David K
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The Bed of Titanium west of Colonet
While unpacking in my new digs, I found the article about discovering titanium in the San Antonio del Mar dunes. It is dated May 2005. I had asked
Nomads about this a few years ago.
When I visited the area last year, I found a small but interesting-looking sand mine operation (see photos below) and the former fish camp and
vacation homes were all gone. I was previously there in 1980 and camped on the dunes. In the late 1960s, my folks and I camped and fished the beach
here. This is when Mexico 1 turned to a dirt road north of Colonet!
In October 2017:
The road between Colonet and San Antonio del Mar is an easy drive. Turn west, before crossing the bridge into Colonet, Km. 127.5+. It is 6.5 miles to
the beach. A fork at 5.1 miles will be a choice of the titanium mine (right or straight) and the beach, by the giant dunes (left). I get the feeling
that they don't want any camping in the area but I saw nobody hostile and no signs at least obvious ones.
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fishbuck
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They have a guard donky.
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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David K
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Yes, and he is one baaad burro!
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caj13
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fixed that for ya David! never pass up a pun or double entendre ,
you as an accomplished author know that - book writing 101!
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David K
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"Burro" was the word I wanted to use. It was not the Nomad auto-correct for the potty mouths here.
Thank you anyway! 
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caj13
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huh - since it is commonly used in the bible - and the subspecies is asinus - biologically and religiously - ass is the correct term. Imagine
that!
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David K
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I used the Spanish name for the animal, intentionally.
In the past, if 'ass' was posted there was an auto-correct that changed the word to 'burro'. I guess that is no longer the case?
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AKgringo
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But 'm o r o n' still gets corrected to 'maroon'?
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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