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Charlie Nichols
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Jeeping in and around Gonzaga
Been to Gonzaga a couple times strictly for fishing but for the next trip (in October), we wanted to see about doing some Jeep-ing around the area.
Are there any interesting sights or scenes somewhere off the (now paved) path? Just looking at day tripping stuff, starting and ending at Rancho
Grande/Alfonsina's. Something like old homesteads or ranchos? Missions? Stage coach trails, that sort of stuff, to see?
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David K
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YES!!!
On my page http://vivabaja.com/tours/index.html
scroll down to see this list of links you can click and see some of the other sites...
Bahia San Luis Gonzaga Area
Mission-era warehouse ruins on the shore of the bay
Alfonsina's Beach
Onyx Springs create a mineral glacier
Molino de Lacy ruins & grave
Las Palmitas oasis and Santa Maria Canyon
El Camino Real to Mision Santa Maria
Santa Maria Canyon from the air
La Turquesa Canyon
La Turquesa Grade
Calamajue mission site
Campo Beluga (Gonzaga Bay)
Coco's Corner 11-06
Alfonsina's 11-06
more Coco's Corner
This is just one of many links to help have a Baja adventure at www.vivabaja.com
Enjoy!
[Edited on 4-26-2016 by David K]
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Charlie Nichols
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Quote: Originally posted by David K  | YES!!!
On my page http://vivabaja.com/tours/index.html
scroll down to see this list of links you can click and see some of the other sites...
Bahia San Luis Gonzaga Area
Mission-era warehouse ruins on the shore of the bay
Alfonsina's Beach
Onyx Springs create a mineral glacier
Molino de Lacy ruins & grave
Las Palmitas oasis and Santa Maria Canyon
El Camino Real to Mision Santa Maria
Santa Maria Canyon from the air
La Turquesa Canyon
La Turquesa Grade
Calamajue mission site
Campo Beluga (Gonzaga Bay)
Coco's Corner 11-06
Alfonsina's 11-06
more Coco's Corner
This is just one of many links to help have a Baja adventure at www.vivabaja.com
Enjoy!
[Edited on 4-26-2016 by David K] |
Thanks a lot! You've now ruined any plans I had of working today, as I'm going to spend the next few hours looking at your links and GoogleEarth-ing
everything....
Seriously, this is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you very much.
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David K
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No problem... I know how strong Baja Fever can get, trust me!
You can search Nomad for more on some of those sites... like the onyx springs (soda springs), the mission warehouse, etc.
Here's a couple photos at the onyx spring/ glacier and one of the mission warehouse ruins... note, these were taken back in 2002, so they may look
different. One Nomad insists nothing remains of the warehouse. But, I communicated with the archeologist doing a dig there a couple years ago
examining the floor stones.
The last photo is from 1958 at the warehouse...
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ehall
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David about covered it all. Have Coco tell you a ghost story about Arristra and then stop at the ruins on your way back to Gonzaga.
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David K
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Ghost story? Las Arrastras? Sounds great!
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ehall
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ya. he spooked a friend that was with me. I don't remember the details, we stayed a little too long.
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| Quote: Originally posted by ehall | | ya. he spooked a friend that was with me. I don't remember the details, we stayed a little too long. |
probably about the grave the road builders unearthed at las arrastras, they collected as many bones as they could and relocated the grave up by the
road. if you take a close look there's still a bunch of tiny bones (fingers and toes) that didn't make it in the hole, but I suppose they buried the
important ones!
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chuckie
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Or caught a Turtle and made soup?
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Udo
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Let's not bring that thread back!
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Udo
Youth is wasted on the young!
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Bajaboy
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Tastes like chicken
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Hook
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But-but Chuckies an expert on soup............nobody stirs the pot better on Nomads. 
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ehall
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BOLA for lunch would be a nice day trip.
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ehall
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Hot spring at puertocitos would be a nice day trip.
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chuckie
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Geez...Wasn't thinking about that "other" thread...meant soup with the finger bones etc....Substitute "Paloma" for the Turkle if it makes you feel
better...
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BooJumMan
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Any "Jeep" trails that head west over the mountains in the vicinity?
In that pre-Google Earth and social media epoch, The Code was adhered to. It was based on a simple verity: if a locale had been transformational for
you, and you had put the hard yards in to get there and to learn it, to know it, why in god�s name would you broadcast the news, thus ruining the
future experience not only for yourself, but for future adventurers?
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David K
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The La Turquesa Canyon cross over between Hwy. 1 & 5 is it!
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David K
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Side trips Map 2002
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4x4abc
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east - west is a cool trip past the Turquoise mine (if you know what you are doing - tire pressure, gears etc)
If you want to play it safe, go west - east.
https://carlosnpainter.smugmug.com/Events/Manly-Men-Baja-201...
Harald Pietschmann
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4x4abc
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don't forget to check out the mysterious airstrip above the grade
Harald Pietschmann
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