Wednesday night I went out to the desert east of San Diego, camped out over night near the tracks of the former San Diego & Arizona Railroad. I got up right around sunrise and hiked along the tracks, which pass through an incredible area known as Carrizo Gorge. I was hoping to make it to the famous Goat Canyon Trestle (roughly 700 feet long and 200 feet high), however I didn't get that far.

I flew my Mavic Pro a few times and got some interesting shots:

Some aerial views of Tunnel #20:

Looking south from above Tunnel #20:

Looking east from above Tunnel #20. This area contains traces of the old railroad construction camp:

On the ground, looking south towards Tunnel #20:

This was as far as I got. Unfortunately I crashed my drone pretty badly when I tried to fly it through the tunnel. When it entered the tunnel, it lost GPS signal and started to drift. I tried to back it out but it drifted into the side of the tunnel. I have started a claim on my DJI Care Refresh.

I have video from this trip and will post some later, after I've had time to edit it.

Great pics!   

Nice shots

Ouch on the loss of the drone, I guess that’s another one of the do not dos

Great pics!! When I saw the last one I was going to ask if you flew through the tunnel. I"m sorry to hear you crashed the aircraft attempting to fly in the tunnel...

Great pictures, sorry about your Mavic

Great photos.  Fun to see.  Also sorry to hear about the crash.  After lots of time flying my Mavic and Phantom, I finally decided to fly my Mavic inside my house.  Crashed into a wall within the first few minutes.  No more indoor flying for me EVER.  If I need to fly indoors in the future, I'll be using a $50 toy drone.  

Sorry to hear about your loss nice photos though

Thanks, everyone!

WOW.. some history there as well

I love the second to last photo.

Great Shots       

DAFlys Posted at 12-24 08:25
Great Shots

Thanks! Here are the videos to go with the stills:

Carrizo Gorge Part 1: The North End





Carrizo Gorge Part 2: The Seven Sisters





Carrizo Gorge Part 3: The Goat Canyon Trestle

Nice shots

Ray_Dunakin Posted at 12-24 12:05
Thanks! Here are the videos to go with the stills:

Carrizo Gorge Part 1: The North End

Wow,  thats awesome.  

Very nice captures of a historic railroad site.  Sorry to hear of the drone crash.

Ray_Dunakin Posted at 12-24 12:05
Thanks! Here are the videos to go with the stills:

Carrizo Gorge Part 1: The North End

Awesome video series of the Carrizo Gorge.  Thanks for sharing.

DowntownRDB Posted at 12-25 07:44
Very nice captures of a historic railroad site.  Sorry to hear of the drone crash.

Thanks! DJI took care of the drone, and I went back later to finish the series of videos.  Since then I bought a second Mavic Pro to keep as a backup in case anything happens to one while I'm on a trip.

Ray_Dunakin Posted at 12-25 12:02
Thanks! DJI took care of the drone, and I went back later to finish the series of videos.  Since then I bought a second Mavic Pro to keep as a backup in case anything happens to one while I'm on a trip.

You're very welcome.  Always nice to have a back-up.  Stay safe.