BajaNomad - It's just the desert

It's just the desert

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Skipjack Joe - 5-1-2015 at 04:35 PM

i'm not sure what this is. It's the yucca with the thinner leaves.

StuckSucks - 5-1-2015 at 05:03 PM

At very least, scenery requires snow or lots of flowers.

Mexitron - 5-1-2015 at 05:29 PM

Quote: Originally posted by David K

Igor, maybe a pineapple?

probably Yucca Whipplei, if the pic is in N Baja ( new name is Hesperoyucca whipplei...). Yucca vallida mid-peninsula coastal would work too.

Skipjack Joe - 5-1-2015 at 06:18 PM

Quote: Originally posted by Mexitron

Quote: Originally posted by David K

Igor, maybe a pineapple?

probably Yucca Whipplei, if the pic is in N Baja ( new name is Hesperoyucca whipplei...). Yucca vallida mid-peninsula coastal would work too.

I was thinking more along the line with the species 'colada'. Pina colada.

woody with a view - 5-1-2015 at 06:22 PM

Perhaps a Yesca variant? :biggrin:

Mexitron - 5-1-2015 at 09:31 PM

Mark_BC - 5-1-2015 at 11:14 PM

Here are some more Salsipuedes shots. Nice rocks!

Elona - 5-2-2015 at 06:35 AM

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Size matters

durrelllrobert - 5-2-2015 at 08:03 AM

south of San Felipe

El Vergel - 5-2-2015 at 10:31 AM

güéribo - 5-2-2015 at 12:00 PM

Cool shadows.

Skipjack Joe - 5-2-2015 at 02:06 PM

Very nice El Vergel.

Skipjack Joe - 5-2-2015 at 02:17 PM

bajabuddha - 5-2-2015 at 02:41 PM

Classic Gary Larson:

Mexitron - 5-2-2015 at 07:31 PM

Mexitron - 5-2-2015 at 07:33 PM

Isla Del Carmen ca. 1983

Pompano - 5-3-2015 at 07:13 AM

".. on this dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair..."

willyAirstream - 5-3-2015 at 03:27 PM

basautter - 5-3-2015 at 04:02 PM

If they have to ask, they won't understand the answer...... :?:

BajaBlanca - 5-4-2015 at 06:35 PM

similar to one that Pompano posted:

Skipjack Joe - 5-4-2015 at 10:01 PM

GN salt flats:

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Skipjack Joe - 5-4-2015 at 10:28 PM

Desert meets the Sea of Cortez

[Edited on 5-5-2015 by Skipjack Joe]

Mexitron - 5-5-2015 at 06:28 AM

Such great pics!

güéribo - 5-5-2015 at 12:28 PM

Skipjack Joe, I love that photo. Evocative of a lazy afternoon, silence, and peace.

Skipjack Joe - 5-5-2015 at 01:19 PM

Thanks. I'm having difficulty finding more pure desert landscapes. There will be more after I make the move.

Desert Hawks country

tripledigitken - 5-5-2015 at 02:01 PM

please donate

Emerson - 5-5-2015 at 02:08 PM

Laguna Salada

Carrizo Canyon

Upper Carrizo Canyon

El Sauzalito Resort

DianaT - 5-5-2015 at 02:30 PM

Pompano - 5-5-2015 at 02:31 PM

WADING TO THE CAVES

güéribo - 5-5-2015 at 05:38 PM

Emerson, thank you for the photos. Love every one.

DianaT, love the close up of the cactus ribs.

Beautiful, all of you.

Pompano - 5-5-2015 at 06:38 PM

A scene on the way to the Comondus.

She knits.

Mexitron - 5-5-2015 at 06:57 PM

wessongroup - 5-5-2015 at 07:03 PM

Thanks to all ... really enjoy the pictures ...

Skipjack Joe - 5-5-2015 at 11:30 PM

redhilltown - 5-5-2015 at 11:44 PM

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Mexitron - 5-6-2015 at 06:23 AM

Wow Skipjack, nice motion in that one!

a break in the rain

tripledigitken - 5-6-2015 at 07:09 AM

Skipjack Joe - 5-6-2015 at 08:12 AM

Quote: Originally posted by Mexitron

It took me a few looks before recognizing how good this is. People don't value pictures like this as much as in the past. This s a beautiful classic landscape with a peaceful disposition and subtle colors to go with it.

StuckSucks - 5-6-2015 at 09:49 AM

Pompano - 5-6-2015 at 10:08 AM

When you're driving any distance in Baja Sur...

You'll notice the scenery changes...

IT'S NOT ALL DESERT.

StuckSucks - 5-6-2015 at 10:21 AM

These were taken in 2010 - today the pools are covered with 10 feet of rocks and gravel.

güéribo - 5-6-2015 at 01:15 PM

Stuck...can you tell us where the pools are? What happened to them?

durrelllrobert - 5-6-2015 at 02:52 PM

All of Southern California is a desert even though man has transformed it to not look that way in certain areas. With the current drought and water use restrictions that will begin to change and eventually revert back to way it looked originally.

StuckSucks - 5-6-2015 at 03:34 PM

Quote: Originally posted by güéribo

Stuck...can you tell us where the pools are? What happened to them?

They're on the Loreto --> San Javier Road, right about here:

http://tinyurl.com/oxwkctp

Last season's hurricanes trashed the canyon along with some petroglyphs.

redhilltown - 5-6-2015 at 04:28 PM

Beautiful pics Diana!!! (and everyone). :bounce:

güéribo - 5-6-2015 at 04:46 PM

Stuck, glad they are preserved in pictures.

tripledigitken - 5-6-2015 at 04:56 PM

Quote: Originally posted by StuckSucks

Quote: Originally posted by güéribo

Stuck...can you tell us where the pools are? What happened to them?

They're on the Loreto --> San Javier Road, right about here:

http://tinyurl.com/oxwkctp

Last season's hurricanes trashed the canyon along with some petroglyphs.

Stuck,

That was a shame the damage the storms caused. These photos were taken at the site in 2010.

this image shows some manmade damage done.....

looking down into the canyon

StuckSucks - 5-6-2015 at 05:10 PM

Quote: Originally posted by tripledigitken

Funny, I have this exact same photo. I suppose lots of others have too.

JohnMcfrog - 5-6-2015 at 05:29 PM

Wow! Great pictures.. thanks

Marinero - 5-7-2015 at 07:32 AM

Quote: Originally posted by David K

It's like going to another planet... SERIOUSLY!

It IS, in a sense, another planet...

StuckSucks - 5-7-2015 at 11:05 AM

Skipjack Joe - 5-7-2015 at 03:38 PM

Quote: Originally posted by David K

It's like going to another planet... SERIOUSLY!

He: Let ME show you the way.

She: Oh my. I sure do like a confidant man.

Russ - 5-7-2015 at 05:15 PM

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redhilltown - 5-7-2015 at 05:27 PM

LOVE the embrace Joe!!!!!

Kgryfon - 5-7-2015 at 09:24 PM

As I scrolled through these I kept saying "Oh, I'll have to compliment so-and-so on this one!" Too many to keep track of. So many beautiful photos! Loving it, thanks all!

Skipjack Joe - 5-7-2015 at 09:39 PM

Campfire on the Cortez:

David K - 5-7-2015 at 09:53 PM

Having a beach in the desert is pretty cool... having it all to your self or you and friends is amazing...

Skipjack Joe - 5-7-2015 at 10:13 PM

4Cata - 5-7-2015 at 11:01 PM

Stunning collection of photos that almost do Baja justice. Thanks for sharing and I look forward to other additions.

and some surprizes...

tripledigitken - 5-8-2015 at 07:44 AM

Pompano - 5-8-2015 at 12:14 PM

Recent rain makes for good forage along the shoulders of the Baja Road. These guys were well fed and looking healthy...and will remain so as long as they stay road-wary.

StuckSucks - 5-8-2015 at 01:50 PM

StuckSucks - 5-8-2015 at 04:41 PM

redhilltown - 5-8-2015 at 05:51 PM

Looking south from Calamajue

[Edited on 5-9-2015 by redhilltown]

Skipjack Joe - 5-8-2015 at 06:33 PM

Very nice Stucksucks. I like it when the Cortez looks flat like that with a faint breeze roughing its surface here and there.

David K - 5-8-2015 at 06:48 PM

Redhilltown, isn't amazing to know that Graham walked that coast, at water's edge? Seeing your photo would justify the advice he got that it couldn't be done!

redhilltown - 5-8-2015 at 11:48 PM

Yes! When we rounded the point and looked south it was an amazing view... how he did it I have no idea. My guess is that he moved with the tides!

Mark_BC - 5-9-2015 at 12:59 PM

Quote: Originally posted by redhilltown

Yes! When we rounded the point and looked south it was an amazing view... how he did it I have no idea. My guess is that he moved with the tides!

Further south of there when I was paddling I saw that at low tide there is "beach". The cliffs generally seem to end at the water.

wessongroup - 5-9-2015 at 01:15 PM

Just keeps getting better ... thanks again ... great pic's

Mexitron - 5-9-2015 at 01:20 PM

Cool cresting Cardon Ken...

Mexitron - 5-9-2015 at 01:22 PM

Maron - 5-9-2015 at 01:36 PM

Thanks to all for the beautiful and tasteful pictures.

Pompano - 5-9-2015 at 01:41 PM

Beware THE FOG!

"What's that thing, Pop?" .............................. "Looks like a BajaNomad, Junior. Be friendly, but don't mention politics or religion."

native crops are harvested there too.........

tripledigitken - 5-9-2015 at 02:33 PM

rts551 - 5-9-2015 at 03:03 PM

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Pompano - 5-9-2015 at 03:15 PM

Desert Air Freshener

Mexitron - 5-9-2015 at 04:46 PM

Mark_BC - 5-9-2015 at 09:54 PM

Inviting tracks

[Edited on 5-10-2015 by Mark_BC]

redhilltown - 5-9-2015 at 11:30 PM

Great pics Mark! That is one good lookin ki-oat!!!!

Ateo - 5-10-2015 at 10:37 AM

It's just desert..............and some H2O.

[Edited on 5-10-2015 by Ateo]

Ateo - 5-10-2015 at 10:44 AM

Just desert.....................with a few mountains and trees mixed in........................

Ateo - 5-10-2015 at 10:49 AM

Oh, and the beautiful desert:

StuckSucks - 5-10-2015 at 01:35 PM

Ateo - 5-10-2015 at 01:42 PM

Quote: Originally posted by StuckSucks

A friend of mine fell down part of that cliff on the left side of this picture. He was OK. If he was sober he may have died. =)

deanfootlong - 5-10-2015 at 01:48 PM

Quote: Originally posted by Ateo

Just desert.....................with a few mountains and trees mixed in........................

awesome. where's this at?

StuckSucks - 5-10-2015 at 01:50 PM

Quote: Originally posted by Ateo

A friend of mine fell down part of that cliff on the left side of this picture. He was OK. If he was sober he may have died. =)

We've spectated the 1000 several times at the top of that cliff. I get it - with a few beers that camp spot could be dangerous.

A long fast straight, shutting down to a hard left, then around the punta.

[Edited on 5-10-2015 by StuckSucks]

Ateo - 5-10-2015 at 01:57 PM

Quote: Originally posted by deanfootlong

Quote: Originally posted by Ateo

Just desert.....................with a few mountains and trees mixed in........................

awesome. where's this at?

Dean, San Pedro Martir.

Great fun. I did a trip report that's on here somewhere.

[Edited on 5-10-2015 by Ateo]

wessongroup - 5-10-2015 at 03:02 PM

Humor too ... good stuff StuckSucks

[Edited on 5-10-2015 by wessongroup]

willyAirstream - 5-10-2015 at 09:20 PM

pics from today

[Edited on 5-12-2015 by willyAirstream]

Skipjack Joe - 5-10-2015 at 10:45 PM

Quote: Originally posted by Ateo

It's just desert..............and some H2O.

[Edited on 5-10-2015 by Ateo]

Nice.

Skipjack Joe - 5-12-2015 at 04:30 AM

Skipjack Joe - 5-12-2015 at 04:32 AM

Mark_BC - 5-12-2015 at 06:20 AM

Quote: Originally posted by Skipjack Joe

That's the section between the two lakebeds on the way to Guadalupe right? Beautiful spot.

Mexitron - 5-12-2015 at 01:00 PM

Mexitron - 5-12-2015 at 01:12 PM

Pompano - 5-12-2015 at 01:27 PM

Simple things appeal after all the hustle and bustle north of the border.

Welcome shade at the peaceful San Ignacio square.

[Edited on 5-13-2015 by Pompano]

StuckSucks - 5-12-2015 at 02:41 PM

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