Anonymous - 11-25-2003 at 02:04 PM
Can someone give me directions to the Catavina little cave rockart?
Thanks
Anonymous - 11-25-2003 at 02:24 PM
At the dip, where the stream crosses the road, pull into an area on the left which accommodates parking. There is an arroyo there - cross it, and
start walking toward the hillocks before you. There is a white sign outside the cave which designates it as an INAH site, and says something about
not defacing the rock art, etc. You can spot this sign from the highway. Anyway, try to spot the sign and hike to it. It's about 100 yards from
where you park your car. There's a little boulder hopping the last 15 yards or so.
marla - 11-25-2003 at 02:41 PM
Hey, I have never seen that sign! And every time we have a hard time finding which group of boulders it is. Where do you have to be to see the sign?
Are u sure it's still there? Gracias amigo.
I saw the sign as I flew by in September
jeans - 11-26-2003 at 12:35 AM
There is also a little palapa type structure there. This is just before you get to Catavi?a. The cave, which you have to kinda crawl into, is to the
south of the sign. Use your tracking skills and follow the footprints.
While I've never been there...
Mike Humfreville - 11-26-2003 at 12:52 AM
I think what's missing here is a clear description of the location. While driving south toward Catavina, a few miles north there is a major dip where
you descend into a sharp 100-foot dip while turning east, crossing a streambed and then turning south again. As you drop into the dip going south,
before you cross the bed there is a patch of sand on the right side of the road. Pull out there and park. Walk across the road going "east" which
may actually be north from that point, and continue up the wide sandy creekbed.
Perhaps the point of confusion is that the more noticable dip in the Catavina area falls SOUTH of Catavina immediately by rancho San Luis and just
before Santa Ines, and that may be what is confusing everyone. I will note that the terms before, after, left and right, etc, depend on the
direction a traveller is persuing without declaring it. Perhaps it's best to use compas readings. But who am I to say when I've never even been to
this place. Happy hunting. If we found it too soon, where would be the adventure?
[Edited on 11-26-2003 by Mike Humfreville]
David K - 11-26-2003 at 01:24 AM
Well, since you asked...
Everybody is right... But, I think the best way to find that sign and the cave is to tell people to look at the TOP of the boulder hill!
When you approach the arroyo crossing (often has water) that is 2+ miles before (north of) Catavina, see the palapa on the left (east). Pull off there
and park... if in an SUV or pickup, continue down into the arroyo from the palapa and drive right to the boulder hill where you start the climb
(remember, the cave is at the very top!).
IF you pass the palapa, then when the highway drops into the arroyo, a parking area is on the left, off the highway. Hike upstream to the boulder hill
which is on the point where two arroyos join. Climb to the top! Trails are on the south and west side.
Grafitti covers that white sign and most of the boulders surrounding the rock art cave. Thank God those marooons have not defaced the art work,
inside!
Sarah climbed up with her camera last July and took a bunch of photos... the GPS for the cave is included if all these directions didn't do it for
you! 
http://davidksbaja.com/703/page5.html
>>> I just got down packing and loading the Tacoma. With tomorrow's new day, we are off to Gonzaga Bay!
[Edited on 11-26-2003 by David K]
Gracias people!
Anonymous - 11-26-2003 at 11:11 AM
Thank you so much for the guidance.
BajaNomad - 12-1-2003 at 11:06 AM
From my notes at:
http://escapist.com/baja/catavina.htm
"If you're standing near the highway at km 171, look up the rock-outcropping between the two arroyos (and on the left of the arroyo with the pools).
Near the top, and to the right, there is a larger, three-pronged card?n cactus, and a white wooden sign. That's the sign marking the cave."
--
Doug
Neal Johns - 12-1-2003 at 12:13 PM
The sign near the cave (really the bottom of a boulder) is not facing the highway, so is hard to see - don't start hiking until you see it! Trust me!
I'm a man you can trust?????
