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2018 Trail of Missions Show Oct. 21 (Sunday)
This Sunday on ABC's World of X Games show... just saw this on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/DesertAssassins/videos/498858543951...
The page said 9:30 am Pacific and 12:30 pm Eastern. However, my cable service in San Diego County (Spectrum) has it at 1 pm Sunday on Ch. 90.
[Edited on 10-19-2018 by David K]
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Thanks David.
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Looks interesting, have to watch it. Thank you for the information!
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Cameron Steele (off-road racer, surfer, and TV sports commentator) has been producing tours to Baja's backcountry and destinations for motorcycle
riders for many years. In 2014, he created the Trail of Missions for the entire family to enjoy as a tour in 4WD trucks (mostly with Ford Raptors, but
Jeeps, Toyotas, and others, too). Now the wives and kids can come along. Visiting the old Spanish missions and following El Camino Real in places has
been the theme of Trail of Missions.
That is how Cameron learned about me, through mutual Internet Baja enthusiasts... in this case, it was Kevin Ward of Dust to Glory fame. He told
Cameron of the 2012 book I co-authored, The Old Missions of Baja & Alta California (with Max Kurillo).
Cameron would end up inviting me to join in on the first Trail of Missions, flying to their group in the helicopter that is used to film scenes for
the TV special (piloted by Jim McCoy). I was with the group for 3 days and returned with the helicopter. I rode with Cameron on the first day and a
couple others in their vehicles the next 2 days.
Since the 2014 show was a hit, Cameron was able to have the helicopter for all 7 days of the future tours since.
Here are the photos and trip report from my time on the 2014 Trail of Missions:
Part 1: http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=74324
Part 2: http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=74342
Part 3: http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=74369
I have since written my own book (Baja California Land of Missions), published in 2016, and Cameron gives a copy to each vehicle in his Trail of
Missions tour.
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Excellent, thanks.
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Looking forward to seeing it.
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can't find it on Fios
ABC sports is ESPN here and football is on the schedule here in the high desert. Did a search with no hits.
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On my cable system it shows ABC X games Trail of Missions on at 1pm PST on Sunday. This is the ABC Network. John do you get the LA stations? If so
check KABC.
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Quote: Originally posted by TMW  | | On my cable system it shows ABC X games Trail of Missions on at 1pm PST on Sunday. This is the ABC Network. John do you get the LA stations? If so
check KABC. |
Me as well 1PM Sunday, Muchas gracias
So understand dont waste your time always searching for those wasted years
face up and make your stand and realize that your living in the golden years
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holy smokes
1:30 a.m. Monday next.
Yes, A.M.
Certainly not prime time - good thing we can record it.
John
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I can't wait! 
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San Diego ch. 10
"When you catch a fish, you open the door of happiness."
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Enjoyed the show.
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Pretty cool lks like a grt time for sure
So understand dont waste your time always searching for those wasted years
face up and make your stand and realize that your living in the golden years
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David K
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Saw our Baja Bound Geoff in a couple scenes. Show started at 1:30, after the Ferrari victory coverage ended. The road between Mike's and Meling looked
pretty rough on them.
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I guess I only got the first half. It started 30 minutes into the x games show and my cable system cut it off after 30 minutes. I should have recorded
the show that followed. I'm assuming it was an hour show.
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| Quote: Originally posted by TMW | | I guess I only got the first half. It started 30 minutes into the x games show and my cable system cut it off after 30 minutes. I should have recorded
the show that followed. I'm assuming it was an hour show. |
Okay, I was wondering WTF my roommate was talking about. I recorded it, but she said something about it not being the entire show. I guess the DVR
only recorded what was on the guide.
John
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| Quote: Originally posted by TMW | | I guess I only got the first half. It started 30 minutes into the x games show and my cable system cut it off after 30 minutes. I should have recorded
the show that followed. I'm assuming it was an hour show. |
Yes an hour show. I had to record the show after it. I caught it in time.
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I watched it live and it started right at 1:30 (not 1:00). The Sky TV coverage of the Ferrari win was on from before 1 to 1:30. The Trail of Missions
show was a full hour and pretty well done. Naturally, I would have loved to see someone on the show looking at one of my books to get the correct
mission data! 
Some of the highlights:
Crossing into Baja at Tecate and seeing them mention getting their documentation (FMMs?) in order.
Driving to Mike's Sky Rancho and on to Meling Ranch for the night. The bad road out of Mike's was very difficult with lots of underside contact with
boulders and plenty of spotting to clear boulders.
They went up to the observatory and got to go inside where the biggest telescope is and did a tribute to Bob Steinberger 'The Weatherman' of Score
races.
Spent night 2 at San Quintín and played on the huge sand dune just south of Hwy. 1 where it turns towards El Rosario and spent night 3 at the
Cataviña hotel.
They played on Laguna Chapala dry lake and visited Mission San Borja.... then on to L.A. Bay.
There was a big part about going out to Bahía Tortugas (Cameron called it Bahía Tortuga) and Punta Eugenia then along the long coast to San Ignacio.
I was kind of bummed Shari's wasn't mentioned. Maybe they didn't stop there as in the year before?
San Ignacio mission was visited, then on to the Mulegé mission before they went to El Requesón on Bahía Concepción for a swim. Cameron called it
only "the 2-sided beach".
The next scene was of Mission San Javier and the giant olive tree there before it was on to Cabo San Lucas, where the show ended.
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The helo picture showed three telescope domes at the observatory site. I don't remember three just the one for the 84 inch telescope. Did they add
more over the years.
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