Natalie Ann - 9-6-2004 at 11:03 AM
Here are a few more photos of the Colorado River and the areas where it enters the Sea of Cortez.
Natalie Ann - 9-6-2004 at 11:04 AM
Well, this seems to be where we hit open Sea.
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Natalie Ann - 9-6-2004 at 11:05 AM
The softness of this particular picture is exactly how it looked at the fog set in soon to be followed by rain, snow, ice.
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Natalie Ann - 9-6-2004 at 11:06 AM
Natalie Ann - 9-6-2004 at 11:07 AM
elgatoloco - 9-6-2004 at 11:31 AM
Very nice photos of a seldom seen area!
Thanks!!!!!!!!1
elizabeth - 9-6-2004 at 11:47 AM
Wow...incredibly beautiful photos.
Thank you...
Cyndarouh - 9-6-2004 at 12:09 PM
Really enjoyed the pics. Thank You
Great pictures
academicanarchist - 9-6-2004 at 03:44 PM
Really great pics.
David K - 9-6-2004 at 04:29 PM
Outstanding photos Natalie, thank you!
Natalie:
movinguy - 9-6-2004 at 07:39 PM
When were these taken?
Last time I drove through Yuma the river level was pretty low - so much water being sucked out of the Colorado . . .
Natalie Ann - 9-6-2004 at 07:55 PM
They were taken either early February 2004 or on our return in early March 2004. And thanks everyone for the nice remarks; I always pass them on to
the photographer, mi esposo.
[Edited on 9-7-2004 by Natalie Ann]
David K - 9-6-2004 at 08:06 PM
Natalie, these views are only available to you bird people with the power of flight... Thanks for sharing them... the top of the gulf is such a
mystery area. One of the world's most extreme tides occurs there. Once upon a time, shallow draft river boats could navigate up to Yuma. I believe the
only water above sea level is agricultural waste and drainage. Perhaps a heavy rain season in the west will let some fresh water reach the gulf,
again?
Mike Humfreville - 9-6-2004 at 08:30 PM
There was a time a while back (maybe 1980's?) where the Rio Hardy flushed out a bunch of houses along Hwy 5 south of Mexicali. This was somewhere
around Cucapa Mestizos and Terranos Indios (pg N-8 of the Baja Almanac). Apparently the Rio Colorado had had a lot of rain for several years and
just couldn't be controlled. The folks in this area south of the border had to relocate several hundred meters to higher ground for some time. Since
then they're all back in their original abodes. You'll remember this as the first set of big turns 40 k or so south of Mexicali, where the rio Hardy
swings right up to the highway. Campo Mosquido is just to the south. Who would name a campo Mosquido?
mcgyver - 9-7-2004 at 06:19 PM
The water presently in the river in those pictures is leakage from the canal system over around Wellton. It is excess and no one worried about it
until a few years ago, now the ripartan vegatation has come back ,there are deer and lots of birds, endangered birds! the canal district wants to shut
the water off now but the Cucapa indians who own the area want it left as is, the is a big law suit about it going through courts now, the indians
position is that if the US shuts off the water they will be destroying rare plants and grasses, endangered birds such as the "Yuma Rail" and many
others. The Cucapa's have developed a tourist trade out of taking bird watchers and enviro's back there to see all the miracle of restoration of the
lower Colorado river Ripartan area. One of the local indian girls has graudated from collage and is making this her lifes work, there is a book out
about it but I can't locate it right now. Any way she and others have got all the Mexican and Us authorites all stired up and this will not end with a
loss for the indians because they have the Casino indians behind them now. If you are interested in seeing this area you can get tours at the Center
Communidad Indigena Cucapa just past Rio Hardy, there is an Indian Museo there also. Don't try any of those dirt roads with out guides, you ain't seen
stuck yet!!
You will be surprised at all you will see!
mcgyver - 9-8-2004 at 06:45 AM
The book is "RED DELTA" fighting for life at the end of the Colorado River.
By Charles Bregman, Pub. 10/01/02
Paperback.
I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in Baja and the enviroment.
And it goes a long way into proving that "Indians are not dumb"
BTW Natalie the pictures are just FAB!!!
Excellent!!!
BajaCactus - 9-8-2004 at 07:55 PM
Beautiful pictures Natalie.... thank you for sharing them...
foto request... ?
gringorio - 9-9-2004 at 11:49 AM
Hi Natalie,
They are great photos! I was wondering you'd be interested in submitting one of them for the www.BajaCaliforniaConservation.org home page? (see my post about the photo submission request here: http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=5341)
Thanks for sharing,
gringorio
burro bob - 9-9-2004 at 03:58 PM
Mike
The people that would name a campo "Mosqueda" are ones that have that as their last name. It doesn't mean mosquito. It is a very nice campo on the
Rio Hardy.
I read a summary of a geology paper once that said that the bluffs of Pete camp in San Felipe are made from deposits of the Colorado river. It used to
be a whole lot bigger at one time.
Natalie
Thanks for the photos of a very important ecosystem. I think I need to see more of this area from sea level. I understand that this area is easily
done in kayak, from Campo Mosqueda.
burro bob
mcgyver - 9-9-2004 at 05:49 PM
Burro Bob, To really appreceiate the area read the book "Red Delta" before going, it is a new book but most libarys have it.
The Cucapa's at the Campos there can tell you of the hidden spots that are wildlife edens. When Fort Yuma was first started they gave the steamboats a
hard time to pass up the Colorado.
Natalie Ann - 9-10-2004 at 02:03 PM
Gringorio - I'm currently in Baja Sur, but those particular photos (along with many other excellent ones) are the work of my husband,
Steve Warner. I've sent him a note about this - he was already going to submit one.... just difficult to settle on only one.
You might email him personally at
stevewarner222 at yahoo.com
I'm looking forward to seeing the results on your website. And thanks so much for requesting a photo; that's really nice of you.
Markitos - 9-11-2004 at 08:43 AM
I cant imagin what that area must have looked like 100 years ago.
Even still it's amazing!! Thanks Nat! And kayaking there would be Amazing also 
nice!
synch - 9-20-2004 at 08:43 AM
Great color and forms!
photos
gringorio - 9-20-2004 at 09:56 AM
Natalie Ann,
i tried the email but it was returned. if you can pass the message on asking about a photo submission that would be great!
thanks!
gringorio
Gringorio
Natalie Ann - 9-20-2004 at 11:43 AM
I believe he sent you one photo from him and one from me yesterday. He also said he sent you an email telling you where he had posted some other
choices for you to look at.... the password is between you and him, to secure the photos.
If you have NOT received photos yet, let me know at natalieann222@yahoo.com. I will be in touch with Steve tonight.
If you HAVE received photos as of today, never mind. Either way, your website is a great one and, again, I'm really looking forward to it's new look
in October.
David K - 9-20-2004 at 04:19 PM
Natalie, to prevent automatic spammers from seeing your email address, use *at* instead of @ in your address posted publically. Like mine:
info*at*vivabaja.com. *at* = @