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Only Warm & Fuzzy Baja Stuff Here! (Part 1)

David K - 6-19-2009 at 05:30 PM

Peace, Love and Fish Tacos... right?

Okay, so let's see...

Let's play a game, shall we?!

You older Nomads have seen these photos before, so it will be easy (maybe). The newbies to Nomad can show us their Baja savy by answering!

Name where these photos are taken... the more specific the higher the points (WHERE/ WHO)! (Point system still be designed later):light:

Let's start with 12 random photos... a couple are give-a-ways!

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LisaR. - 6-19-2009 at 05:53 PM

I'll take the easy ones...

#3 Campo Rene is on Punta Abreojos ('tho I've never been there)

#4 is over the Bahia Concepcion. Not sure what what beach the picture is taken from (its been quite a few years since I've been there), but I know the artwork on the mountain is directly behind Playa Requison.

#5 is the Gustav Eiffel designed church in Santa Rosalia.

#9 is El Arco in Cabo San Lucas.

I'll have to think about the rest...

fishbuck - 6-19-2009 at 05:58 PM

#1 is easy. Rock pile in the middle of nowhere that no one knows about except DavidK and a few Jesuit priests. But I don't think the priest are going to tell you...
But maybe it's El Camino Real.:cool:

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Oggie - 6-19-2009 at 06:03 PM

#8 is Rancho San Gregorio just south east of San Borja.

[Edited on 6-20-2009 by Oggie]

Curt63 - 6-19-2009 at 06:08 PM

#2 is San Roque , I visited Shari there 2 weeks ago!

cardonhugger - 6-19-2009 at 06:27 PM

So where's the photos, names and GPS to all the SPECIAL surf spots out in them there parts, Cowboy???

Uh,
Aloha

David K - 6-19-2009 at 09:57 PM

Wow, the newbies are doing great! (LisaR. and Oggie)

Curt63: 'The abandoned, haunted church of San Roque' would be the full description for the most points... But, you win that one because there's not too much else in San Roque!

Fishbuck: I should give you a 'time out' for an "of course it's the Camino Real" dumb answer... LOL. But, I won't because you didn't mention the red light (Zona Norte) district of Tijuana.

A hint on the Camino Real photo: Search recent posts by Neal Johns! Tell me where that marker rock is.

Aloha cardonhugger: There are no special surf spots, sorry... Try the North Shore of Oahu! ;D

LisaR. - 6-19-2009 at 10:09 PM

I have a few more (thanks for the tip on #1).

#1 is an El Camino Real marker south of Mission San Borja.

#6 is San Juan de Dios, a visiting station of Mission San Fernando.

#10 is a shrimp boat blown by a hurricane behind Bahia Santa Maria.

That's all I can figure out for now, but I love a challenge, so I may keep trying!

David K - 6-19-2009 at 10:34 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by LisaR.
I have a few more (thanks for the tip on #1).

#1 is an El Camino Real marker south of Mission San Borja.

#6 is San Juan de Dios, a visiting station of Mission San Fernando.

#10 is a shrimp boat blown by a hurricane behind Bahia Santa Maria.

That's all I can figure out for now, but I love a challenge, so I may keep trying!


Excellent!!!

Of interest, the visita of San Juan de Dios was plowed over by a farmer last year. The photo was taken in 2000. The shrimp boat photo was from 1967 after the hurricane/ chubasco that messed up San Felipe and blew that boat way into the salt flats, 20 miles south. Some of the transmission is still there, it looked like. Most of the boat disappeared in the 80's.

fishbuck - 6-19-2009 at 11:59 PM

"Fishbuck: I should give you a 'time out' for an "of course it's the Camino Real" dumb answer... LOL. But, I won't because you didn't mention the red light (Zona Norte) district of Tijuana." From DK

Well I didn't mention it because everyone already knows the Camino Real goes to the Zona Norte...duh

And I think #7 is AGUA VERDE.

arbee - 6-20-2009 at 07:02 AM

#11, going up from La Turquesa canyon towards hwy. one.

arbee - 6-20-2009 at 07:04 AM

Ken, I beat you by one minute.

Ken Cooke - 6-20-2009 at 07:06 AM

Number 11 is the road from San Luis Gonzaga Bay to Hwy 1 via La Turquesa Mine. :bounce:

For authenticity's sake...here are a few Turquesa photos of my own.



Ken Cooke - 6-20-2009 at 07:08 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by arbee
Ken, I beat you by one minute.


That's okay, amigo. That is some beautiful country back there.
I can't wait to go back.

arbee - 6-20-2009 at 07:20 AM

It is a great place. The first time I went down from the top on a dirtbike there wasn't a trail at the bottom. We had to pick our way through in 100 degree heat.

David K - 6-20-2009 at 07:46 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by fishbuck
"Fishbuck: I should give you a 'time out' for an "of course it's the Camino Real" dumb answer... LOL. But, I won't because you didn't mention the red light (Zona Norte) district of Tijuana." From DK

Well I didn't mention it because everyone already knows the Camino Real goes to the Zona Norte...duh

And I think #7 is AGUA VERDE.





Nope, this is a 'historic' photo showing Hwy. 1 long before graders and pavement, in Mike McMahan's book.

The location is Bahia Concepcion (at high tide)... The same location is now used to access Playa Coyote as the highway was built high above the cliff... Photo below taken 50 years later (at high tide):

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Ken Cooke - 6-20-2009 at 07:47 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by arbee
It is a great place. The first time I went down from the top on a dirtbike there wasn't a trail at the bottom. We had to pick our way through in 100 degree heat.


I believe it! These photos were taken on a day in NOvember and it was easily 85 deg.F

David K - 6-20-2009 at 07:52 AM

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Originally posted by arbee
#11, going up from La Turquesa canyon towards hwy. one.


Correct... and the brave soul in the Land Rover is 'The squarecircle'... assisited by TW and friends!

He made it to the top and out to Hwy. 1... When I shared this exciting news with Kacey Smith (who detailed this as her 'XR Ride Up' in her GPS Guidebook)... she was not happy!

Well, it was a mine road before it became a m/c trail... Roy just showed it could be a road again!

David K - 6-20-2009 at 07:56 AM

Number 12 remains... I thought that would be an early guess! You guys really are surprising me!

I like your photos Ken, thanks!

rpleger - 6-20-2009 at 10:29 AM

#12

El Patron, out by the Mulegé lighthouse a few years ago.

David K - 6-20-2009 at 10:35 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by rpleger
#12

El Patron, out by the Mulegé lighthouse a few years ago.


That's a big 10-4... almost two years ago: July, 2007

What a great place... It had atmospher, good food and cold Pacificos!

Thanks for participating!

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David K - 6-20-2009 at 11:21 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by rpleger
#12

El Patron, out by the Mulegé lighthouse a few years ago.


Here is a photo of El Patron and the lighthose in the background we took...

David K - 6-21-2009 at 09:26 AM

Part 2 of 'Only Warm & Fuzzy Baja Stuff' is here: http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=39391

Any of you Mulege Nomads have an answer for soulpatch?