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David K
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Baja in the 1960's, more from the Choral Pepper Collection
Inspired by the recent new thread by Shari on driving up to San Francisco de la Sierra, I took some time this afternoon to scan more of the black and
white photos taken by Choral Pepper or of Choral Pepper with Erle Stanley Gardner, that she was going or did use in her Desert Magazine or in one of
her books. I will add these photos to join the others I scanned a while back and made a new web page to show them: http://choralpepper.com
Here are today's scans... and captions come from notes on back of the photos or from me:
JW Black examines a vaquero's spurs
Horno at Rancho El Barril (Villavicencio Bros.)
Turtle in Papa Diaz' pen, Bahia de los Angeles
JW Black examines a still to convert sea water to fresh, at Bahia las Animas Feb., 1966.
'Uncle Erle' tells a story to Choral Pepper and others around the campfire.
Mission San Miguel Arcangel, next to the Ensenada Highway (La Mision).
Choral Pepper, Frank Fischer, Erle Stanley Gardner, in San Ignacio.
Sam Hicks leads Erle Stanley Gardner to the Cave of the Serpent, Sierra San Francisco.
Cave of the Serpent
Cave of the Serpent
El Parral Cave
Gardner Cave as seen from the canyon floor. ('Gardner Cave' so named by Mexico's archaeologist Dr. Carlos Margain, was renamed 'Pintada' later by the
government, which is what the local ranchers called it before Gardner brought Margain to the canyon, by helicopter. Harry Crosby credited another
archaeologist with renaming the cave, a Dr. Clement Meighan also brought to the caves by Gardner. Meighan was from UCLA, and had authority from Mexico
City to investigate the caves.)
In April, 1967, Choral Pepper was invited by Erle Stanley Gardner to join him and others for the first blimp trip into Baja on the Goodyear blimp.
This is the parking area for La Bufadora... just missed seeing the spray!
This is the border wait at San Ysidro... brutal! 
Well, I hope that was fun... and I like looking at places before development changes them.
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BornFisher
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It was more than fun. Thanks so much!!!!!
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Thanks , 
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watizname
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More please.
I yam what I yam and that\'s all what I yam.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by watizname
More please. |
http://choralpepper.com
I will go through some more of her collection and add as I find any 'good ones'. I am glad you guys are enjoying them. Choral requested they go to me
after her death, so they could be seen by more Baja loving people. See the Baja historic interests and literature forum, here on Nomad also! I will
see if I can find somethings to bump up, of interest!
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Enjoy!
bacquito
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Outstanding photos! Thanks for posting them, David. There are not very many photos of baja taken from blimps around. Very rare.
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Great images and history.
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David K
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Thank you!
The web page http://choralpepper.com still awaits the additional photos... but I will find out soon when and let you know.
[Edited on 8-7-2013 by David K]
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As aways, Great picts. love to see more!
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What a difference 4 decades makes. Especially the SY border crossing and La Bufadora.
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Havent been on here for a while...that picture of - Horno at Rancho El Barril (Villavicencio Bros.) is from my Uncle's ranch. Thanks for pictures!
\"That\'s my thing, that\'s what I do\"
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David K
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Awesome! I bet you have some stories to share?
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thank for posting these DK, I LOVE Choral's desert boots! Man, she was one good looking woman eh!
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by shari
thank for posting these DK, I LOVE Choral's desert boots! Man, she was one good looking woman eh! |
My pleasure Shari... Yes Choral wrote many books and magazine articles and she was a fine looking woman. It seemed Erle Stanley Gardner enjoyed her
being along on his expeditions (however, her husband Jack was also along... and after their divorce, Erle stopped inviting her along... unmarried
women shouldn't be around large groups of men being the thinking then).
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Thanks. Some super stuff.
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Thanks for sharing, David!
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Thanks!
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Those were the "camping" days .... thanks enjoy time travel
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GREAT stuff David!
Stanley Gardner...helicopter guy?
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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