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shari
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oh MIke...your burro is just a sweetheart! I really look forward to following your journey...hope you post often here! Wish you were passing through
our neck of the desert! Let us know if we can be of any help...my husand Juan Arce has relatives all over the penninsula in case you need any
assistance.
Here is a photo of our amigas dear Nieve...she is sooo cute...(I wouldnt think of eating her!!!!)
[Edited on 3-2-2010 by shari]
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David K
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This is going to be a great adventure to follow on Nomad!
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redmesa
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Shari, I was just going to post a pic of my beloved, Nieve. I hope she is finding lots of green bushes to munch on out in the desert. I miss her.
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MikeYounghusband
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
This is going to be a great adventure to follow on Nomad! |
Thank you for responding David. I am researching
all avialable technology to see
what the best communication will be, cell phones have come along way along with email, soooo just maybe I will be talking your ears off. That way it
won't get too lonley. Just got back from Loreto a few hours ago and hid some treats and supplies along the way. Will broadcast a vague plan of my
route in the near future when Graham gets back from the UK. But looks like alot of the west coast.
More later...
Mike
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MikeYounghusband
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| Quote: | Originally posted by shari
oh MIke...your burro is just a sweetheart! I really look forward to following your journey...hope you post often here! Wish you were passing through
our neck of the desert! Let us know if we can be of any help...my husand Juan Arce has relatives all over the penninsula in case you need any
assistance.
Here is a photo of our amigas dear Nieve...she is sooo cute...(I wouldnt think of eating her!!!!)
Will possibly be in your neck of the woods Shari, would love to meet you and yours. Can't exactly tell when but as the time get nearer things will
take a better shape and we will know more. Graham is going to help me with the final mapping detaials when he gets back from his trip. So thank you
for your interest and hope to meet you..
MIke Younghusband
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by spi619
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
This is going to be a great adventure to follow on Nomad! |
Thank you for responding David. I am researching
all avialable technology to see
what the best communication will be, cell phones have come along way along with email, soooo just maybe I will be talking your ears off. That way it
won't get too lonley. Just got back from Loreto a few hours ago and hid some treats and supplies along the way. Will broadcast a vague plan of my
route in the near future when Graham gets back from the UK. But looks like alot of the west coast.
More later...
Mike |
Mike, I am sure you must have the route all figured... but if I can help with any of the mission trails, or any other mapping... just let me know...
Graham has my phone number.. or you can u2u me for it. If the Internet isn't fast enough!
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MikeYounghusband
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajaamy
A little friend of mine . . . doncha love him?
LUV those ears
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MikeYounghusband
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Just bought a Burro training tape from Crystal
Ward great tips on training well worth the money
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MikeYounghusband
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I haven't watched the whole thing yet but patience is certainly a vurtue and while training them don't reward them until your done with a good
session.
AND I guess you can't hit them in the head with a 2X4 jk lol
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Baja Bucko
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Oh yea-other than water and really bad cuestas (laden animal and all) LIONS are the only thing I'd worry abt traveling alone with one burro. The
lions are not afraid of people or dogs down there and can be very hungry especially the teens. Mules can take care of themselves but a young donkey w
no experience might not know what the heck to do if faced with a smiling predator w an empty stomach.
Maybe carrying a flare gun or something similar....but there again how do you explain the boat flare gun standing there w your pack animal (and no
boat) while talking to the uniformed gov drug guy that crosses your path? EEEEwwwww....
I think lions would be the thing I'd worry abt. Then again an adult burro w years of desert experience could probably figure things out real fast.
My other 4WD is a Baja Mule!
La Mula Mil Survivor 2013-2014!
1000 miles by mule from the tip to Tecate!
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MikeYounghusband
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Yeah I'm with ya. Got the flare gun, looks like a pen, just have to deal with the uniforms if the need arises. Also have a 38 cal sling shot,
providing the thing is as big as a house I might get lucky and hit it at least once, and I'm taking a Daisy BB gun (which is considered a toy to the
military) so maybe I can shoot its eye out. Anyway without the adventure of the whole thing it wouldn't be worth it. Hopefully the rodent population
wiil grow at such a fast rate because of all of the rain they won't be too hungry.
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MikeYounghusband
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They said it couldn't be done
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by spi619
Planning on walking down Baja with a Burro and my dogs. Looking for a hiking partner. Leaving Oct 1st. Anybody interested let me know U2U. Will be
gone at least 6 months. AND yes Graham Macintosh is a friend of mine, we hike together and I have read all of his books. You will need a burro and all
of your own gear. Not taking the hwy route going thru the mountains and along the coast. Its going to be a leisurly little walk down Baja.
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cjesme
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WOW, WHAT A FANTASTIC TRIP!
CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE TRIP LOG AND PICTURES!
Carlita and Esteban
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MikeYounghusband
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Hi David, Sorry about that, thought you remembered. Anyway I have been hiding supplies on my route for the past year (burying them) All done now.
Leaving on Oct. 1st, providing its not too hot. Shari will be getting my satillite signals daily and will posting my locations. Hope to see some of
you along the way when I'm passing thru your area. Going to take a rest in Loreto providing I make it that far.
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David K
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I remembered once I looked up this thread... I am very excited for you and your adventure ahead! Please try and keep us updated as you ride south!
Post photos when you complete the trip...
Write a book like Graham did after his burro trip to Loreto in 1997!
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David K
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Just days away from his departure...
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Mexitron
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Have an awesome trip!
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Have packed with horses, it's all about equalizing the load. You've got to
balance the weight on each side of the animals back, otherwise you're gonna have a wreck. 
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