datgringo
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Camping in Bahia LA
I'm planning a camping trip down to Bahia LA for my birthday. I will be leaving San Diego on March 18 and will return March 22. I have been to San
Felipe a few times but want to go deeper into the Baja. Any info on Bahia LA woud be great. How long of a drive am I facing, weather in March, water
temp, hiking trails, cultural atmosphere? Any feed back would be appreciated Thanks in advance!!
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Bajadtodebone
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It's about 430 miles from SD and usually takes us between 10 and 11 hours depending on many factors.... side trips, traffic in Ensenada, trucks on
the highway, military check points, etc. Culture in BOLA?.... it's Baja Mexico...they don't have to show you no stinkin' culture. BOLA is for
getting away from such Americano issues. (OH, they do have a fine museum and turtle research facility). The sun comes up and it goes down..plan your
day around that and you will do fine. The water temp is problably in the 60's, the air in the high 60's to low 70's. It is a nice time of year.
Although Doc has not updated his site lately you can check it out at www.campgecko.com
for recent water/air temps. Should be a beautiful drive. Have fun, RELAX, the experience IS the culture!  
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surfer jim
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Don't drink the water and stay away from pinchie gringos  ...(can't believe I
just said that :biggrin ....good place to fish...even just from shore you can
catch something...usually....I camp at LA GRINGA area when I go....
[Edited on 2-19-2005 by surfer jim]
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David K
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Please visit vivabaja.com (link below) and click on various trips listed to L.A. Bay for photos and info. The place is in the center of perhaps the
most intersting part of Baja as it pertains to history, geology, botony, fun places to visit. Pictured here is the excellent museum in town. The
mission of San Borja is an excellent day trip from L.A. Bay... see the Montevideo cliff paintings on the way (7 mi. on a side road). Go see Las Flores
ruins... 6 mi. south the railroad went to a loading platform where gold and silver ore came down 5,000 feet from the San Juan mines via a cable
tramway... all 100 years ago. La Gringa to the north has many coves and gravel beaches for fishing and snorkling... Just so much, but you will go
back. Have a look at Bedman's pics at http://vivabaja.com/bedman2 also!
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datgringo
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Thanks everyone
Wow! Thanks for all the info. BajaNomad rocks!!! I'm looking foward to my trip. I can't thank y'all enough.
datgringo
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PabloS
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A prime location, L.A. Bay/La Gringa.
Have a great time and tell us all about it when you return.
[Edited on 2-19-2005 by PabloS]
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elgatoloco
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The sun sets around 6:00 in San Diego on March 18th.
We have done the drive in one day but getting there is half the fun. For us the adventure starts at the border. We like to allow two days drive down
and one day back if possible.
First night San Quintin/ El Rosario/Catavi?a depending on how quick we get past the taco stands in Ensenada.
Day two wake up to a breakfast burrito at the beach/lobster omelette at Mama's/or a climb up a pile of boulders for sunrise. Then onto the bahia. The deserts you will pass thru are spectacular.
Day three & four explore the surroundings. Day five up early and head north.
There are few vistas that rival your first sight of Bahia de Los Angeles and the surrounding islands. The contrasts experienced in the 430 miles are
truly unique.
Last spring we stopped in Catavi?a for the night and ended up staying two days there hiking and driving the back roads and never got any furhter
south, then hit El Marmol on the way back north.
It's all good.
MAGA
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pappy
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the musuem and san borja are a must.one of the greatestlittle musuems you'll find anywhere.i have only been there in summers past, so it is (camping
wise) relatively uncrowded.i usually hang at daggets, but i imagine this time of year it could be crowded.go and enjoy and get out to the islands!
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Oso
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Hiking trail? Mike's Mountain.
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bufeo
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BoLA is a good destination. If you would like to have current info, log onto Tioga George's site
http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/blog.html
He's there right now. You can see a pic of the museo, and knowing George he will have met all the locals in a day or so.
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tim40
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Take care on the road...no matter what you see others doing...take care on the road. It is not a race, again, no matter if it appears you were the
only one not assigned a race #! In BLA, I have always stayed with Antonio at Campo Archelon. Great location and an opportunity to interact withe
the Sea Turtle project...if willing he will have you feeding and cleaning the turtles and tank....AND I would suggest no one knows more about the area
AND willing to share his knowledge.
When searching for the end of your rainbow you only have until dusk....
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Josbrun
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La Gringa - give her a favor please?.
What ever you bring with you, take it back home. Including your trash. I visited the place last July, and it was a sad, sad picture! Piles of trash,
broken glass, improvised toilets, with mounds of human feces and toilet paper, I thing you get the picture. Mother nature has always been doing a
great clean up job, but there is only so much she can do. So, please, be a good camper!
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David K
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La Gringa not that bad (on Jan. 1)
I showed the place to Elizabeth and fortunately we did not see any of that! Do take out what you bring in... keeping Baja nice for others and our
children to enjoy! Here are the trip photos:
New Years to Bahia de L.A.
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RJM
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I am having a hard time getting in touch with Antonio at Campo Archelon. Can anyone please give me an e-mail or phone number?
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tim40
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resendizshidalgo@yahoo.com is the most recent Email I have Antonio.
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RJM
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Thanks tim40, but I can not get that to work. Lets see if anyone else out there has an e-mail or phone number for: Antonio at Campo Archelon.
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tim40
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Wife just dug through her files and found the following.
Antonio and Bety Resendiz
tel/fax 012001249101 or last # 2
Email: resendizshidalgo@yahoo.com
P.O. Box Apartado Postal #83
Guerrero Negro BCS
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tim40
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Just been educated again... # should be
011522001249101 or 2 in place of last #
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RJM
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Thanks tim40, I will give it a try tomorrow.
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