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[*] posted on 11-6-2006 at 12:40 PM
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Anyone have any updates and the new release?



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[*] posted on 11-6-2006 at 12:55 PM
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I would suppose that their own website: www.baja-almanac.com would be the most authoritative source. It says they're sold out and uncertain when they'll publish again. It doesn't sound too encouraging.

It makes me glad that I bought quite a few years ago when they were popular. At the time, they had some sort of volume deal that made them pretty cheap. One Christmas, I gave out Six sets, leaving me with four.
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[*] posted on 11-6-2006 at 04:15 PM


mrbillm would you like to sell one of yours??
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[*] posted on 11-6-2006 at 04:45 PM


The word is 'delayed indefinately', but probably a few months... Landon wants to survey the entire peninsula to fix any errors he knows the Mexican mapmakers have made...

I saw some for sale recently at ... sorry, don't recall! ;D




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[*] posted on 11-6-2006 at 04:48 PM


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I saw some for sale recently at ... sorry, don't recall! ;D


That was MrBill on ebay but his price is up to $50 ! :lol:

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[*] posted on 11-6-2006 at 04:50 PM
WHAT?!


he wants to "survey the entire peninsula" before he puts out a new one? Seems like that could take a spell. Maybe I should have my old Almanac laminated and reassembled.
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[*] posted on 11-6-2006 at 05:07 PM


Always buy two or more!

One for marking on... one for investment!

I have an untouched Baja Atlas (the BIG one) I found at a used book store for $8...!!! My original from '86 is quite worn!




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[*] posted on 11-6-2006 at 05:10 PM


Solid advice. Now please travel back in time and give it to me five years ago.
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[*] posted on 11-6-2006 at 06:56 PM


Wow, thanks for the reminder. I haven't seen the one I paid for in April. Last time I heard from them was August. Sure wish they would poop or get off the pot.
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[*] posted on 11-6-2006 at 07:02 PM


what is one worth now
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[*] posted on 11-6-2006 at 07:09 PM


They were 25.00 in Los Barriles Last year



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[*] posted on 11-6-2006 at 09:53 PM


anybody have one????
remember where they saw one??????
pleeeaaaasssssssseeeeeeeeeee
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[*] posted on 11-12-2006 at 11:00 AM
ALMANAC


I saw a Baja Almanac in Libros Libros Libros off the cathederal square in La Paz about 2 weeks ago. If they ever OFFICIALLY go out of print, I am sure there are lots of Nomads who have carefully-scanned pristine copies for use in their computers.

I have been superimposing my GPS maps onto Google Earth satellite shots using FUGAWI software - awesome! (and a lot more accurate than BA . . .)

No - not being snotty - I owe a great deal to Baja Almanac for helping me survive early expeditions, and hope to see another edition.




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[*] posted on 11-12-2006 at 11:04 AM
Not for Sale


It wasn't me on Ebay (I know you were joking). I don't bother with Nickel and Dime stuff like that. I'll keep my two spares until the day I decide to Give them away to a friend. I'd much rather do that than make some loose change.
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[*] posted on 11-12-2006 at 01:57 PM


We are hearing that no one knows when.

As of last week, there were two at Finisterre Hotel in San Lucas and one in Trader Dicks in San Jose. The one at TD's was $40.

I think that Chuck in Los Barriles has some, if anyone knows how to get in touch with him.

We get requests almost daily for them. Sure wish we had the new ones!




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[*] posted on 11-12-2006 at 05:57 PM


Kim's Trading Post in El Rosario has been a distributor of Landon's Almanac and folding maps...



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[*] posted on 11-13-2006 at 09:37 AM
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I still have a rather ratty copy of the larger, earlier almanac. How do these compared with the newer, smaller version? Is the old one less accurate?

It's certainly not a convenient driving size.............
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[*] posted on 11-13-2006 at 09:43 AM


The older big 'Baja Atlas' was more acurate, more detail... Just wasn't convenient for travel... Thus, the smaller Almanac.



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sad.gif posted on 11-26-2006 at 12:55 PM
Need 2 copies of Almanac


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Originally posted by MrBillM
It wasn't me on Ebay (I know you were joking). I don't bother with Nickel and Dime stuff like that. I'll keep my two spares until the day I decide to Give them away to a friend. I'd much rather do that than make some loose change.


(1) I had bought 2 copies and lent them to family when they traveled to CSL 2x. Each time they were misplaced. :mad: Anyway, I have none now and been following the website for 10+ months and still no new release date set. I even signed up for e-mail notification. DOES ANYONE WISH TO SELL A COPY? E-Bay search resulted in zero hits.

(2) I'm an avid Google Earth user and created several image overlays using scanned copies from the almanac (giving proper credit to the publisher and encouraging people to buy their own copies of the almanac). Now I cannot continue my Baja KMZ topo overlay project on the GE BBS ... http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthreaded.php/Cat/0/Number/351... ... http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthreaded.php/Cat/0/Number/510...

(3) For those of you interested in baja history, I have created a very thorough KMX file entitled "El Camino Real de las Misioneros de las Californias" for your 3-D viewing & enjoyment ... http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthreaded.php/Cat/0/Number/320...

CYA in 2007.

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[*] posted on 11-26-2006 at 04:02 PM


Thanks Tommy - great work



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