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Sharksbaja
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Can you purchase any of those in Baja? Is it a biz?
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jrbaja
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We spent the night
outside the village after exploring the area around town, sharing stories with the locals, eating and learning about the cuevas in that area. The
guides were of course related in some way or another so we had a pretty good time to say the least.
In the morning, we drove to the base of a mountain/mesa/butte to the northwest and donned our packs, water, GPS and camera stuff and started to
climb. There was a well used animal trail and as we climbed, the newest of our guides was showing me all the different edible plants. Personally, I
was glad we had modern day botanas because those old guys palates musta sure been different than mine!
We take a branch off the main path to a smaller cave which was littered with animal bones and evidence of many a feast. This is why the guides are
always happy when I bring the dogs!
We then arrive at the top of a hill and look down into this big ol cave at the top of the mountain. There are wild onions growing everywhere
(cebolla de los cerros) I think they were called, and this garden hadn't been tended in a LONG time. Unfortunately, the "second harvest" would
probably have tasted better.
We climb down into the cave and there is this spring. At the top of a mountain? I found this mighty peculiar but the dogs loved it. There was
evidence of people living there with scraped up metates (primitive) and the fact that there was indoor plumbing probably made it prime property, back
in the day.
There were no scrapings, paintings or any other evidence of signs of the past besides the scraped stones but this area is located near civilization
and the cave itself is exposed to the elements. Nevertheless, when you are in the caves down there, in the heart and historyof a past civilization,
it is hard not to get the heebie jeebies when yer inem!!!
And I love it!! 
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jrbaja
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TacoFeliz
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Thanks JR!
Very cool travel log and pics. Please post more when you can.
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Baja Bernie
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JR my Man!
This is the kind of post only you can treat us to and you do it so well.
You were doing stuff like this once before and then you stopped---please do not stop this time around because you have so much to share.
My smidgen of a claim to fame is that I have had so many really good friends. By Bernie Swaim December 2007
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Sharksbaja
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LOVE the new avatar Bernie
Jr, can u buy this stuff? Is this a livelyhood for some?
[Edited on 8-21-2005 by Sharksbaja]
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jrbaja
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Yep
There's a store in Santa Rita that carries some crafts from the hills. There's also one in La Paz from what I hear but I don't know the name.
We just sorta stumbled across this herreria in the middle of what we thought was nowhere and placed the orders. Had the tools the next afternoon.
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jide
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wow
Now that's some great Baja exploring!!! What area were photos 2 and 3 taken? Sierra de la giganta, sierra de la laguna?
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Cincodemayo
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Great shots jr...
Don\'t get mad...
Get EVEN.
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Baja Bernie
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Cincodemayo
I've been looking at your signature for a long time and I always wonder why not--just get happy????
My smidgen of a claim to fame is that I have had so many really good friends. By Bernie Swaim December 2007
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Neal Johns
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Interesting stuff, JR.
My motto:
Never let a Dragon pass by without pulling its tail!
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