Offroad and on the Trails

La Gloria Road

La Gloria Road (shown on some maps as simply Gloria Road) runs between the town of Gonzales and Highway 25 to the east, just north of Pinnacles. The graded dirt portion of the road – the part that interested me the most – is a bit over eleven miles long. The west part of the dirt road ascends steeply, climbing 1,600′ before I’d gone four miles. From there it begins an overall gentle downhill until you reach Highway 25

Since it was August, it was naturally very dry, and an easy drive not requiring four wheel drive or high clearance. I imagine that the road has a somewhat different personality during the rainy season though.

La Gloria Road gallery

August 17th, 2007 at 5:40 pm


2 Responses to “La Gloria Road”

  1. Phil Says:

    I think your photo of an old farm wagon is actually a manure spreader.

  2. David Says:

    Oh, there are so many jokes there… 🙂

    But in all seriousness, I could only guess what it might be, so I’m happy to defer to anyone that knows better. I had thought that perhaps the big gear alongside the one wheel may have been attached to a conveyor belt or something. Makes a perfect ranch decoration now, in any case.

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