Ray Haller and crew in some vintage Baja footage.
Fun to ID spots you know.
Some decent beach fishing in the SOC in the day.
Must have been something when fresh water still poured in.
Real nice. Looks like they were fishing in the boat off Punta Hornitos, maybe.BajaWarrior - 5-9-2007 at 04:14 PM
Man I love that stuff. The truck though looks like the rig Mike McMahon (possibly second man shown at beginning of clip) used to drive in Baja with
the Burro painted on the back.
That footage was a great find Slomad, thanks for sharing!Slowmad - 5-9-2007 at 04:21 PM
Yeah, McMahon's rig is pretty epic.
He managed some solid trips without GPS and "the internets."Paulina - 5-9-2007 at 04:22 PM
That was FANTASTIC! The sizes of those fish - caught right off the shore, unbelievable. How did you come across this footage?
P<*)))><BajaWarrior - 5-9-2007 at 04:28 PM
Quote:
Originally posted by Slowmad
Yeah, McMahon's rig is pretty epic.
He managed some solid trips without GPS and "the internets."
So whattayathink? Is that him and his rig in that footage?
Looking for the book in my storage shed,,
Adventures in Baja?Mexitron - 5-9-2007 at 04:43 PM
Its MacMahon--he called his truck the "Burro" or "Little burro" or something like that...man did those guys get it good!Slowmad - 5-9-2007 at 04:55 PM
Quote:
Originally posted by Paulina
That was FANTASTIC! The sizes of those fish - caught right off the shore, unbelievable. How did you come across this footage?
P<*)))><
Skills. Bajagypsy - 5-9-2007 at 05:44 PM
That was great, thanx for posting the link.David K - 5-9-2007 at 06:34 PM
Yup, Mike McMahan (with glasses) along with Ray Haller, Frank Alvarado and Ralph Hanc-ck are the guys doing the hunting and fishing... The book they
wrote ('Baja California' c1953) is shown at the beginning of that movie made while researching the book.
The truck was a Willys-Overland 'Jeep' pickup and had been named 'La Burrita'.David K - 5-9-2007 at 06:35 PM
By the way, thanks so very much for posting the link... That is a great one!Mexitron - 5-9-2007 at 07:13 PM
Well, I was close on the name of the truck---wrong gender though!
Great link!Steve in Oro Valley - 5-9-2007 at 08:58 PM
My numero uno baja book in my Baja librarary is the 1953 McMahon book which I found at Dawson's Bookshop in L. A. in 1990...
What a great home movie!
Steve in Oro ValleyDavid K - 5-10-2007 at 06:13 AM
Yup, a good one. The photos of old El Marmol and the onyx school house full of kids was from that book: http://vivabaja.com/marmolPackoderm - 5-10-2007 at 06:48 AM
I paused the movie in spots in the beginning scenes with the trucks going by, and I have found that there is a Jeep and a Dodge pickup with a bobtail
on back. The Dodge is like the old military style. Great movie!jimgrms - 5-10-2007 at 07:58 AM
Baja before being paved, great fishing few people, great home movies
and those old military dodge trucks were almost un stopable; looks like that one was a old radio truckk ,JimSlowmad - 5-10-2007 at 08:41 AM
Yeah, that's a Dodge Power Wagon, not a Willys-Overland Jeep.
La Burrita was the name given to the camping body, not a truck.
Was on a Jeep initially, then towed on a trailer, then chassis-mounted on the Power Wagon shown throughout the movie.BajaGeoff - 5-10-2007 at 10:52 AM
Great footage! Man were they pulling some big fish out!
I love seeing old movies like that.BajaNomad - 5-10-2007 at 01:33 PM
Just push the "play" button...
[Edited on 5-10-2007 by BajaNomad]wilderone - 5-10-2007 at 03:19 PM
Absolutely fabulous. thank you.Cypress - 5-10-2007 at 04:07 PM
Sort of a step back in time!Thanks!
La Burrita #1
David K - 5-10-2007 at 06:09 PM
Quote:
Originally posted by Slowmad
Yeah, that's a Dodge Power Wagon, not a Willys-Overland Jeep.
La Burrita was the name given to the camping body, not a truck.
Was on a Jeep initially, then towed on a trailer, then chassis-mounted on the Power Wagon shown throughout the movie.
Yes, you guys are correct... I am a big fan of Mike McMahan's books and maps and I was thinking of his FIRST 'La Burrita', the one in the movie was
his second...
[Edited on 5-11-2007 by David K]
La Burrita #2
David K - 5-10-2007 at 06:10 PM
La Burrita 3 & 4
David K - 5-10-2007 at 06:11 PM
Mexitron - 5-10-2007 at 07:36 PM
Great photos DK--I remember those too from my books...very inspiring to go build a custom rig!David K - 5-10-2007 at 10:31 PM
I met both Mike and his brother Walter McMahan... some dynamic guys there!BajaWarrior - 5-13-2007 at 02:30 PM
Just shared this video with my brother in law, a long time Baja Traveler along with his now 85 year young Father. They were truly impressed and it
brought back a lot of memory's of fishing in Baja when my brother in law and his brothers were much younger.
Thanks for the post!Lauriboats - 5-14-2007 at 07:33 PM
Very cool!Wingnut - 5-15-2007 at 03:39 PM
Love the old pics. but in Burrita #4 I noticed they were hunting. Was that allowed south of the border back then? I did not know there was much call
for hunting in Baja. Is that still allowed today? Anyone know?Slowmad - 5-15-2007 at 04:26 PM
In 1952, the easiest route was to join a Mexican hunting club.
Nowadays there is a permiting process and, I believe, you need to hire a guide.
A search on this site or Google will bring you current.
Chorizo and breading-stuffed quail over a mesquite fire..
That's what I'm talkin' about.debindesert - 5-16-2007 at 12:51 PM
It just doesn't get any better. Enjoyed it so much, posting a link on MySpace. Again, thanks.Wingnut - 5-16-2007 at 03:13 PM
Thanks for the info, Slowmad. Better yet, Chorizo, Quail, Rattlesnake and Rabbit all in a white flour gravy....Hunter's stew, Baja style. YUM YUM.crbeaton - 5-20-2007 at 07:43 PM
Hello. Just wanted to say "thanks" for the comments on the video. My grandfather was Ray Haller and I found the video at my parents house recently.
I would love to find more footage but my mother claims that that is all there is. I'll keep looking! I remember Mike McMahon as a kid and have lots
of pictures as well as my grandfathers diary of one of their trips to Baja. I'll try and post some pictures soon that you haven't seen.
CharlieCaboRon - 6-3-2007 at 09:15 AM
If you do find more videos, I'm sure they would be a great hit on this site. Totally enjoyed the video..... Thanks for the posting. RonIflyfish - 6-4-2007 at 02:29 AM
Amazing footage. Thank you so much for sharing these incredible images with us. This is museum quality stuff. What a privilage to be able to join
these adventuresome men in their Baja Epics. So much more there than the typical dead fish pictures of the time.
Thanks again,
Ilfyfish
Baja Video 1952
Diver - 5-25-2008 at 08:55 AM
Check out this 1952 video from Baja !
See what places you can recognize.
Fantastic!!!! the "good ol days" for sure!!!! my first Baja vehicle was a 1946 Dodge 4x4 Ambulance (a friends, not mine) similar to the one in
this movie. I am sure that "Vince" of this board remembers that old Ambulance belonging to Chips.
Great movie-----------thanks.
barryBAJACAT - 5-25-2008 at 09:58 AM
La Panaderia(Bakery store) in Santa Rosalia...great video.I wonder what the videom from Baja will look in 2020..?Gadget - 5-25-2008 at 02:52 PM
Video from Youtube. I'd say a super 8 was the original footage.
Man, I missed it. That was Baja in its prime.
That was fantastic Diver, I'm speachless.
This site is special because of posts like that.Capt. George - 5-25-2008 at 02:59 PM
would have loved to been there...but then again, the areas I frequented in the Northeast during those years and beyond were also filled with bounty,
beauty and freedom...
I am a lucky man, even though I got to Baja so late!Vince - 5-25-2008 at 04:11 PM
Barry- I sure do remember that '46 ambulance of Chips'. In fact we had one also and before that we had a WWII Recon car, like a command car, my dad
would take us down to northern Baja in. Great memories. One time he took us in the late '40's or early '50's to San Quentein, we towed a house
trailer and bythe time we arrived, it was beat to a pulp. We found some fresh water lakes and had great fun catching bass using frogs as bait. Never
did find those lakes again.Barry A. - 5-25-2008 at 09:56 PM
Vince-------those "lakes" you refer to are a mystery to me also. Back in those days the old Military vehicles were about the only 4x4's available,
that I know of. We sure had some great times with those old gas-burning beaters!! I remember your green jeep, also-----and the trip down to the "3
horrible grades" below PuerteCitos in the late 50's--------good times!! (tho crazy) Too bad we did not have a movie camera along. the diving was fun at the cove below the second grade (1st grade???)
barryBajaWarrior - 5-26-2008 at 10:38 PM
The second guy in the beginning of the video is Mike McMahon. David K knows the names of the other guys in the video.comitan - 5-27-2008 at 10:31 AM
Gadjet
That was not super 8, didn't come out till later.Iflyfish - 5-27-2008 at 11:43 AM
Great video, love the Hot Rod Rockin sound track too. Inveterate travelers those guys.
Thanks,
IflyfishBob H - 5-28-2008 at 06:44 AM
Wow..... lots of fish from shore - nice, big ones too! Unreal.
Great video!
Bob HDavid K - 5-28-2008 at 06:52 AM
Quote:
Originally posted by BajaWarrior
The second guy in the beginning of the video is Mike McMahon. David K knows the names of the other guys in the video.
The big trip is in the book by Ralph Hanc-ck c1953 'Baja California' with Ray Haller, Mike McMahan, and Frank Alvarado. A Baja classic, for sure!Gadget - 5-28-2008 at 08:49 AM
Quote:
Originally posted by comitan
Gadjet
That was not super 8, didn't come out till later.
OK, what would be your guess then?comitan - 5-28-2008 at 10:29 AM
Just plain 8mm. Super 8 didn't come out till the late 50's or early 60's.
Baja 1952 video.
radiobirdman32 - 8-5-2008 at 12:36 PM
Wow, what a trip that video is. That is from way before my time but it sure jogged alot of memories. I am almost positive that the second guy in the
beginning is Spence Rauber, one of the first people my family met when we came to Puertecitos in 1974 or so. He is still an avid pilot (last I heard)
and now has a place in Rancho buena Vista where he loves to windsurf. I thought the first guy in the video was a guy named Wally but that is going way
back and my memory is not accurate enough to recall names of all those great folks. Please correct me if anyone knows better but I spent a good deal
of time with the Raubers up until maybe 6 or 8 years ago, so I would put money on the second guy being Spence. Thanks for the video. ArmandBajaWarrior - 8-5-2008 at 04:38 PM
Quote:
Originally posted by radiobirdman32
Wow, what a trip that video is. That is from way before my time but it sure jogged alot of memories. I am almost positive that the second guy in the
beginning is Spence Rauber, one of the first people my family met when we came to Puertecitos in 1974 or so. He is still an avid pilot (last I heard)
and now has a place in Rancho buena Vista where he loves to windsurf. I thought the first guy in the video was a guy named Wally but that is going way
back and my memory is not accurate enough to recall names of all those great folks. Please correct me if anyone knows better but I spent a good deal
of time with the Raubers up until maybe 6 or 8 years ago, so I would put money on the second guy being Spence. Thanks for the video. Armand
Go up to DavidK's post about 4 post up, he identifies each man in the beginning of the film.
BTW, welcome to the board.Skeet/Loreto - 8-5-2008 at 04:51 PM
Priceless!!!
Thanks
SkeetVince - 8-6-2008 at 12:50 PM
I loved seeing the movie again, I recognize the beach as Coyote Beach, right down from I built my place 20 years later. When we visited the same
beach by boat in the '60's, before the road, it took 2 hours for a truck to get from one end of the valley to the other (Rancho Coyote). Now it's
about 2 minutes!
San Ignacio-----La Paz---------Loreto----------Santa Rosalia-------fantastic old shots and I remember A LOT!!!
BarryDavid K - 2-26-2009 at 11:47 PM
I saw Todos Santos, too (not sure about San Ignacio, however). Heck, that was the year I was born... 1957! They had cars then???Bajahowodd - 2-26-2009 at 11:50 PM
Sheesh. I'm too lazy, unless it's a hot link.BajaNomad - 2-27-2009 at 07:24 AM
Quote:
Originally posted by Bajahowodd
I'm too lazy, unless it's a hot link.
Or, even better yet: embed it here:
BajaNomad - 2-27-2009 at 07:30 AM
This one (1952) remains a favorite as well - and has been noted previously:
David K - 2-27-2009 at 08:53 AM
Thanks Doug... the second one is a classic video showing the four guys who made the classic Baja book possible (shown at the start).
The second man in the video is Mike McMahan who created the famous Baja wall maps and wrote 'There It Is: Baja!'/ 'My Adventures in Baja' (hard back/
paper back). One of the best books on Baja travel and information about Baja... from the pre-pavement days.Paulina - 2-27-2009 at 08:54 AM
Baja looked so clean back in '57.jodiego - 2-27-2009 at 08:54 AM
I would love to hear the original audiopascuale - 8-1-2009 at 07:35 PM
Yeah, im not sure if it had sound originally. Can anyone tell where they are fishing? I like how the video tells a story but no sound is needed to
tell it. It is so much different today but so similar at the same time. Loading up the vehicle and fishing gear, getting stuck in the mud, that first
glimpse of the ocean. Meet the locals, go fishing with them, and have a blast all while consuming large quantities of Pacifico. I love it!Howard - 8-1-2009 at 08:50 PM
Very enjoyable. I beleive some of the shots were from Bay of Conception
Thank youDavid K - 8-1-2009 at 09:10 PM
The glory days of Baja when it was just being discovered... That trip is documented in the book (cover shown at the start) 'Baja California' and Mike
McMahan is one of the members of that group... famous for the Baja wall maps and his own book 'There It Is: Baja!' ('Adventures in Baja').
This video has been on Nomad before... thanks for posting for those who haven't seen it. The first truck on dirt road scene is the top of the grade
going down to El Rosario.shari - 8-1-2009 at 09:14 PM
that was really nifty thanks so much for posting it....the last bit looked either like Mulege or San Ignacio...awesome fishing eh.shari - 8-2-2009 at 08:11 AM
thanks so much for those links Doug....they answer alot of questions I had...you da bomb!
Ray Haller, Ralph Hanc-ck, Frank Alvarado and MIKE McMAHAN Video 1952
[Edited on 5-6-2011 by estebanis]estebanis - 5-5-2011 at 06:35 PM
Thanks David! Cool stuff eh?
EstebanDavid K - 5-5-2011 at 06:38 PM
Yes, it is WAY COOL... and reminds me of Baja of my youth... and of last weekend with my amigos from Baja Nomad in Arroyo El Volcan!DENNIS - 5-5-2011 at 06:40 PM
Thanks for the correction, David. Neat video.
Came across this one as well
Skipjack Joe - 5-5-2011 at 07:17 PM
Curt63 - 5-5-2011 at 08:27 PM
Real nice Skipjack. Enjoyed thatestebanis - 5-5-2011 at 09:10 PM
Very nice! I have seen almost all of them critters in my comings and goings above and below...
David look I fixed it
EstebanDavid K - 5-6-2011 at 06:53 AM
10-4, my 'correcting post' removed! BajaNomad - 11-9-2011 at 08:36 PM
Bump...pappy - 11-11-2011 at 05:22 PM
thanks slowmad! i have and read mike's books many a time, loving the old school trucks and adventures. would love to have been along with those guys
in that time! simple, clean, fun. what an era!vgabndo - 11-11-2011 at 09:03 PM
When I watched the original video, this popped up as something I might be interested in. Wow, I was. 1949.
THE 4 most important spots on the Pacific coast of Baja
The audio gets better, but is not real good.
HISTORIC 1952 Baja Footage
Ken Cooke - 1-5-2012 at 03:11 PM
By CR Beaton This is a short movie made by my grandfather "Ray Haller" in 1952. He and his friends made a trek down from California to Baja California to fish,
hunt and explore this region.
[Edited on 1-6-2012 by BajaNomad]David K - 1-5-2012 at 04:58 PM
Nice to see these again Ken... The second man at the start of the movie is Mike McMahan of the Baja wall maps and book fame. His daughter Ginger took
over the updating of Tom Miller's 'The Baja Book' and published the 4th edition. Ginger's husband was Chuck Potter who published that book as well as
Jimmy Smith's book... it's a small world of Baja lovers!bacquito - 1-5-2012 at 05:19 PM
WOW, your grandad was a pioneer! Thanks for sharing
ken
captkw - 1-5-2012 at 05:45 PM
hola,,that was awsome..I did get a xmas pres. this year !! that made ,my month,,do you know, how far south they went aND WAS THAT THE MULEGE,river
??? hope its not copyrighted,,I saved it in REAL PLAYER,,that will be shared around some baja camp fire's....THANK"S...K&T
[Edited on 1-6-2012 by captkw]
[Edited on 1-6-2012 by captkw]David K - 1-5-2012 at 05:49 PM
Quote:
Originally posted by bacquito
WOW, your grandad was a pioneer! Thanks for sharing
It was CR Beaton's grandad... but I am sure Ken's was a pioneer, too!bajafreaks - 1-5-2012 at 08:05 PM
Very cool video, I dig the music too.watizname - 1-6-2012 at 10:02 AM
Too cherry for wordsKen Cooke - 1-6-2012 at 12:44 PM
Quote:
Originally posted by David K
Quote:
Originally posted by bacquito
WOW, your grandad was a pioneer! Thanks for sharing
It was CR Beaton's grandad... but I am sure Ken's was a pioneer, too!
He certainly was. Here is the back cover of his book "Trouble On The Trail" - Neal Johns helped me locate this book on-line which is hand-signed by
my GrandFather!
[Edited on 1-6-2012 by Ken Cooke]David K - 1-6-2012 at 12:52 PM
Awesome!Ken Cooke - 1-6-2012 at 01:01 PM
Quote:
Originally posted by David K
Awesome!
A little bit of family history to share with everyone.David K - 1-6-2012 at 01:07 PM
Thanks!
the diving was fun at the cove below the second grade (1st grade???)
