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Drought Resisant Plant: KIDNAPPED!

Don Alley - 5-19-2006 at 02:36 PM

I posted this picture, taken not many days ago, on a Loreto Bay thread, as a Drought Resistant Plant:



Today, we were back there:


The plant is gone! That plant has probably been there as long as the picturesque ruins behind it, which were built by Jason and the Argonauts about 500 B.S. (Before Skeet). The plant survived all these years, but shortly after appearing on a Baja Nomad post, poof! Coincidence? I think not...

:lol:

Bob H - 5-19-2006 at 02:45 PM

Wow, that's way out of line. I should hope that these perpertrators get caught doing this some day soon. The sad part is that this plant will most likely die from the shock of being moved.
:fire:
Bob H

Bruce R Leech - 5-19-2006 at 03:29 PM

that is why I don't post pictures of the places I really like.:no:

Sallysouth - 5-19-2006 at 09:40 PM

Well that looks like an Agave to me! Not nice, not very nice at all!!Where is this beautiful struture? Wait, on second thought, and more veiwing, not an Agave, but of the same family?

Sharksbaja - 5-20-2006 at 01:12 AM

I did it.... made Tequila last week. No really, why would someone take that plant???? It really doesn't look that happy. Do you think some pendajo swiped it cause you showed it? WOW:o:o that IS low!

Phil S - 5-20-2006 at 08:45 AM

Don. Is that Doctors Point? Been there once many years ago. You have a better eye of interesting plants. I don't even remember seeing any there when I was there? Did you visit the 'new' restaurant on the way to d.p.? How's the food these days if you did? The road there showing any improvement?

Don Alley - 5-20-2006 at 05:27 PM

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Originally posted by Phil S
Don. Is that Doctors Point? Been there once many years ago. You have a better eye of interesting plants. I don't even remember seeing any there when I was there? Did you visit the 'new' restaurant on the way to d.p.? How's the food these days if you did? The road there showing any improvement?


Yes, Doctor's Point. I've been taking my kayak up there and fishing. I have not eaten at the restaurant...but I think the hours are 12-5 and it is closed Sunday and Monday.

The road's pretty good. It's been recently bladed as far as the restaurant, and is not too bad past that. I drive a pickup, and do not need 4WD. Seems to me it took 45 minutes three years ago, now it's maybe a 30 minute trip.

woody with a view - 5-20-2006 at 05:52 PM

Sr/Don:

is there no other plants of this variety in the area? why was this one targeted? seems kinda weird, aka who da guy?

Don Alley - 5-20-2006 at 08:11 PM

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Originally posted by woody in ob
Sr/Don:

is there no other plants of this variety in the area? why was this one targeted? seems kinda weird, aka who da guy?


That was not a plant common to that area, I think. I think it was an ornamental plant planted to landscape the hotel, and survived the demise of the hotel and the years since. I don't think it grew there naturally, and there aren't others around it. At least that's what I'd guess.