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PART 2 +: Helicopter over Baja for 'Trail of Missions' tour, with Cameron Steele
Continued from Part 1: http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=74324
We go to a big sand dune south of where Highway one leaves the coast to go to El Rosario.
Next we take back roads and arrive at La Lobera.
Next we go to El Rosario and fuel up at Baja Cactus. I ask for Antonio, and go to the motel where the desk clerk calls Antonio. She tells me he will
be there in 5 minutes... so I tell Cameron that Antonio is coming, as the 15 trucks finish filling their tanks.
The El Rosario de Abajo mission site is the next stop and I give a talk on the mission and El Camino Real...
We leave and drive the miles to the end of Punta Baja, where the catering crew has a most awesome lunch ready for us... a dynamite spinach salad with
caramelized walnuts and poppy seed salad dressing, steak and chicken fajitas, cookies, and an ocean view!
A game they play is Cameron picks some words and if anyone is caught saying them, they must do 10 push ups. One of the words was TEN (so to avoid
that, you said "nine plus one").
Cameron was in control!
A family tour, and far different than his Rip to Cabo events.
Family of 'rock farmers' must have really been surprised by our brief invasion.
La Lobera never disappoints!
Pangas turned into ponds
Cameron and Antonio 'BajaCactus'
At the second El Rosario mission (1802)
Punta Baja village
Cameron and daughter
What a great day so far... and it is only half over!
Stay Tuned for more as we head along the coast to Punta San Carlos...
[Edited on 7-7-2014 by David K]
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Thanks for the photos of Casey's Jeep. Great bunch of photos!
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Ateo
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Thanks David. A trip of a lifetime. I'd write more but my internet is hit and miss. Sweet photos!
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Thanks for turning me onto La Lobera - now on my places-to-go list. In November I was at El Campito, a few miles north, so it would have been easy to
visit La Lobera. Next time.
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David K
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South from Punta Baja
After lunch and photos, the caravan and helicopter headed south to Punta San Antonio and ending the day at the Solosports Resort at Punta San
Carlos...
But not without one incident, that would be a major problem for anyone without a team of off road racers, a helicopter, and a trailer of parts at Baja
Cactus!
Seems the Raptor (stock) has the same spindles as any other Ford truck... but there are after-market gusseted spindles to prevent this... and the
driver is actually one who makes them (I think I heard)! The truck was so new, he hadn't changed them yet but he had replacements in his trailer which
was 12 air miles north... no problem! The caravan continued and the truck was repaired in short time and arrived not more than a hour after we all did
at Solosports...
The coastal road to Punta San Antonio is pretty fast!
It is washboard, so Cameron lets more air out of his tires to smooth the ride for his baby inside.
New harbor at Punta San Antonio.
SOLOSPORTS, Punta San Carlos...
Runway ends at the resort.
Helicopters don't need no stinkin' runway!
We each had a pup tent and it came with a pad and sleeping bag + pillow. These were in a wind sheltered area...
The players...
End of Day 2 (Wednesday June 25).
Stay tuned for day 3!...
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Thanks....so much I havnt seen, even after 35+ years of back and forth..Gotta catch up! even if it takes 35 more years...
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Wonderful trip report. Great photos of Fords, family, aerial shots and...what...no maps?!!!
When the way comes to an end, then change. Having changed, you pass through.
~ I-Ching
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by windgrrl
Wonderful trip report. Great photos of Fords, family, aerial shots and...what...no maps?!!! |
I am only half done! Day 3 was pretty big... and I took lots of boojum and cardon photos from both the ground and helicopter heading north from San
Fernando mission.
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Did you see my big fat BA when you came into PSC in the copter? Hahahahahaha!
Btw, Cameron's Tundra was the badass ride of the group
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
| Quote: | Originally posted by windgrrl
Wonderful trip report. Great photos of Fords, family, aerial shots and...what...no maps?!!! |
I am only half done! Day 3 was pretty big... and I took lots of boojum and cardon photos from both the ground and helicopter heading north from San
Fernando mission. |
Awesome...a map is better read than a great book for me and I can't ever seem to get enough of Boojum and cardon forests. Well actually any flora and
fauna. I have been wondering if Boojums get more curly and expressive when conditions are dryer. When we drove down last November, the boojums seems
to be standing straight, with few "characters" grabbing our attention. When we returned in March, it seems as though they were gesturing again!!
When the way comes to an end, then change. Having changed, you pass through.
~ I-Ching
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BajaLuna
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awesome, DavidK!!! What a fantastic trip!
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Tomas Tierra
Did you see my big fat BA when you came into PSC in the copter? Hahahahahaha!
Btw, Cameron's Tundra was the badass ride of the group |
Hola!
It seemed there were only a couple of other guests at Solosports when we arrived with 50 people.
Kevin (the owner) was there with his wife, there was the bartender making the Baja Fogs, and a few staff members.
I wasn't in the copter that day, the film crew was.
Not sure what a BA is, sorry!?
Cameron has a Raptor, the Monster Energy Drink persons had the Tundra. It was brand new, 2014, and some of the Raptors and the Jeep were too. Many had
just been modified for the trip, and some not yet.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by windgrrl
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
| Quote: | Originally posted by windgrrl
Wonderful trip report. Great photos of Fords, family, aerial shots and...what...no maps?!!! |
I am only half done! Day 3 was pretty big... and I took lots of boojum and cardon photos from both the ground and helicopter heading north from San
Fernando mission. |
Awesome...a map is better read than a great book for me and I can't ever seem to get enough of Boojum and cardon forests. Well actually any flora and
fauna. I have been wondering if Boojums get more curly and expressive when conditions are dryer. When we drove down last November, the boojums seems
to be standing straight, with few "characters" grabbing our attention. When we returned in March, it seems as though they were gesturing again!!
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Do you want a map with my land route shown?
I will try and work on DAY 3 tonight and you will see plenty of landscape shots from the ground and from the copter as I flew back to El Cajon from
Mission San Fernando.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaLuna
awesome, DavidK!!! What a fantastic trip! |
Thank you... I was very lucky indeed... I hope I am asked to do it again, and we have more time at the missions or other interesting spots I can
share!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
..... Many had just been modified for the trip, and some not yet. |
David,
Other than lights and rocker rails, and as you mentioned spindles, what were some of the common upgrades to the Raptors?
Thanks for posting this.
Ken
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Good morning - land route would be great!
W
When the way comes to an end, then change. Having changed, you pass through.
~ I-Ching
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by tripledigitken
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
..... Many had just been modified for the trip, and some not yet. |
David,
Other than lights and rocker rails, and as you mentioned spindles, what were some of the common upgrades to the Raptors?
Thanks for posting this.
Ken |
I don't know the exacts, but what was obviously after-market, included:
Suspension and tires, and some had modified drive-train components. The new Tundra, (which was very heavily loaded) had improved suspension over the
factory set up, but was still sagging a bit in back (compared to the Raptors, which were all level). More leafs in the rear springs or Ride Rite air
bags perhaps?
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| Quote: | Originally posted by windgrrl
Good morning - land route would be great!
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Day 1: Helicopter to San Vicente (Santa Marta Orphanage). Camaron's Raptor to Hotel Mision Santa Maria, San Quintin. Off highway at Colonet to near
Camalu via Punta San Jacinto. Off highway to Mission Santo Domingo, near Colonia Vicente Guerrero.
Day 2: Ron's Raptor, San Quintin to Punta San Carlos. Off highway from hotel to Ejido Nueva Odisea via beach. Off highway from El Consuelo to La
Lobera and out to highway. Off highway from El Rosario to Punta Baja to Punta San Antonio to Punta San Carlos.
Day 3: Ron's Raptor, Punta San Carlos to Mesa San Carlos to near Mission San Fernando. In Casey's Jeep last few miles before getting in helicopter.
Touch down near mission to refuel copter and say good bye to Cameron and crew at refuel spot. Helicopter back to USA via Ensenada airport.
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This Trip Report continues with Day 3, here: http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=74369
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Punta San Carlos
What was the driving route from Punta San Carlos to San Fernando Mission? Back north on the main road to Highway 1?
John M
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