guero_con_taco
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HEY DAVID K...
Where is shell island, got anymore pics of it and what are the gps coords so i can find it in the almanac. Thanks very much 
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David K
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Check your U2U, as I already answerd you there first... It is that skinny barrier island between Laguna Paercebu and Bahia Santa Maria... See aerial
and sat. photos on my web page, in the link 'About David K ...'
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David K
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SHELL ISLAND: 3 views
From NASA:
From BajaMur in Douglas' Plane:
From Bob H:
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David K
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Baja Nomad member 'ViaBaja' has several photos of his camps out on Shell Island (he calls it 'Shell Beach') at http://www.viabaja.com
There are no facilities, no development, no campos on the island... it is afterall Federal land... That hopefully will keep it the way it has remained
since I first camped on it in 1977... Even an attempt to build an elevated road across the tidal salt flats and mangroves in 1984 (for access during
high tide) has failed... The sand is a mix of crushed shell... very hard to drive on without de-airing your tires to 10-15 PSI.
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BajaRob
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Viabaja
picture section now requires a username and password for access. I heard Chris on the radio yesterday and will try to contact him today for setup
info. Rob
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yankeeirishman
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I'm a sand driving hater
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Baja Nomad member 'ViaBaja' has several photos of his camps out on Shell Island (he calls it 'Shell Beach') at http://www.viabaja.com
There are no facilities, no development, no campos on the island... it is afterall Federal land... That hopefully will keep it the way it has remained
since I first camped on it in 1977... Even an attempt to build an elevated road across the tidal salt flats and mangroves in 1984 (for access during
high tide) has failed... The sand is a mix of crushed shell... very hard to drive on without de-airing your tires to 10-15 PSI.
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Hey Mr Guru...how close to Shell Island can I get ...without driving on the sand? I wont be with any secondary cars , and I hate buried Rovers. Done
that before....yuck! Txs.
[Edited on 5-6-2005 by yankeeirishman]
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BajaRob
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Shell Beach
is easily accessible @ low to medium tides. Just air down to 10-15 lbs and your Rover will do fine. Rob
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David K
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Shell Island
Rob is correct, even 2WD motorhomes (Bob and Pat Hale) can drive onto Shell Island, with enough air removed.
Yes, if you get there when it is not an island, you can drive to the edge of the sand in 2WD.
Baja Guru, at your sevice!...
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaRob
picture section now requires a username and password for access. I heard Chris on the radio yesterday and will try to contact him today for setup
info. Rob |
Rob (and others), use this direct link to see all the photo links on Chris' site (no registration required): http://www.viabaja.com/Baja1/bajalinks.htm
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