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Scientists Head to Remote part of Baja

elgatoloco - 11-8-2003 at 11:12 AM

See the story here

http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kpbs/news.newsmain?action=...

Follow the updates here

http://www.kpbs.org/Radio/DynPage.php?id=793

Family Guy - 11-8-2003 at 12:34 PM
Quote:

Hollingsworth says the mountainous region - called the Sierra de la Giganta - has never been explored before by scientists


Unbelieveable.

I would be interested in reading about their travels and what they discover. Hopefully they have a decent writer among them.

Mike Humfreville - 11-8-2003 at 12:57 PM

Check out page S-19 of the old Baja Almanac (I can't find my new one). There are no roads shown anywhere. I've read that the only way in is by boat. I'd damn near kill to go on that trip!

I just did a search on "Timbabichi," the name of a village(?) in the center of this area. The computer came up with many references. How great is this Internet???

[Edited on 11-8-2003 by Mike Humfreville]

elgatoloco - 11-8-2003 at 01:32 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Mike Humfreville
Check out page S-19 of the old Baja Almanac (I can't find my new one). There are no roads shown anywhere. I've read that the only way in is by boat. I'd damn near kill to go on that trip!
I just did a search on "Timbabichi," the name of a village(?) in the center of this area. The computer came up with many references. How great is this Internet???



My thoughts exactly when I heard this story on the radio this AM!! I will be following developments closely.

VIVA BAJA!

jimmy smith - 11-8-2003 at 06:14 PM

100 miles south of Loreto to an old Jesuit mission--The only old mission that far down would have to be Dolores del sur.
I have been told there is a passable 4wd road in there now'

The roads

Ski Baja - 11-8-2003 at 07:08 PM

Was that before or after the hurricane because when I was in that area just after the storms, I heard it was impassable among many others down there.

Mision Los Dolores

David K - 11-9-2003 at 10:54 AM

In my web site of Baja missions http://davidksbaja.com/bajamissions the photos of Dolores taken by Jack Swords were with the use of a telephoto lens... from a ridge top, after hiking some distance from a road. The photo by 'Kevin in Oklahoma' were taken after a boat ride up the coast, then a three mile hike to the mission. The Baja Almanac and AAA maps are wrong, only foot/mule trails go to the mission and Rancho Dolores, or by boat. Unless something was recently constructed, which can happen!

[Edited on 11-9-2003 by David K]

JESSE - 11-9-2003 at 08:17 PM

Unfortunatelly, all the publicity is going to atract many "visitors" that will end up damaging the area.

David K - 11-9-2003 at 08:28 PM

It is possible, but Dolores is still very remote and that limits the attraction to people more like those who post here.

The bigger damage will come from the Escalera Nautica, if they build it as they keep threatening to, IMHO.

The Exploration

Ski Baja - 11-16-2003 at 04:05 PM

Does anyone know of a website with recent updates? Have they lost contact with civilization ? heh heh heh. Pretty darn interesting what they have to say but the same applies to these boards, anything to do with Baja, I'm interested.

kmcdermo - 1-11-2004 at 03:00 PM

http://www.sdnhm.org/research/aguaverde/