Photos from Baja Thanksgivings the past few years...

2002 at Alfonsina's, Bahia San Luis Gonzaga with my son Chris, Doug Bowles, Mike and Maureen:




Chris had his new dirt bike and we explored many sites around Gonzaga Bay between the rain showers: http://vivabaja.com/1102/page2.html

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2003 at Alfonsina's, camping with Brandi's family's 'Cantina de Floyd' with both my kids... Sarah stayed at the beach while Chris and I hiked the El Camino Real... Very sunny weekend this year!



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2004 at El Rosario... Lobster dinner for Thanksgiving at Mama Espinoza's. Antonio (BajaCactus) and Anthony of Diamante del Mar join me for a great meal!



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2005 again at El Rosario's Baja Cactus Motel, but this time with Baja Angel. We took the back road on a full day tour through beautiful cactus forests north of Los Martires and San Antonio and found wonderful petroglyphs on the road leading back west to El Socorro! We also visited mission sites of Santo Tomas and El Rosario.



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THIS YEAR: Having just spent 6 days in Baja for the Baja 1000 and a tour to show Baja to Baja Angel's son Josh, we are hanging here, north of the border... I will have the photos of our Baja 1000 trip to show you soon!

Happy Thanksgiving Nomads!

[Edited on 11-24-2006 by David K]

Map and Log of 11/05 day trip

Trip Road Log (in miles) and 21 GPS waypoints (Map Datum NAD27)

0.0 Leave Hwy. 1 (28.5 mi. from El Rosario Pemex) at cafe just past Km. 103, head north. 30°03.81', 115°20.87'

2.5 Fork, go left

3.6 El Sauzalito ruins on left at 30°05.89', 115°21.76'

4.9 Cross San Juan de Dios river 30°06.83', 115°21.28'

5.2 Fork, go right (left goes back to El Rosario via La Vibora grade) 30°07.04', 115°21.33'

5.4 Fork, go left (right goes to San Juan de Dios) 30°07.22', 115°21.42'

11.7 Fork, go right (left goes to Rancho Los Martires)

13.5 Cross Arroyo Los Matires/ Arroyo Grande 30°12.37', 115°26.33'

13.7 Road in from left to Rancho Los Martires. Rancho San Antonio is passed about five miles ahead

21.3 Fork just north of Arroyo El Portezuelo crossing, go left (right goes to San Miguel and La Suerte) 30°18.42', 115°42.28'

26.1 Fork, go left (right goes to ranch). Only 4WD beyond here.

27.8 Bulldozed switchback grade to ridge top 30°22.26', 115°29.21'

31.9 Fork, go left (right for La Suerte) 30°24.79', 115°29.21'

32.6 Jcn. with old El Socorro to La Suerte road, turn left 30°25.18', 115°29.72'

33.2 Jcn. with road north to El Agua Escondida 30°24.97', 115°30.27'. A second road north is at 30°24.28', 115°31.51'

37.0 'Petroglyph Park' 30°24.19', 115°33.38'

39.2 Fork, go left (right goes 0.9 mi. to blue palms and beyond) 30°23.58', 115°35.01'

41.2 Jcn. road south to El Canuto 30°22.51', 115°36.24'

43.4 El Cipres (abandoned ranch) 30°22.10', 115°37.98'

49.4 Fork, go left (right to Nuevo Odisea) 30°21.56', 115°42.80'

54.8 Jcn., road in from left to Tres Palmas 30°19.96', 115°46.82'

54.9 Old road to north (to Nuevo Odisea) 30°19.94', 115°46.85'

55.5 Join road along south side of river valley, turn right 30°19.66', 115°47.25'

57.1 Hwy. 1 near El Socorro (Km. 24-25). El Rosario is 20.0 mi. south. 30°19.25', 115°48.77'

Thanksgiving meeting with David K!!

Who is the guy that likes to walk around Baja looking for

old missions and scratches on rocks left a long time ago??

My grandson and I at Alfoncina's Thanksgiving 2003