BajaNomad

Santa Isabel

El Vergel - 5-4-2011 at 02:25 PM

Please allow me to introduce myself, I’m a man of wealth and taste. I’ve been around for a long, long year, stole many a man’s soul and faith. Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name. But what's puzzling you is the nature of my game.

I'm a bit busy with things this week, as you can imagine. My Companero's are doing a great job in this presentation of fact. Look forward to more information leaked over time.

Most of all enjoy, as we did, the magic of the Baja!

Regards to All!!!!

BajaBlanca - 5-4-2011 at 02:29 PM

:?:

TMW - 5-4-2011 at 03:45 PM

El Vergel, the Vern in our party was the mental stability we needed in the long walk down and back. He was the one pushing and proding us along as only a professional could.

David K - 5-4-2011 at 05:03 PM

Yes, indeed... as mentioned in my trip reports and the Santa Isabel thread by elbeau, El Vergel (Vern) was my passenger and guest aboard 'A-TRAC One', my four wheel drive go anywhere Tacoma with full four wheel traction thanks to the remarkable A-TRAC device (sort-of a Trans-Warp Drive for off road)! :cool:

dtbushpilot - 5-4-2011 at 05:27 PM

If it goes "anywhere" why the heck did we hike for 10 miles?

David K - 5-4-2011 at 05:31 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by dtbushpilot
If it goes "anywhere" why the heck did we hike for 10 miles?


I am far too humble to embarass my friends, and I wanted to connect with the arroyo on a more personal level!:lol::lol:

I was hoping that Ken Cooke would arrive as he likes to drive over boulders... or on them for photos! My truck is stock, with no lift... so the size of boulders limits it, sadly!;D

David K - 5-4-2011 at 05:36 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by El Vergel
Please allow me to introduce myself, I’m a man of wealth and taste. I’ve been around for a long, long year, stole many a man’s soul and faith. Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name. But what's puzzling you is the nature of my game.

I'm a bit busy with things this week, as you can imagine. My Companero's are doing a great job in this presentation of fact. Look forward to more information leaked over time.

Most of all enjoy, as we did, the magic of the Baja!

Regards to All!!!!



PHOTOS FROM VERN:























VERY NICE PHOTOS VERN!!

David K - 5-6-2011 at 08:46 AM

At the lost mission and beyond...




(Standing on Ground Zero, Santa Isabel)









Cypress - 5-6-2011 at 08:59 AM

El Vergel, Neat introduction. :yes: Welcome aboard.

elbeau - 5-6-2011 at 05:32 PM

Great photos El Vergel! Thanks for making the trip.

While the "mission" pics are a little different than I had hoped, I LOVE the geology photos! Thanks for the detailed pics.

David K - 5-6-2011 at 09:23 PM

Here is from Vern's hike with Jose further down Arroyo El Volcan... perhaps another mile or 2?!









To La Olvidada Barite Mine

David K - 5-6-2011 at 10:32 PM

After resting up from the big hike, El Vergel and I drive the 6 miles to the mine... Here are some of Vern's photos:


View down to our camp from the Olvidada road







bajajeffrey - 5-6-2011 at 10:58 PM

Great picks!
Thanks

SUNDAY MAY 1

David K - 5-7-2011 at 10:02 PM


Sunrise on our camp


Good morning David K


BajaLou is ready to roll


Lou's quad with tire gash from the drive in via Gonzaga

Vern, DK, BAJACAT go to El Volcan before leaving for home... It is 0.4 mile south in the arroyo from the road, we were able to drive half that. Then, lot's of exploring around the growing onyx dome of El Volcan...







(Vern took several videos of El Volcan bubbling... I will try and post them...)

Vern's Videos: THESE ARE VIDEO LINKS, not photos. Click on them to view.

David K - 5-8-2011 at 10:49 AM

Vern took several videos, most just a few seconds long. Here are the first 5 (click on the photo to start video):

1-4 are during the hike to the lost mission (clips # 156, 157, 158, 159) and #5 (clip #179) is at the lost mission. Allow several second for the videos to upload.











More to come!





[Edited on 5-9-2011 by David K]

Next 5, to La Olividada: Click on the photos below to see the short movie clip:

David K - 5-8-2011 at 11:21 AM

Click on image and wait for video to begin... sound included. NOTE: upon reviewing these, they are only about 5 seconds or less long, so I will see if there is a way to string them together into one longer clip. I know the ones at El Volcan are longer... so be patient please!












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2 more at Olividad and 1 at camp: Video Clips

David K - 5-8-2011 at 12:21 PM







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EL VOLCAN Bubbling Soda Spring/ Geyser VIDEO CLIPS

David K - 5-8-2011 at 12:24 PM















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MOVIE CLIPS, click on photos

David K - 5-8-2011 at 01:06 PM

There were at least two bubbling springs on the Volcan geyser dome... on on the top, and a second one near the base... as seen in the last clip, abone.













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Last 4 movie clips at El Volcan, then we drive out

David K - 5-8-2011 at 01:39 PM

The 5th clip has satellite radio playing as we drive away from El Volcan, in the arroyo.












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CLICK ON PHOTO to activate movie. José shows us the step broken off his Dodge in the last clip

David K - 5-8-2011 at 02:49 PM











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BAJACAT - 5-8-2011 at 02:54 PM

I will not do a trip report, there is no way I can match what you guys have publish already.It was a pleasure to be part of the 8, deep in our souls we Khew that we would not find anything, but like Phill said "LIKE WE NEED AND EXCUSE TO GO TO BAJA".
We do not find a treassure or old ruins or the infamous jesuit gold, but we did find other riches.The stories told over camp fire will be treassure as if were gold, we had people from all walks of life..We had a Cheef,people in the comunications bussines,heavy equipment operator(my self),and arquitech and so on...

afther walking shoulder by shoulder for almost 10 miles , I came to a conclution.
All that you need to put a great group of people is give them hope and some ilussion and they will follow you anywhere...

It was not about the adventure it was more about guys bonding together sharing the same love for the land..
When I talk to Bill (Tom's brother) or when I would listen to his stories about his service years abroad..it felt like I Knew the guy, that kind of felling I felt with the others nomads.

I will do another trip with this guys with out even thinking about it,
If you ask me if i was bum about not finding the mission, I will have to say that I will not change anything that we experince in this trip... thanks all the nomads that make this a reality.

My hat comes off to Lou, he hike all those miles with us younger guys and his spirit never broke or neither i saw any signs of quiting, what a great guy he dind't have to prove anything but he did..

DK, your knowledge over the Peninsula of Baja California,is invaluable i should be ashame of not knowing even a third of what you know even do I was raise in this beautifull state...

I will not mention any names cause i dont want to miss anyone..but thanks for the great memories everyone..untill the next adventure maybe the search for DIAZ GRAVE...

As soon as i can get my SD memory card to work I will post some pix...

Vern, thanks for Lunch at San Vicente and also for walking a fer more bends with me.
DK thanks for lunch at El Rosario,tacos La Mission it's on my list of places to eat...

To finish this, DK mention that I left something to the mountain..
When we reach the mission site and realized that nothing was there we start climbing a little bit more, I was ahead of the guys so i went and climb one of the small peaks i was above all the guys I can see Vern walking up the wash but he can not see me..
In the movie BajaCalifornia El Limite del tiempo, Damian climbs a mountain and his guide(and Arce) tells him, "YOU DONT CLIMB A MOUNTAIN FOR NO REASON, IF YOU DO YOU HAVE TO LEAVE SOMETHING TO THE MOUNTAIN OR THE MOUNTAIN WILL TAKE SOMETHING FROM YOU", so a left my sunglasses on a top of a rock...

UNTILL NEXT TIME, IT WAS A BLAST AND ALSO A PLEASSURE TO EXPLORE WITH YOU GUYS...

TMW - 5-8-2011 at 05:36 PM

Bajacat we need to get DK up and running on our next adventure to the wilds of Baja.

BAJACAT - 5-8-2011 at 07:23 PM

SOUNDS good Tom, let me know what the next mission is and will do it.

The final photos from El Vergel's camera

David K - 5-10-2011 at 09:04 PM

that I will add tonight... Vern tells me he will be adding some more personal trip report and some photos I haven't already included!

El Rosario's Tacos Mision and artist Hugo Lopez is a must see!











Km. 0 San Quintin



We saw many fires from Colonet to Tecate this day!



San Vicente river from new bridge.



Thanks Vern! Looking forward to your story amigo!

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David K - 5-10-2018 at 10:08 AM

A fun trip with fellow Nomads (in 2011) and that included the final Baja trip with the late 'bajalou' of El Dorado Ranch.

The bubbling springs at El Volcán's cold-water geyser are well illustrated in these movie clips!

Thank's Vern ('El Vergel')!