Constructed between 1907 and 1919, the Carrizo Gorge railroad was nicknamed "The Impossible Railroad" due to the rugged desert terrain through which it passed. This abandoned railroad line passes through at least twelve tunnels during its eleven-mile course, and it crosses several small, wooden trestles including the famed Goat Canyon trestle. The Goat Canyon trestle was the goal for our 16-mile round-trip hike, and along the way we passed many interesting things including abandoned passenger train cars, collapsed tunnels, and earthquake damage from 1932 that almost shutdown the railroad.
