐶
@@EFRT ❤️
@@frenchie4wd Hi Rooster 🥰
@@frenchie4wd Hi Rooster! Jumbie & Pippi send lots of love and Frenchie snorkels your way 🥰
Saguaro is pronounced: SUH WAA ROW Some here in AZ say SA WAR OH Either works.
Thanks 👍🏻🌵
WOW , just WOW . If this vlog isn’t a commercial for the Ross Monster or a jeep without a working 4x4 idk what is lol . Definitely showed the capabilities of the Ford better. Tipping my hat off to you guys going that close to the southern border nowadays because i probably wouldn’t do it ( especially through a target range 🤷♂️😂). PS:did y’all find lando’s 4 th missing booty ? Little guy might need his lockers on ( boots,and probably Carol needed boots also in that clip 😉😂). Loving this phase of your adventures ( maybe start a new season playlist?).
Yes, we have been so impressed with the Rossmönster so far. It hasn’t held us back from any trails we normally would do and it’s great to have the comforts of home with us when we set up camp. We never did find his fourth boot. 🐾 h
Wieder ein sehr schönes Video 👍 Liebe Grüße aus Deutschland 😊
Thank you, and thanks for watching in Germany 🇩🇪
Too cool and great timing! I'm actually headed down there from mid Colorado in the next week. Already have the needed BMGR Permit & resources. Going to traverse east to west from Ajo (visit some friends there). Good hole in the wall Mexican food stop in town square, El Tarasco. I'll east to west it to Yuma, then work my way north to the Am. Adv. Desert Rendezvous up near Quartzsite. Going to run it in my Ram 2500 with a 650 pound pop-up. Your bigger heavier rig looks like it does well.
hehehe.......and I have had similar grocery catapulting in the past as well. I try to get groceries stowed first, but sometimes you gotta get moving. I use Mountain Smith zip close cube bags for food shopping, and keep the groceries low, forward, and center till I can properly secure them.
Looking forward to the continued episodes. Travel Safe ! Maybe see Matt at Moore Expo. Hitting Arkansas for the eclipse, then to Moore after.
Sounds like you have an epic trip ahead. Have fun! Thanks for the tips and thanks for watching. Have a wonderful day.
Hello everyone, I say the more friends the better makes for such a great trip and better memories. We’re planning on doing the Arizona peach Trail here shortly and watching you guys gets me so pumped up. Thanks for sharing your time with us. I know it’s a lot of work to film and put the videos out. I could never do that. thanks again you guys ROCK
Great video! I didn’t hear it mentioned in the video, but just some info if others are interested in this trail, I believe you are supposed to have a permit and check in (it’s free and all done online) before entering the bombing range portion of the trail.
Good point. Thanks. We’ll be sure to mention the details in part 2.
@@EFRT I really enjoyed this video. I live in Yuma, AZ. This trail is in my own backyard and I’ve never done it. I think this will be my next adventure!
@desertlander1880 - It’s a great trail. We really enjoyed it!
I did that trip last year, but in reverse and during the real bumpy/ shaky section you experienced in the beginning, I had blown all four shocks on my 01 Tahoe. I ended up rebuilding the front end and adding new rear HD springs,shocks, and a leveling kit .
Sounds of you had a great trip. Yes that section can be incredibly rocky and rough.
❤Hello watching here in Philippines 🇵🇭.😊
Thanks for watching in the Philippines 🇵🇭
Nothing yall don’t already know. Always secure your load lol. At least it was coffee beans and not pickles 😂😂
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What a courageous trail to take on. Its intresting that many people have died on this trail but Gods beautiful creation, plants, flowers, cactus and some animals thrive & survive the heat. Amazing that everything God creates Lives and flourish. I choose Gods road. Much Love Peter, Carolyn family and friends. stay safe always. And Thank you
Yes despite the ominous name, it is a beautiful area and wonderful place to camp surrounded in nature and silence.
Mexico is not as dangerous as people from the United States make it out to be there are cities in the United States, that are just as if not more dangerous than anywhere I’ve ever been in Mexico
@@hillrodfilms5262 I was mainly talking about the heat
@ladylovebug007 - yes the heat, lack of water and exposure to the harsh elements is what made this trail so deadly back in the day.
Thank you. I've watched many of your beautiful video productions. Please tell me what songs you're playing in the background? The music is so soothing melodious and enjoyable. It sounds like the voices of young men and a few soft instruments. Much appreciated :D
We get our music from Artlist.io
These were used in this video::
Harvest Moon - Ziggy
Soft Rode - O.K.
Bleak Desert Dusk - Falconer
Mirage - Roman P
Hope that helps. 👍🏻
I'm trying really hard to understand how this kind of travelling is enjoyable. I wish I could, but obviously it's definitely not for me. But the scenery is beautiful. That's a big plus.
Yes, it’s definitely not for everyone, but sometimes the harder, the trail, the more epic the views. To get out to a place where you are all alone enjoying nature’s solitude you usually have to cross some rough trails. Thanks for watching and we appreciate your support. Have a wonderful day.
Saguaro (Saw-wa-ro)
Thank you 🙏🏻
@@EFRT enjoying the video. 👍
Lol, the eggs didn't scramble?
Suh-wah-row. Sorry I had to say it. 😊
Got it. Thanks 🌵
👣🌎🤳👀✌️😎👍
Would u travel this route solo? I prefer having an adventure buddy along, but schedules don’t always align.
Yes, he probably would although it is always better to go with a friend no matter what remote trail you are on. 👍🏻 the only sketchy area was on the east end. It seems most people start in the east and head west to Yuma. That way you can get through the Organ Pipe reserve area in one day and camp further out in the wilderness.
That's a two minutes penalty for not organizing before departing
Yup 😃
Did you rent your overlander truck for your trip , nice rig
What make and model tires are on the F350?
They are Toyo Open Country AT III 37X13.50R17LT
@@EFRT have you been satisfied with the Toyo tires ? They seem to perform very well on that trail
@CJ-rk5eg they’ve been very good for us so far. Both on and off road.
Interesting that the same model tire is OEM for the new Lexus GX 550!
Y'all have seen more of AZ than I ever have in my lifetime! And I'm from here! 😊However, I NEVER go south of the Phoenix metropolis area (otherwise known as the Valley of the Sun or just the Valley to we locals). With the open borders there's always migrants coming over and, of course, the cartel activity is NOT something I wanna encounter. Y'all stay safe out there!
I do not understand why you would want to go anywhere near the border with what’s going on down there with drugs, smuggling and child trafficking! Some pretty dangerous people dealing that area! There will be time in the future once this is cleaned up and it will be cleaned up probably within the next year year and a half that you can go back there and do it safely! Please stay safe Also concerned with some of the weather patterns changing out there in Arizona and Nevada with unusual rain patterns that you guys are not familiar with the water flow patterns in those areas and there could be flooding! I saw on the news in California where was holding onto the top of his camper very similar to the ones you guys driveand he also had a tree or hooked on it as it was physically being washed away during one of these flash flood! So please please please pay attention to the weather patterns and learn from the locals what the flooding patterns are before you go off grid
Thanks for the concern. Yes we try and stay safe, keep a close watch on the weather and always listen to the locals. Thanks for watching and have a wonderful day.
You say your friend Matt, as if you guys have known each other forever but in reality, it’s just a couple of CZcamsrs getting together trying to feed off of each other’s audiences to build their own numbers up,nobody ever just says what they’re actually doing these days they try to dress it up.
Matt and Cara are our friends.
We met last year and shared multiple meals together getting to know each other and text each other often…. So yeah, we’re friends. Thank you for your kind comment as if you have a clue about our lives.
To hillrodfilms5262…what was the point of your comment? Why be judgmental?…. Jim and Judy, Friends of EFRT !!! Be respectful !
Why you are so negative ,you should be thankful for sharing their experiences with us ,may be you are jealous hillrodfilms5262
What????
What's with Mat's hair ? Why does he always have some kind of unusual hair style or color ? I've watched his channel before but the hair stuff makes me angry , is their some kind of good reason he is doing it for ?
I would ask on his channel but I don't want to be offensive.
And I don't want to watch if he doesn't have a good reason.
I don't support weirdo crap .
I don’t know. Probably best to ask him if you are curious. He’s a great guy 👍🏻
Wow
Imagine getting that angry over what someone else does to their hair 🤦♂️
@@desertratoverland this is America he can do whatever he wants with his hair , I just won't be watching or supporting.
@@desertratoverland do you know why he does it ?
Just a head's up there is absolutely no G annunciated in the saguaro, I grew up amongst these Cactus in Tucson spent 70 years in Arizona not that it matters, type in how to correctly say Saguaro, they tell you the correct way to pronounce it, you pronounce it as if its spelled sawauro, its actually a boy's name. The way it was being pronounced I wasn't sure at first what you were referring too, it is definitely an often-butchered word, like many of the Indian words and names around here.
Thanks. Yes we’ve been learning all the correct pronunciations like “Saw where oh” for Saguaro 🌵 and “Hee ya” for Gila 👍🏻