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HEY DAVID K...

guero_con_taco - 5-5-2005 at 07:36 PM

Where is shell island, got anymore pics of it and what are the gps coords so i can find it in the almanac. Thanks very much :?:

David K - 5-5-2005 at 07:40 PM

Check your U2U, as I already answerd you there first... It is that skinny barrier island between Laguna Paercebu and Bahia Santa Maria... See aerial and sat. photos on my web page, in the link 'About David K ...'

SHELL ISLAND: 3 views

David K - 5-5-2005 at 08:10 PM

From NASA:




From BajaMur in Douglas' Plane:




From Bob H:

David K - 5-5-2005 at 08:19 PM

Baja Nomad member 'ViaBaja' has several photos of his camps out on Shell Island (he calls it 'Shell Beach') at http://www.viabaja.com

There are no facilities, no development, no campos on the island... it is afterall Federal land... That hopefully will keep it the way it has remained since I first camped on it in 1977... Even an attempt to build an elevated road across the tidal salt flats and mangroves in 1984 (for access during high tide) has failed... The sand is a mix of crushed shell... very hard to drive on without de-airing your tires to 10-15 PSI.

Viabaja

BajaRob - 5-6-2005 at 05:18 AM

picture section now requires a username and password for access. I heard Chris on the radio yesterday and will try to contact him today for setup info. Rob

I'm a sand driving hater

yankeeirishman - 5-6-2005 at 07:33 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by David K
Baja Nomad member 'ViaBaja' has several photos of his camps out on Shell Island (he calls it 'Shell Beach') at http://www.viabaja.com

There are no facilities, no development, no campos on the island... it is afterall Federal land... That hopefully will keep it the way it has remained since I first camped on it in 1977... Even an attempt to build an elevated road across the tidal salt flats and mangroves in 1984 (for access during high tide) has failed... The sand is a mix of crushed shell... very hard to drive on without de-airing your tires to 10-15 PSI.

Hey Mr Guru...how close to Shell Island can I get ...without driving on the sand? I wont be with any secondary cars , and I hate buried Rovers. Done that before....yuck! Txs.



[Edited on 5-6-2005 by yankeeirishman]

Shell Beach

BajaRob - 5-6-2005 at 07:38 AM

is easily accessible @ low to medium tides. Just air down to 10-15 lbs and your Rover will do fine. Rob

David K - 5-7-2005 at 04:53 AM

Shell Island

Rob is correct, even 2WD motorhomes (Bob and Pat Hale) can drive onto Shell Island, with enough air removed.

Yes, if you get there when it is not an island, you can drive to the edge of the sand in 2WD.

Baja Guru, at your sevice!...:biggrin:

David K - 5-7-2005 at 08:16 AM

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Originally posted by BajaRob
picture section now requires a username and password for access. I heard Chris on the radio yesterday and will try to contact him today for setup info. Rob


Rob (and others), use this direct link to see all the photo links on Chris' site (no registration required): http://www.viabaja.com/Baja1/bajalinks.htm