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Moto Trip Pictures – San Ignacio to the Cape and back

Blair - 4-27-2012 at 01:54 PM

April 14 – 23, five riders, eight days, 1,436 miles:

http://s36.photobucket.com/albums/e12/bfaulwetter/Facebook/A...


Day 1 – San Ignacio to Lopez Mateos - Through San Juanico
Day 2 - Lopez Mateos to La Ventana - Through Mision San Luis Gonzaga, San Evaristo, and La Paz
Day 3 - La Ventana to Todos Santos - Via east cape to SJD, then NW over mountains to Todos Santos
Day 4 - Todos Santos to La Paz - Northeast over mountains
Day 5 - La Paz to San Carlos - Through San Evaristo and Cd Constitución
Day 6 - San Carlos to Loreto - Through San Javier
Day 7 – Loreto to Mulege - Through La Purisma/San Isidro, Guajademi & Mulege
Day 8 – Mulege to San Ignacio - On the pavement; too tired to do anything else

Highlights:

Hitting a sheep west of San Javier – not a good experience on a dirt bike. We found that sheep cost 1,250 pesos and make your bike stop in a hurry.

The road between San Isidro and Mulege (I call it Guajademi) – some very hard sections on a bike, but very well worth it. Nice to see remote areas of Baja still exist. Thanks to those on this site that helped me research this.

Very long trip on a bike but well worth it.
Toward the end I told myself this was my last Baja bike trip; now I’m sitting here planning the next one – I’m screwed.

[Edited on 4-27-2012 by Blair]

Blair - 4-27-2012 at 02:04 PM

Another interesting encounter was this guy. I ran across him in San Isidro just east of La Purisma. He is walking from Ensenada to the Cape with two burros. I didnt get much time with him but I'm thinking there is more to the story. Anybody ever seen him?



Heres his gear:

Blair - 4-27-2012 at 02:07 PM

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Originally posted by David K
Hi Blair, the link is to a 'Private Album', so none of us can see it. Please post the photos here using the [IMG] code link under each picture, or change your settings to allow public viewing... Thank you!


Oops, I changed it to public - thanks David

David K - 4-27-2012 at 02:28 PM

Not a problem Blair!

You can reverse the order the photos are shown in your album, too! Just go to your album, and click ORGANIZE! :light: You can go from Newest First (the way I think yours are now, to Oldest first or Alpha by filename to have them appear in the order they were taken on your camera... :tumble:

Blair - 4-27-2012 at 02:40 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by David K
Not a problem Blair!

You can reverse the order the photos are shown in your album, too! Just go to your album, and click ORGANIZE! :light: You can go from Newest First (the way I think yours are now, to Oldest first or Alpha by filename to have them appear in the order they were taken on your camera... :tumble:


Done!

shari - 4-27-2012 at 03:01 PM

great trip Blair...was the walking man (I LOVE his sombrero) mexicano? nice luggage racks all right.

Blair - 4-27-2012 at 03:14 PM

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Originally posted by shari
great trip Blair...was the walking man (I LOVE his sombrero) mexicano? nice luggage racks all right.


Yes Shari he was quite Mexican. In hindshght I wish I had spent more time with him but we were running late. He said he had been walking for 45 days.

[Edited on 4-27-2012 by Blair]

Cypress - 4-27-2012 at 03:26 PM

Neat! The flat hat. Thanks.:biggrin:

Cyanide41 - 4-28-2012 at 09:46 AM

Thanks for the pic Blair.

[Edited on 4-28-2012 by Cyanide41]

shari - 4-28-2012 at 12:21 PM

I wonder what "quite Mexican" means. Juan sometimes looks over my shoulder at the threads and made a point that maybe he's mexican american because no baja mexicano in their right mind would be walking like that...osea...no mexicano would have nothing better to do than walk to Cabo and I gotta say...he probably has a point. It just didnt make sense to Juan.

So this of course makes me more curious about this guy...his sombrero isnt really typico for a ranchero type. Perhaps you have some other hints from your short conversation with him Blair that would shed some light on this?

....so keep your eyes peeled for this hombre nomads and try to find out what his story is...a challenge to you all...I know how you all step up to the plate for solving mysteries!!!:spingrin:

DianaT - 4-28-2012 at 12:28 PM

GREAT pictures and looks like you had a great time.

I know you wish you had spent more time with the man who is walking---I just hate it when I have after thoughts like that! I should have -----

Maybe someone else will meet up with him. Your photo of him is a real classic!

desertcpl - 4-28-2012 at 12:34 PM

Very Very nice, thanks for sharing

Blair - 4-28-2012 at 01:45 PM

As for the walking man, he spoke no english (at least not to me) and he seemed to be very knowledgeable of the missions. He was obviously an explorer of some type and had an air of sophistication about him. He had just completed the ~65 mile road between Mulege and San Isidro (I call it Guajademi).

BajaBlanca - 4-28-2012 at 02:47 PM

what an amazing trip ...that is quite a distance you covered !

Bob H - 4-28-2012 at 02:48 PM

Absolutely loved your photos! What a great trip report, thanks.

Curt63 - 4-28-2012 at 06:45 PM

What a trip! Great pics. Thanks for sharing the good times!

islandhop - 4-29-2012 at 02:23 PM

Hey Blair, Do you use any goop (slime etc) in your tires or what is the best. I'm doing a trip soon. thanks

El Vergel - 4-29-2012 at 02:33 PM

Great Trip Report thank you for the share. Wonderful pics and .... very Intriguing!

Blair - 4-29-2012 at 05:58 PM

Islandhop, slime helps for small holes (cactus) but wont stop a tube pinch from hitting rocks at speed. The best insurance is to get the bridgestone ultra heavy duty tubes. four of us went all 1,400 miles with them flat free. The one guy that did not use them was changing tires. The previous trips we had not used them we were plagued with flats. They cost ~ $30/ea but well worth it.