David K - 2-13-2004 at 12:39 AM
I went through my old photos album and found more pictures from 20 years and more ago. I added just ones that the general Baja Nomad public might find
interesting. Today (3-6-04), I added 8 more, including some from the Santiago Zoo, in 1985: http://community-2.webtv.net/Baja4Me/album
[Edited on 3-9-2004 by David K]
Mexitron - 3-7-2004 at 05:06 PM
Nice photos--the good old days, eh? My friend and I were up in the San Pedro Martir about a month after your 1978 trip--I was in my 76 2WD Toyota
Pickup--this was before they took the road out of the wash; we could make it thru the deep sands if we could go fast, but inevitably there'd be a cow
standing right in the middle of the worst areas--don't know how many times we had to stop, yell at the cow, and then dig out!
Did you ever get a chance to explore all the side roads up there before the park service closed them off? Some beautiful places that are off limits
now.......just as well I guess if they're going to make it into another Yosemite.....
David K - 3-7-2004 at 06:28 PM
I have not been off the main observatory road much... Once, I drove just a ways south from Vallecitos on a Jeep road, to a pretty stream, where I
proposed to my future wife. However, Baja Ken and others drove way south to Rancho Viejo past Tasajera... Here are his photos: http://davidksbaja.com/kensbaja/index.html
[Edited on 3-8-2004 by David K]
Mexitron - 3-7-2004 at 07:44 PM
yah! thanks for the memories David/Ken
Mexitron - 3-7-2004 at 07:47 PM
We did that road with a foot of snow on the ground--thought we'd slide of the road in places! Its nice up there in the wintertime.....
To Mision San Pedro Martir
David K - 3-7-2004 at 10:53 PM
Hey Mexitron, are you interested in joining up with Jack Swords, 'bajarunner',myself, and maybe others (incl. Graham Mackintosh) to backpack to Baja's
most remote mission site? We are meeting at the Meling Ranch Apr. 3, then drive up to Vallecitos and head south as far as possible in our trucks. Then
2 days hike to the mission, one day there exploring, 2 days back. I can forward you the email exchanges with details. Jack is the photographer of most
of those beautiful mission photos in my http://davidksbaja.com/bajamissions site. He has INAH authority to document historic sites (photo and GPS) before they disappear... Think about
joining us!
Mexitron - 3-8-2004 at 06:29 AM
That sounds like great fun!--I'll see if I can schedule the time off work--I'm also going to Parral with pappy and friends on April 8--so maybe I can
combine the two....
David K - 3-8-2004 at 08:27 AM
I am game for that, too... Pappy from New Mexico? Great!
pappy - 3-8-2004 at 01:58 PM
David- actually I am Pappy from California-have travelled a fair bit with Mexitron over the years.By the way Mexitron,and David if you don't mind,
putting the two trips together during that week sounds like big fun to me!!
Matt
sounds like a cool trip
jide - 3-8-2004 at 06:14 PM
too bad I have to work that week, I would've joined...
please make us drool, give us a report!!
David, let me know if you still want to go explore the San Juan de Dios/ Sauce de Carter area sometime before summer.
Great pics!
Sallysouth - 3-8-2004 at 08:41 PM
What a great colllection of photos! Those were the days...I especially liked the one of Ramon and your Mom. I had a chance to sit and talk with Ramons
brother, Jesus the other day. We reminesed(sp) about the old days and he told me how beautiful my Mom was when we first started coming down
here.Things sure have changed here.Still, its Baja and I love it.Thanks, Sally(Loreto)
David K - 3-8-2004 at 08:42 PM
Okay there's a 'pappy' in California, 10-4, Hi!
Jide, if it wasn't for money and kids needing to be in school, you couldn't keep me from being in Baja! I was last at Sauce de Carter and San Juan de
Dios November, 2002. I was jazzed to see the road continue north over Arroyo Grande (off the map) and went as far as the gate where MATOMI MOUNTAIN
was just a few miles away! There was a left fork after crossing Arroyo Grande, as well... Looks like it could go all the way to San Quintin!? Here's
the pix: http://davidksbaja.com/1102 just below the two pixs of AGUA DULCE historic spring, on El Camino Real.
[Edited on 3-9-2004 by David K]
pappy - 3-8-2004 at 09:54 PM
mexitron, myself and two others "paved" our way out that road(toward Matomi)last spring-sketchy in a few parts, including rocker panel damage to
Mexitrons truck, but awesome nonetheless.:moon:
David K - 3-8-2004 at 10:08 PM
Pappy, is La Huertita the name of the ranch beyond that gate (as shown in Almanac)... that road wasn't in the Almanac, but another is coming up from
San Juan de Dios. I met the rancher miles before as he passed me in his older Toyota truck while I was eating lunch in the boojum forest, north of the
San Juan de Dios river crossing (by Sauzalito). When I got to that gate, I could see his truck just ahead going towards Matomi... I was headed for San
Juan de Dios that day, but took the left fork for Sauce de Carter by mistake. (Baja rule: when you come to a fork in the road, TAKE IT!)
Mexitron - 3-8-2004 at 11:39 PM
David--that road that heads north("like its going to San Quintin") comes to a well placed locked gate leading into the Santa Rosa Drainage off
Matomi--don't know whose in there doing what but they don't want anybody in there....we knew about the road from a Caltech geologist who was(is?)
doing research in the area--when she took the road there was no gate......and if there's room for pappy on the San Pedro trip that would be
awesome.......I can taste the linguisa sausages grilled over mesquite washed down by cold Tecates and good cigars already..........(really, its
true--pappy backpacks his BBQ grill everywhere--eh Herr Heimler?)
matomi
jide - 3-9-2004 at 11:31 AM
Pappy,
how far did you guys make it past that gate, going towards matomi?
did you find any water?
pappy - 3-9-2004 at 07:14 PM
we hiked to mesa Avion-there was water to be had(had a filter just in case)but we toted in our own water