on ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁route ▁of ▁the ▁Moh ave ▁Tra il , ▁taken ▁by ▁the ▁Native ▁American ▁trad ers ▁from ▁the ▁Colorado ▁River ▁and ▁beyond ▁in ▁the ▁south west ▁to ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Ocean . ▁In ▁ 1 7 7 6 , ▁Father ▁Francisco ▁Garc és ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁known ▁expl orer ▁to ▁travel ▁on ▁this ▁route ▁and ▁leave ▁a ▁written ▁record ▁of ▁his ▁experiences . ▁ ▁Jed edia h ▁Smith , ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 6 , ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁known ▁Ang lo - American ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁Moh ave ▁Tra il . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Val le ys ▁of ▁San ▁Bernard ino ▁County , ▁California ▁Category : M oh ave ▁Tra il <0x0A> </s> ▁M its u hi ro ▁Y osh im ura ▁( born ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁Kan ag awa , ▁Japan ) ▁is , ▁primarily , ▁a ▁Japanese ▁music ian ▁who ▁is , ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁electro ac oust ic ▁impro vis ation ▁( e ai ) ▁and , ▁in ▁particular , ▁the ▁On ky oke i ▁( on ky o ) ▁style . ▁He ▁also ▁runs ▁the ▁label ▁( h ) ear ▁rings ▁and , ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁editor ▁and ▁publish er ▁of ▁the ▁free ▁paper ▁Santa ▁which ▁he ▁works ▁on ▁with ▁Tak u ▁Sug im oto ▁and ▁T oshi ya ▁T sun oda . ▁ ▁Music ▁Y osh im ura ' s ▁music ▁makes