El Camino del Diablo in a Jeep - V22E8

El Camino del Diablo, also known as The Devil's Highway, is a long and perilous backcountry route through the Sonoran Desert of southern Arizona. Connecting what is now northwestern Mexico to California, the route has been traveled by Native Americans, conquistadores, prospectors, explorers, missionaries, settlers, and cartographers for thousands of years. Many lost their lives due to the trail's harsh and unforgiving conditions.

In this episode, I set off in my modified Jeep Wrangler Rubicon to explore 125 miles of El Camino del Diablo, starting in Yuma, and ending in Ajo, Arizona. It's only a two hour drive from Yuma to Ajo via Interstate 8, but traveling by way of El Camino del Diablo, it took me four days!

00:00 - Day One
01:08 - Intro to El Camino del Diablo
03:06 - Into the Sonoran Desert
04:03 - Fortuna Mine
05:05 - En Route to Camp
06:13 - Campsite on the Ridge
07:41 - Day Two
08:42 - Checking Over the Jeep
10:17 - The Desert in Bloom
13:50 - Smooth Sailing
15:26 - Tule Well
16:57 - Seven Mile Detour
18:39 - Camping at Christmas Pass
20:43 - Keep Cool With the Nemo Helio
21:51 - Sandwich at Sunset
23:27 - It Doesn’t Get More Remote Than This
24:34 - Day Three
25:08 - Back to the Devil’s Highway
27:08 - Viable Dispersed Camping
28:17 - Permit Required
29:13 - Miles of Sandy Washes
30:43 - Volcanoes in the Desert
32:00 - Papago Well
33:11 - Camping Area Near Papago Well
35:21 - Haven’t Seen a Soul
36:55 - Day Four
37:49 - Westbound to Organ Pipe
39:37 - Cabeza Prieta is Complete
41:17 - Sidetracked in the BLM
42:52 - The Final Stretch
43:50 - Closing Thoughts in Ajo


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