David K
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San Felipe by road in 1948, Desert Magazine
The trip was taken in Feb., 1948 and these 6 pages are from the May 1948 edition.
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wessongroup
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Thanks, just love to be able to take a look at how it was.....
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David K
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Quote: | Originally posted by wessongroup
Thanks, just love to be able to take a look at how it was..... |
Agree!!! Gene Kira's book 'The Unforgettable Sea of Cortez' is a must get to look at Baja just before the highway was completed... and changed so much
of what we (some of us) first saw on the peninsula!
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CortezBlue
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Is it possible to scan this article into a PDF file and post it somewhere, I would love to read it.
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CortezBlue
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Never mind here is a link to this article in PDF
http://www.scribd.com/doc/2150200/194805-Desert-Magazine-194...
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jimgrms
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Made my first trip to S F in 1952 or 53 still remember only 1 cop and the jail was a old panel truck wih wire fencing over the wtindows. that metal
was hot in the summer
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Great post David and help in putting reference to our Baja experience here...
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David K
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Quote: | Originally posted by jimgrms
Made my first trip to S F in 1952 or 53 still remember only 1 cop and the jail was a old panel truck wih wire fencing over the wtindows. that metal
was hot in the summer |
Cool story!
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David K
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Just checked (May 2018) and this link still works to easily read the article.
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