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[*] posted on 7-7-2016 at 05:06 PM


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Quote: Originally posted by tiotomasbcs  
Backroads Baja by Higginbotham. I'm slowly working my way thru their adventures. They used to live in Mulege, I believe. Good maps and old stories of beaches and Ranchos. Still in print? Judy? Tomas




This nice road guide to Central Baja was published by Sunbelt in 1996. It contains road logs and sketch maps with mileages on most of the cool dirt roads to cool places from L.A. Bay in the north to Agua Verde in the south. 20 years later, it is still a good guide for many of these roads... Sadly, Sunbelt no longer includes it in their online catalog of Baja books: http://sunbeltpublications.com/product-category/all-regions/...

Amazon Books has several!: https://www.amazon.com/Backroad-Baja-Patti-Higginbotham/dp/0...


Placed in my Amazon cart, along with the Baja Adventure Book!
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[*] posted on 7-7-2016 at 07:23 PM


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'83 or so, a bimonthly mag, Baja Explorer, there was 10-12,
issues, pure original Old Baja stuff,


A classy publication. I was sorry to see it disappear.




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[*] posted on 7-7-2016 at 07:30 PM


Two of the routes are no longer thru routes.
San Juan de las Pilas and the one from Hwy1 to Mission Guadalupe ruins.
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[*] posted on 7-7-2016 at 07:31 PM


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Although fiction, one of my favorite Baja books is Gene Kira's, "King of the Moon, A Novel of Baja California", 1996. A masterpiece.



I beg to differ with my opinion. I had a hard time finishing it, and it didn't really end. Closure was left hanging and senseless. There are still protagonists drifting around out there.




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[*] posted on 7-7-2016 at 07:33 PM



By the way, Sr. pniles....your screen name is offensive for a family site.




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[*] posted on 7-7-2016 at 07:35 PM


The road to Las Pilas is open, rough in places, but ends at the ranch for 4 wheelers. MCs I think can get thru but rough going, 8 hours over two miles. After that the route to Mulege again ends at Rancho Las Tunas for 4 wheelers. There is a bypass route around Las Pilas from Petrocino.

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[*] posted on 7-7-2016 at 07:40 PM


Going to San Juan de las Pilas is an interesting drive and staying at the ranch is wonderful. The host are friendly and Jesus will take you to some rock paintings. We had a great time there.
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