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HeyMulegeScott
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San Borjitas Cave Paintings
I took our friends up to the San Borjitas Cave Paintings outside of Mulege. This place is sublime. I would love to just hike the canyon as far as you
could go.
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advrider
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That is amazing, how did they git up there to paint them? Was the cave filled in at one time.
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The basic answers from archaeologists are, they stood there, or they climbed. Either the cave floor was higher (earth happens) or they used simple
ladders. Or, in the case of the Ancestral Puebloans, they may have stood on the roofs of their dwellings (not applicable here).
Simple deduction.
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David K
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So glad you made it there, Tango!
It is very rewarding and super-impressive!
I saw it for the first time last May and I highly recommend it. No mules needed, just a moderate walk of under a mile from the parking area.
Did you just drive to the ranch and get the permit and guide there?
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I'll ride in with you if you show up around here this season. Great ride, then a hike in.
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Any ideas of the dates on those cave paintings origins? Wow. Add that to my bucket list of things to see in Baja.
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HeyMulegeScott
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David K - Thanks. We did just go to the ranch for guide and permit. If you have a capable vehicle this is the way to go. If you don't get a guide in
Loreto or Mulege. We got a flat on the way back even with AT tires. Should have aired down but my compressor was broken.
MulegeAL - We are back in town. I would be up for some more 4x4 adventures. I would like to see some of the other side of Concepcion bay.
Surfhat- David K article with more info https://www.bajabound.com/bajaadventures/bajatravel/painted_...
[Edited on 12-31-2019 by Three2tango]
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If one wanted to get a guide in Mulege, do you have a contact? And this guide would provide all transportation?
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HeyMulegeScott
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Salvador seems to be the go to guy. He runs a taxi and tours and would take care of all the arrangements. I don't have his contact info but once you
are in Mulege he is easy to find.
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he taking tourists today...
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Quote: Originally posted by Three2tango  |
Salvador seems to be the go to guy. He runs a taxi and tours and would take care of all the arrangements. I don't have his contact info but once you
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Check in at Las Casitas for Salvador. He has a message drop there.
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Have known Salvador for many manyyears and sh is a great guide and firend
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David K
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Wilderone, your Subaru can drive to the ranch easily but yes, Salvador can get you there, too. We met Salvador at a restaurant in town. He was very
accomodating and wouldn't accept a tip for his time with us. Because we didn't know when we would arrive at the ranch as we were going to the
Guadalupe mission first, we just winged it. and the ranch provides the permit and guide.
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MulegeAL
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Three2, sounds good to me, the high mountains can wait, unless you want water crossing hero shots.
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I read that someone with an academic interest in cave art has fashioned a 12-foot paintbrush by fraying the ends of dried cane, and it works well
enough to have produced at least some of the Baja paintings.
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That is how the paintings are refreshed annually for the tourists.
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MulegeAL, thanks, and I will take you up on your offer this year. There will only be three of us this year, compared to eight last year. We are
planning a night or two in Mulege this year, so I'll let you know as we get closer. Do you use Whatapp?
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| Quote: Originally posted by advrider | | MulegeAL, thanks, and I will take you up on your offer this year. There will only be three of us this year, compared to eight last year. We are
planning a night or two in Mulege this year, so I'll let you know as we get closer. Do you use Whatapp? |
Not a whatapper, perdone.
But can comm here or email or text. Just U2U me something that works.
Did ride this morning in town, really wet! Didn't stop the locals from party to 9AM. Baja dogs don't chase bikes when it's wet.
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A kid on a motorcycle crashed in a rocky part of the arroyo on the way back. We helped clean and bandage him up but guessing he would need some
stitches. I will stick with my Jeep.
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