BajaNomad - Introduction and pictures (I hope)

Introduction and pictures (I hope)

dtbushpilot - 7-28-2008 at 04:01 PM

I've posted a few times on the board but haven't been able to figure out how to post pictures. I think I might have it figured out now.

Hello Nomads, I am dtbushpilot, also known as David and along with my lovely wife Jill we have been traveling the Baja peninsula for a number of years. We are fortunate to own a beachfront condo in Buena Vista and have gone on many adventures on the back roads of Baja.

As you might imagine, we have lots of pictures so I would like to share a few to introduce ourselves to the rest of you.

dtbushpilot

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Jill

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A pretty girl with a fishing pole and our condo

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Bahia Asuncion, courtesy of Shari

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The view from our balcony

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Life doesn't get much better than this.......dt

bajajudy - 7-28-2008 at 04:19 PM

Nice looking bull...the fish of course
Welcome aboard
If you get down to San Jose, please stop by to say HOLA

Bienvenidos :dudette:

Bajaboy - 7-28-2008 at 04:19 PM

Welcome to the board and we look forward to your contributions.

Zac

Cypress - 7-28-2008 at 04:33 PM

dtbushpilot, Thanks for the pictures.

BajaGringo - 7-28-2008 at 04:34 PM

Welcome David and Jill. Pull up a chair, kick off your shoes and I'll buy the first round...

Osprey - 7-28-2008 at 06:19 PM

You are already a hit with me, your La Ribera neighbor, for not using PILOTESE --- that strange pilotspeak that Capt Mike (and some other birdmen) use. Don't do it. It is rude, exclusionary, arrogant, inexcusable.

So far, so good. Welcome. We will continue to speak to you in whole words, no acronyms, no shortcuts, no BS, just straight English (and some Españole from bi linguals) and we encourage you to do the same.

UnoMas - 7-28-2008 at 06:54 PM

Welcome to the board David and Jill, sure I will see you in a local taco stand. :lol:

A neighbor to the North in L.B.
Nice Dorado Too.

DianaT - 7-28-2008 at 07:04 PM

Hi, welcome, love the pics.

Is that picture from Bahia Asuncion from the Fishing Tournament at last years Fiesta?

Think that is where we met you?????

Diane and John

dtbushpilot - 7-28-2008 at 07:44 PM

Yes, that was the fishing tournament and fiesta and we recall meeting you and John. Juan and I didn't win the tournament but we had a great time trying. Juan and Shari are great hosts and we consider ourselves fortunate to have met them.

We were there about a month ago and noticed that you had new neighbors....dt

ELINVESTIG8R - 7-28-2008 at 07:50 PM

Bienvenido you guys!

Sharksbaja - 7-29-2008 at 01:27 AM

Nice catch! The fish is cool too!

Welcome Bushpilot, got any backroad pics to share? Obviously you fly, still?

Iflyfish - 7-29-2008 at 04:26 AM

Great pics, keep em coming.

Iflyfish

dtbushpilot - 7-29-2008 at 06:18 AM

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Originally posted by Sharksbaja
Nice catch! The fish is cool too!

Welcome Bushpilot, got any backroad pics to share? Obviously you fly, still?

Yes sharks, quite a catch...
I have lots of back road pictures and still fly (Cessna 180) although not as often as in the past. It seems that we always have a ton of stuff to bring down with us these days.

I'll try to post a trip report from Malirimo Beach....

capt. mike - 7-29-2008 at 06:26 AM

"It is rude, exclusionary, arrogant, inexcusable"

osprey - you come off like a sad, bitter, jealous, old, tired, friendless curmudgeon. how classless.

ok, on to more interesting stuff....

DT - what do you fly and where are you basing?
if you want to talk in so called "Pilotese" whatever that is - go ahead, say what you like in the manner you like, a few insensate knotheads :barf:

here and there don't make the rules last time i checked.

shari - 7-29-2008 at 06:33 AM

chill out Mike...insulting is not pretty either!

Hey David & Jill...great to see you posting and LOVE the pics....I can attest to Jill being THE BOMB! We had a great time together and always look forward to your visits. I'll miss drinking wine from water bottles with you this year Jill at the tournament but I have a feeling that BArbarena will ply me with paralysers to cheer me up!
I also want to add that it's really nice when a new nomad introduces him/herself...especially with pictures so there is no hiding out behind a boardname...good, honest, normal nomads are refreshing and welcome.

[Edited on 7-29-2008 by shari]

dtbushpilot - 7-29-2008 at 07:35 AM

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Originally posted by capt. mike
"It is rude, exclusionary, arrogant, inexcusable"

osprey - you come off like a sad, bitter, jealous, old, tired, friendless curmudgeon. how classless.

ok, on to more interesting stuff....

DT - what do you fly and where are you basing?
if you want to talk in so called "Pilotese" whatever that is - go ahead, say what you like in the manner you like, a few insensate knotheads :barf:

here and there don't make the rules last time i checked.

I guess I'm not sure what "pilotese" is but I'll try to avoid it anyway.

We are based in Farmington New Mexico and fly a Cessna 180. In the past we flew down often and to most of the out of the way dirt strips. We really enjoy the adventure but now that we have a place in Buena Vista it seems that it's more about the destination than the journey. We usually leave the plane at Punta Pescadero when we fly down.

Reeljob - 7-29-2008 at 08:05 AM

Welcome.

I have a place in Cabo & go back and forth all the time.

Check your U2U

DianaT - 7-29-2008 at 08:29 AM

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Originally posted by dtbushpilot

I'll try to post a trip report from Malirimo Beach....

Really interested in that. We have not gone out there, yet, but really want to do so.

Diane

dtbushpilot - 7-29-2008 at 10:07 AM

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Originally posted by jdtrotter

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Originally posted by dtbushpilot

I'll try to post a trip report from Malirimo Beach....

Really interested in that. We have not gone out there, yet, but really want to do so.

Diane

I'll try to get it done today.....dt

BajaGringo - 7-29-2008 at 10:21 AM

Farmington, NM, eh? I spent a couple days there some time ago and I recall a great little golf course I played while there.

If Shari likes you guys, then you are alright in my book...

dtbushpilot - 7-29-2008 at 10:42 AM

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Originally posted by BajaGringo
Farmington, NM, eh? I spent a couple days there some time ago and I recall a great little golf course I played while there.

If Shari likes you guys, then you are alright in my book...

I appreciate Shari's endorsement....

Pinon Hills Golf course is said to be one of the best municipal courses in the country but I haven't been bitten by the "pasture pool" bug yet. I already have enough expensive bad habits.....

BTW, We will be happy to take you up on that "first round" when we meet....dt

BajaGringo - 7-29-2008 at 11:30 AM

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Originally posted by dtbushpilot

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Our door is always open - message me if you will be passing by. Look forward to it...

Lindalou - 7-29-2008 at 12:14 PM

The pictures will not come up on my screen. It says they have been moved or deleted. What am I doing wrong?

capt. mike - 7-29-2008 at 01:53 PM

"We are based in Farmington New Mexico and fly a Cessna 180. In the past we flew down often and to most of the out of the way dirt strips. We really enjoy the adventure but now that we have a place in Buena Vista it seems that it's more about the destination than the journey. We usually leave the plane at Punta Pescadero when we fly down."

sweet. have you attended the 180-185 club group fly ins Marlin holds at mulege in spring most years? they are a gas. i have met many T draggers at those. let me know when you plan the next hop south we want to visit friends at El Rincon who base a 185 there. Right now it is up in BC on floats!

i fly right over Farmington enroute to landing at La Plata Co. from where we go to a small cabin 1/2 way to pagosa springs.

dtbushpilot - 7-29-2008 at 02:03 PM

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Originally posted by capt. mike
"We are based in Farmington New Mexico and fly a Cessna 180. In the past we flew down often and to most of the out of the way dirt strips. We really enjoy the adventure but now that we have a place in Buena Vista it seems that it's more about the destination than the journey. We usually leave the plane at Punta Pescadero when we fly down."

sweet. have you attended the 180-185 club group fly ins Marlin holds at mulege in spring most years? they are a gas. i have met many T draggers at those. let me know when you plan the next hop south we want to visit friends at El Rincon who base a 185 there. Right now it is up in BC on floats!

i fly right over Farmington enroute to landing at La Plata Co. from where we go to a small cabin 1/2 way to pagosa springs.

I've been to a couple of the 180/185 club fly ins in Baja and a few with the Baja Bush Pilots. Always lots of fun.
The Durango to Pagosa area is some real nice country, a nice ride on a Harley.....dt

bacquito - 7-29-2008 at 03:19 PM

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Originally posted by RichnLinda
The pictures will not come up on my screen. It says they have been moved or deleted. What am I doing wrong?

Ya, me too!!

dtbushpilot - 7-29-2008 at 04:06 PM

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Originally posted by bacquito

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Originally posted by RichnLinda
The pictures will not come up on my screen. It says they have been moved or deleted. What am I doing wrong?

Ya, me too!!

Well, I think I screwed up. I'm new to picture posting and I deleted these from the Photobucket site before I uploaded the Malarimo trip report pictures. I didn't realize that they would be deleted here as well. Strangely enough, they still come up on my computer when I open the forum but I tried to open it on a different computer and the pics had been deleted.

Does anybody have any advise?

thanks....dt

DianaT - 7-29-2008 at 04:13 PM

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Originally posted by dtbushpilot

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Originally posted by bacquito

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Originally posted by RichnLinda
The pictures will not come up on my screen. It says they have been moved or deleted. What am I doing wrong?

Ya, me too!!

I also learned the hard way that if you delete the photo from photobucket, it is gone, gone, gone.

You could go back and upload the photos back on photobucket and then edit your first post. Remove all of the old img links and add the new ones.

Good Luck
Diane

dtbushpilot - 7-29-2008 at 04:19 PM

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Originally posted by jdtrotter

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Originally posted by dtbushpilot

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Originally posted by bacquito

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Originally posted by RichnLinda
The pictures will not come up on my screen. It says they have been moved or deleted. What am I doing wrong?

Ya, me too!!

Thanks Diane,
I saved them to an album in Photobucket so I'm not really sure why they were deleted from the forum. I opened it and re-sent them to the forum.

Did you see the Malarimo trip report?.....dt

DianaT - 7-29-2008 at 04:30 PM

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Originally posted by dtbushpilot

Thanks Diane,
I saved them to an album in Photobucket so I'm not really sure why they were deleted from the forum. I opened it and re-sent them to the forum.

Did you see the Malarimo trip report?.....dt

Did you move the photos to an album AFTER you started this thread and posted the img links here? If so, I THINK that changes the link---but since you have them in the album, it should be easier to repost them.

Saw you report just a few minutes ago---thanks, it is good. We want to wait until our son can come down---want two vehicles!

Thanks
Diane

On edit --- I see you started a new thread with the pictures. You can go back to the beginning of this thread, hit the edit button, delete the links, and add the replacement ones.

[Edited on 7-29-2008 by jdtrotter]

dtbushpilot - 7-29-2008 at 04:38 PM

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Originally posted by grover
Hi David,

you used image tags [ img ]pictureURL[ /img ]

to tell this board's software to fetch from photobucket, and render(display) them here.

Then you moved them around on photobucket, without changing the URLs in your post to the new location.

They never were here; that is called an "attachment", which uploads to Doug's server where this site is hosted(50kb limit each) and most importantly uses Doug's bandwidth that he pays for to fetch them.

The reason you still see them on the one computer is because they are stored in your browser "cache." If you tell Internet Explorer/Firefox to clear that cache, they'll disappear.

Mark

Thanks for the info Mark,

Should I have posted them to the Forum in a different way from the Photobucket site?

dtbushpilot - 7-29-2008 at 04:46 PM

Well, It's taken me a while to figure out as much as I have which isn't much, I'm a bit "computer challenged". The reason I went with Photobucket was that I saw it mentioned on this site and frankly, it took quite some time just to get as far as I am.

What would be an easier option for someone with VERY limited computer skills?

Thanks....dt

dtbushpilot - 7-29-2008 at 05:51 PM

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Originally posted by grover
http://imageshack.us/
http://www.imgsync.com/

Neither one of those 2 require registration/albums/javascript, but I think they have it. I just load an image and copy the "direct link" url that comes back. Sometimes I use the multiploader in imageshack; it needs javascript.

This one
http://tinypic.com/

needs javascript enabled in your browser or it won't load.

I've noticed you leaving an extra set of image tags around your photos; only one is needed to make it work here, lower or upper case letters.

I don't know anything about the image tags. On the Photobucket site I copied the address and pasted it on the "insert an image" tab and that is how it comes up on the Forum.

I really am just "winging it" and appreciate your help.

When I re-posted the Introduction pictures then returned to the home page on Photobucket I'm guessing they were deleted again even though they show up on my computer.

I'll keep trying, thanks....dt

Udo - 7-29-2008 at 06:11 PM

May I add a post-script?

We in the NOMAD forum LOVE seeing photos posted of whatever involves BAJA.
Would it be possible for our moderator gods to simplify the photo posting process?
Many of us have gone through the three-ring-circus that it takes to post. If it were easier to post the photos, I am positive we would see more of them. [Perhaps our moderator gods will now say that many more photos will overwhelm our puny server).

Barbareno - 7-30-2008 at 04:35 AM

Darn, I missed the photo's as well. I want to see what we are up against in the Asuncion Tourny.

I plan on taking loads of pictures and would love to post here. If all else fails we'll get Shari to post em.

Barb

David K - 7-30-2008 at 06:39 AM

dt, look at the post and first reply in this thread to explain how to post a photo on Nomad: http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=24603

shari - 7-30-2008 at 06:57 AM

How does bloody decks set up their photo posting...it is sooooo easy and you can post 10 pictures by just clicking on browse and upload and the photos come out all together on your post...it's really easy and wold be a fantastic improvement to nomad.

capt. mike - 7-30-2008 at 07:07 AM

"I've been to a couple of the 180/185 club fly ins in Baja and a few with the Baja Bush Pilots. Always lots of fun.
The Durango to Pagosa area is some real nice country, a nice ride on a Harley.....dt "

done it a lot, was a regular every year at the 4 corners ralley up until 2004 when a left turning cage totaled my custom softail modded to a dresser in centro PHX and left me in the hospital 4 nights and surgeries later.

so last great ride for us is baja. it's on the list DT, why not join us? my flying bud from vegas area has several bikes and is going to put me on one of his roadies. we want to ride south and ferry over to mainland and do copper canyon. likely a fall trip but which year........dunno.

dtbushpilot - 7-30-2008 at 07:21 AM

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Originally posted by Barbareno
Darn, I missed the photo's as well. I want to see what we are up against in the Asuncion Tourny.

I plan on taking loads of pictures and would love to post here. If all else fails we'll get Shari to post em.

Barb

I re-posted the pictures on the forum under Introduction and pictures#2. I think they are still there....dt

dtbushpilot - 7-30-2008 at 07:39 AM

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Originally posted by capt. mike
"I've been to a couple of the 180/185 club fly ins in Baja and a few with the Baja Bush Pilots. Always lots of fun.
The Durango to Pagosa area is some real nice country, a nice ride on a Harley.....dt "

done it a lot, was a regular every year at the 4 corners ralley up until 2004 when a left turning cage totaled my custom softail modded to a dresser in centro PHX and left me in the hospital 4 nights and surgeries later.

so last great ride for us is baja. it's on the list DT, why not join us? my flying bud from vegas area has several bikes and is going to put me on one of his roadies. we want to ride south and ferry over to mainland and do copper canyon. likely a fall trip but which year........dunno.

Sounds like fun.
We race off-road motorcycles and I've always wanted to do some Baja touring. I don't have anything between the Harley and my KTM pre-runner but I could probably modify the KTM pretty easily.

We raced the Baja 1000 in 2007. Being the senior (read sponsor) member of the team I was selected (I insisted) to ride the last leg into Cabo for the finish. We finished 8th in our class (out of 55 in the open sportsman class) and actually made the podium. We felt pretty good considering it was our first Baja race. My son rode solo this year in the 500. Bike problems slowed him down but he was able to finish the race. We will be competing in the Vegas to Reno race in August.

Let me know if you decide to make the Mexico ride happen, I'd like to tag along...dt