Bradshaw Trail Ghost Town and Legends

In this podcast you will learn about the legend and history of the Bradshaw Trail founded by William Bradshaw. The Bradshaw Trail is an iconic off-road trail in Southern California, tracing parts of the route used by old stagecoaches during the California Desert Gold Rush era. Running from the mining town of La Paz, Arizona to points across the California desert, this trail allows modern-day adventurers to traverse parts of the same stagecoach roads that once connected boom towns and mining camps. Along the historic Bradshaw Trail, remnants of ghost towns like La Paz stand as monuments to the faded dreams of prospectors. Following old stagecoach thoroughfares past abandoned mines and homesteads, Bradshaw Trail travelers can camp along the route or consult Bradshaw Trail maps to guide their overland odyssey along this historic stagecoach highway t ...