Wornout's 2023-2024 Desert Runs Thread [5-17-24 Run added, scroll down, below]

10-18-23: TULARE, TULANE (Toledo/Teledo) AND CAJON CANYONS 62 miles

Moving Map/ Photos: https://www.relive.cc/view/vXvL1zMgQ1O

Some photos:

The start ("the tires")


Diablo Mountain, 10, 154'


Tulare Canyon


Cajon Canyon


Pavement, 10 kms west of Hwy. 5


SEE ALL THE PHOTOS and enjoy the musical map: https://www.relive.cc/view/vXvL1zMgQ1O



[Edited on 10-19-2023 by David K]

TRIP SOUTH TO VOLCANO

Moving map, with photos and video clips: https://www.relive.cc/view/vQvyoye2Q46

A couple pics:









See last year's run for a photo of the pointy hill, named 'Volcano'. This is west of the sulfur mine.

Here is that "volcano" from a video clip by one who was on that run, Wednesday:

11-1-23 Run to the Salt Ponds

Moving Map with photos, videos, and music: https://www.relive.cc/view/vdvmXREG8Nq

Some of the photos you will see:

Nov. 8: Seventeen to the Desert

Moving Map: https://www.relive.cc/view/vMv8go8M3Nq
A few photos from the show:


El Picacho del Diablo, Baja's highest peak (10,154')









6.2 miles from Hwy. 5



[Edited on 11-9-2023 by David K]

Quote: Originally posted by surfhat

You are messed up David, but mostly in good ways. haha May the good graces continue to treat you well. Nomad needs you well. The latest Rip to Cabo on you tube was all Baja with barely any commercials. I will keep checking my ESPN channels for the World of X games like I do anyway in the chance it will cover off roading, surfing, and the Trail of Missions you mentioned. Your many contributions here show the passion for Baja many us share in our own ways. Take care and keep the posts coming, even if mostly from your armchair and hopefully back on the road when possible. The season of giving thanks is for everyone to appreciate and for their own reasons. Peace, love, and fish tacos.

Quote: Originally posted by surfhat

David, thanks. I watched the Trail of Missions last night. I always look for some spots I made it to in years past. Most trails I would never consider trying myself, nor have the vehicle to do it in. A friend in Pescadero years ago, decades ago, gave a me ride in his souped up off road truck through some ejido land that had me screaming from my seat. What a ride that was. I got a small taste of what these madmen do all the time. Madness can be a good thing within reason. haha Thanks for the show and so much more.

Nov. 15, Run to Esperanza (with rain on the return)

Moving Map with music: https://www.relive.cc/view/vevWBW7Jjyq

Some images from the moving map show:






Mighty Mount Diablo


Diablo Dry Lake is once again "dry"!






Good to get to know the 'locals'!

This weeks run plan from Wornout

Epic Adventure (into the desert hills north and west of San Felipe)

Relive moving map with music: https://www.relive.cc/view/vrqoP13rjKv

A couple pics (many more in the moving map video):

Quartz Mountain Trip

Relive moving map with photos, videos, and music: https://www.relive.cc/view/vYvE243M4GO

WOW

The “WOW” Arroyo or track is the parallel leg of Chanate which splits into two legs and WOW is on the seldom driven leg. Probably only 10% of the hard core rigs can complete the path thru WOW then to the SE then navigate the 5+ foot drop off and then the over the spillover (waterfall), then travel thru the Cardon forest back to the main flow path. Wornout will stop for lunch just at/before the drop off.

From previously posted descriptions:
“WOW” No official name. Wash is loop from Chanate to Chanate. Heading easterly the entrance in Chanate is near N30-52.95, W115-02.01. From the SW side of Chanate drive SW then SE to find the track. The end of WOW at the drop off is near N30-51.384, W115-00.136. Find a 5+ foot drop off at that place. In the past the drop off has been full of rocks and was passable by ATV via narrow crack. A rock crawl Jeep can drive around the drop off. After the drop off leading SE find the spillover (waterfall). Then the track leads back to Chanate past/thru the Cordon Forest.
Enter the loop from the east at N30-51.194, W114-59.284 and drive SE. The track then curves back to a western heading then follow the arroyo to the spillover. A Cardon forest is at the big curve.

Arroyo Chanate (Chanote) means blackbird. Leads to west valley past Quartz Mtn at N30-53.510, W115-04.220.
Find access at OPR N30-53.379, W114-549.793. Locals have used the name Emerald canyon and has a landmark called Quarts or Crystal Mountain near the west end.

The tracks on the image are actual GPS tracks I drove.
Wornout will be traveling west via Chanate




Goggle Earth Track. Track ends at Drop off.




[Edited on 12-11-2023 by PaulW]

WOW Canyon Run

Moving map + photos & videos: https://www.relive.cc/view/vRO7eGgoEKq

A few photos from the link...

Quote: Originally posted by PaulW

Looks like Danner was driving in his Toyota pickup and the path they took was west up Arroyo Amarillas or what we like to call the road to Hidden Valley. Then they took the crossover/connector to Chanate. Have you noticed that the Benchmark Atlas does not show Amarillas like the Almanac does?

Who is 'Danner'? A Nomad?
Since you added roads and places to the 2023 Atlas, did you suggest Arroyo Las Amarillas be added?
Did you submit "C a r d e n" Forest? Was that supposed to be Cardón?
Since I am a map and Spanish places spelling nerd, well, you know... LOL[Nomad does not allow Card## so I double spaced it... Is that a curse word? Doug?]


2015 Baja Almanac:



2023 Baja Atlas:

DESERT RUN TO THE SLATE QUARRY Dec. 20, 2023

Watch: https://www.relive.cc/view/vrqo5d8PYyO

Some images from the link above...


Diablo Peak at 10,154'


Observatory at 9,280'



A dry Laguna Diablo



Slate Mine

RUN TO BERRENDO (the blue palm canyon) Jan. 3, 2024

Warnout begins 2024 with a great destination for a day trip, Cañon el Berrendo at the southern end of Valle Chico, just north of Parral and Matomí canyons.

Watch the map and photos: https://www.relive.cc/view/v36AGjRX9Zv

A few of the photos...
















More about Berrendo, with GPS directions: https://www.bajabound.com/bajaadventures/bajatravel/el_berre...

Map with El Berrendo (near bottom, by compass):

For this Wednesday, Jan. 10 (from Wornout)

Jan. 10, 2024 Run to the Lava Rock Area (and Chenowth Museum)

Watch the map and see the slides:

https://www.relive.cc/view/vLqex4oeoR6

A few of the photos:

Jan. 17, 2024: Turquoise to Lupine Run

Watch and follow: https://www.relive.cc/view/vNOP7oprP2v

from Wornout 1-22-24:

1-26-24 Halfway Huatamote Run

Watch: https://www.relive.cc/view/vr63QAEVRdv

A couple of the photos from the video:

At the junction of Parral branch and Huatamote the rocks were enormous and not passable.








[Edited on 1-27-2024 by BajaNomad]

Previous image was from the Almanac and the image below is from the 24' Atlas.

Quote: Originally posted by David K

Thank you. Neither map has names or labels at those zoom levels. The Relive video map is a good overview as it shows where they turned around. Wornout hinted that the next run might go to this blockage from the east side of the mountain/hills.

Calamity Run on Feb. 2, 2024

https://www.relive.cc/view/vmqX332JPo6

Today's San Felipe desert run on Relive, with photos and video clips










[Edited on 2-3-2024 by David K]

Feb. 9, 2024: Exploring Run (Upper Valle Chico)

Friday Feb 16 plan, from Wornout:

Feb. 16, Huatamote Canyon, east side

Relive video map with photos/ video clips:

https://www.relive.cc/view/vr63QeDoj8v

A few of the photos:

Old Puertecitos Road


Turning west onto Arroyo Huatamote road





End of the road (almost)


Geology!





Returning to San Felipe on the Old Puertecitos Road.

From Wornout (2-20-24):

Between Diablo Mountain and Diablo Dry Lake...



[Edited on 2-20-2024 by David K]

From Wornout 2-23-24

From Wornout:

March 1 Run: Hidden Valley to Charm Trail via the Hoodoos

Watch: https://www.relive.cc/view/vevY3G4JYJ6

Selection of photos from the Relive video map:

From Wornout 3-4-24

Mar. 8 Run: Turquoise-Clamshell 1 & 2 [canyons]

My apologies for not posting sooner... from three days ago:

https://www.relive.cc/view/vevY3KXWpJ6










For this Friday Mar. 15th, as the San Felipe 250 race nears... from Wornout today (Mar. 11):

The desert is alive with pre-runners so this week we will be going to the beach. Meet across the street from the Airport Road Chevron at 9:00 am. We will head south on the highway to just past Punta Estrella and then head east to the beach. We will be there for a couple hours and you will be able to surf fish. Most of the time we will be sitting on the beach. There is soft sand where we hit the beach so off-road vehicles and 4wd are recommended.

[Edited on 3-12-2024 by David K]

March 15 "Beach Run"

Watch: https://www.relive.cc/view/v4OGxYr8256

Some photos from the video show:









Not only did he not deflate (enough), it appears he was only in 2WD (not that 4WD is 100% manditory, if you let enough air out)



Another with too much air in the tires... oh boy (at least he WAS in 4WD)

Wornout included photos of some of the places along Mex. 5. This one is very nice, at Km. 8.5:

March 29: Cajon Run

Watch: https://www.relive.cc/view/vAOZwp9eLo6



Cajon Canyon

April 5: Apache Tears (obsidian, south of the sulfur mine)

Watch: https://www.relive.cc/view/v1vjdr1Y2Y6

Sample of Apache Tears

From Wornout 4-8-24

Quote: Originally posted by pacificobob

I can just taste the dust. Why choose to head down dirt paths in a line of vehicles? I can understand the advantage of going with another rig to help getting unstuck. But that?

Quote: Originally posted by pacificobob

I can just taste the dust. Why choose to head down dirt paths in a line of vehicles? I can understand the advantage of going with another rig to help getting unstuck. But that?

Quote: Originally posted by David K

What link? I posted to my 2004 trip where we met Lou and others.

Quote: Originally posted by pacificobob

I can just taste the dust. Why choose to head down dirt paths in a line of vehicles? I can understand the advantage of going with another rig to help getting unstuck. But that?

Quote: Originally posted by 4x4abc

where is Diablo Falls?

Quote: Originally posted by PaulW

Quote: Originally posted by 4x4abc   where is Diablo Falls? Harald, A GPS reading is inaccurate because of the high canyon walls so close to where the reading is taken. Anyway here are two GPS locations and they probably are close. 31 04.263, -115 22.776 and 31 04.207, -115 22.712 Looking at the latest google earth see 31 04.001, -115 23.016 Maybe that is the first waterfall There is a second fall about 30' further beyond the main waterfall. The main/first one requires a pendulum swing to get purchase to the stream above the fall. There is a permanent steel cable to swing on with a short fabric retrieve cord on the cable.

Apr. 12, 2024 "To Al's Place (almost)" Diablo Lake area

See it all on Relive: https://www.relive.cc/view/vXOnnWjRD5O

4-19-24: Pumpkin Rock Run

See it here: https://www.relive.cc/view/vZqN1BR17G6

A couple of the pics:

April 26, 2024 Rams Head & Tulare Canyon (Last Run of the season?)

Watch and see videos, photos, map: https://www.relive.cc/view/vZqN14Y7oG6

A couple of the photos from that link...











On 4-29-24, Wornout posted this:

"Yep, as the weather gets warmer, and it is getting harder to find places to go on a hot day, I am suspending Friday Runs this week. There may be a few night runs. I will post a week in advance when necessary.

Thanks for a great season and we will restart in the Fall."

May 3, 2024: The Extra Credit Run

May 17: Quartz Mtn & Hidden Valley

A lot of photos and video clips on the moving map: https://www.relive.cc/view/vrqo5JL17KO