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David K
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Aletha was one of the first (if not the first) female Baja off road racers... It was fun to have both her and Judy Smith (another of the original
woman off road racer and Dusty Times editor) at my Viva Baja parties!
Marvin wanted me to see the geoglyph (a long line made in the earth by ancient people) he spotted from his plane... He and Eve Ewing investigated it
from the ground... It is very near the El Marmol/ Hwy. 1 jcn. on a low hill... I have yet to spot it. If I remember, I will post the details that Marv
sent me on it, when I getback from Baja.
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Udo
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I had no idea that he was an ex-marine.
I'll pass the word of his passing to some of the brass at Camp Pendleton.
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Youth is wasted on the young!
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Cypress
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RIP
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BajaBlanca
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R.I.P.
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Neal Johns
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R.I.P. in Baja
Nice person and family.
I first met Marv in the '50 when we were some of the first Go Kart racers. Marv was on the Go Kart factory team and I was just a nobody - but it was
fun!
A few years ago the Desert Explorers.org had our annual Rendezvous in Ocotillo and Marv led a trip for us. He will be missed by many.
My motto:
Never let a Dragon pass by without pulling its tail!
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Gypsy Jan
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Reading All These Tributes
Makes me very sorry that I never had the honor of meeting him.
Bon voyage, good soul.
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
\"Alea iacta est.\"
—Julius Caesar
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elgatoloco
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Heard lots of stories about him and wish we could have met. We stopped at his cabin several times but no one was ever home. He surely was one of a
kind and a pioneer. I sure he will be sorely missed by all those who new him but he leaves quite a legacy.
RIP.
MAGA
Making Attorneys Get Attorneys
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Ken Cooke
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R.I.P. Marvin Patchen
His Discover Baja presentation I attended based on his book, "Baja..." was legendary. I'll never forget it.
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Borregoman
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What a TRUE adventurer! Hi Baja Adventures Book was such a great read. Hook and I (with our respective lady's) had the pleasure of meeting Marvin
and Althea at his Canebrake home outside Anza Borrego. Marvin took us on several hikes in the desert during the day and the evening was topped off by
a narrated slide show of some of his many pictures of Baja.
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Mexitron
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| Quote: | Originally posted by capt. mike
one of the top 3 baja books i ever read.
as Greg said, a true baja legend and he should know!
his ordeal with the strapped canoe kayak contraptions going down the coast was unreal. |
Ditto! Via con Dios Marvin.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Borregoman
What a TRUE adventurer! Hi Baja Adventures Book was such a great read. Hook and I (with our respective lady's) had the pleasure of meeting Marvin
and Althea at his Canebrake home outside Anza Borrego. Marvin took us on several hikes in the desert during the day and the evening was topped off by
a narrated slide show of some of his many pictures of Baja. |
The beads...
Marv and Aletha were great hosts and I am very glad that we got to spend a weekend with them in Canebrake. The funniest memories were of my (then new)
girlfriend and I being handed a box of beads to wear, after dinner... I think the rest of the story can be told another time... but to the many Nomads
who have stayed or visited the Patchens in Canebrake... YOU know! 
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bacquito
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| Quote: | Originally posted by elgatoloco
Heard lots of stories about him and wish we could have met. We stopped at his cabin several times but no one was ever home. He surely was one of a
kind and a pioneer. I sure he will be sorely missed by all those who new him but he leaves quite a legacy.
RIP. |
Where was his cabin located? Sounds like an interesting person. RIP
Ooops I just found out!
[Edited on 6-1-2011 by bacquito]
bacquito
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Graham
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A tribute to Marvin Patchen with these and other photographs can be found in the current Discover Baja newsletter, released online today. And on my
website:
http://bajadetour.books.officelive.com/MarvinPatchenRIP.aspx
Marvin Patchen USMC
Marvin Patchen - Simca Rally team 1957-8
1961 publication
1968 Aletha Patchen and Carol Bryan - first women's team to finish the Baja 1000
By tandem canoe from Puertecitos to Mulege
Loading the amphibious "Tortuga" for another Baja Adventure
[Edited on 6-11-2011 by BajaNomad]
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David K
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Great stuff Graham, thank you!
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Ken Cooke
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I second that...
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Great stuff Graham, thank you! |
His Discover Baja presentation several years ago was legendary.
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MexicoTed
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What a great guy! And Aletha is a wonderful woman too. They both were amazing to speak with and welcomed many into their lives. I really enjoyed any
opportunity I had to hear about their adventures and share our love of Baja.
He certainly lived a full life that many of us can only hope to attain.
My best wishes are with you Aletha,
Ted
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John M
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Patchen camper - Hook
Hook, is this the Callen Camper mounted on a FUSO you asked about?
Marv showed us the camper in the garage at Canebrake, I think this may have been it, but cannot recall for certain, and for some reason did not think
to get a photo.
There was an article in one of the Four Wheel Drive magazines back in the late 70s I believe about it.
John M
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David K
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Marvin had a Jeep FC (Forward Control) cab over pickup, converted into a camper, as well... THAT was sweet!
[Edited on 7-1-2011 by David K]
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John M
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Forward cab
Ok David, maybe that is what we were given a "tour" of at Canebrake.....
......and not the FUSO
John
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David K
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It was out next to the garage when we were there in 2005... I thought it was the coolest off roading camper (until Art's) with great visibilty ahead!
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