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Ven. BornFisher invites us for a ride.

bajacalifornian - 7-24-2013 at 09:59 PM

This is the mountain we set off to see.







Cerro del Coronel

720m



On the mountain we come across Jose. We'd wandered as far as his gate where we meet him.



Explaining we were there to see the mountain, he wanted us to follow him. Said he was in no hurry.











Towers of Club Marina in the distance













Sugarloaf Rock



JOSE'S PLACE





Jose then invites us to the ranch of his friend Tomes.



















Green beans, white sweet corn & cucumbers





Oaks with abundant water



TOMES'S RANCH

[Edited on 7-25-2013 by bajacalifornian]

volcano - 7-25-2013 at 06:36 AM

your posts just make my days. thanks for the efforts

Paulina - 7-25-2013 at 07:56 AM

Ditto what Volcano said, they make my day too. I love to follow along with your adventures. Thanks for the ride.

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edm1 - 7-25-2013 at 08:11 AM

Nice! Where is this place, a little more info please?

Thanks for sharing.

Ateo - 7-25-2013 at 08:16 AM

Thanks. I've always wondered what was up that way.

DENNIS - 7-25-2013 at 08:25 AM

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Originally posted by bajacalifornian
This is the mountain we set off to see.







Cerro del Coronel






Lots of legend about this hill. It's said, the Coronel referred to was a deserter from the US Army who brought with him a fortune in stolen money or gold.......can't remember which.

Maybe someone else has, or can dig up the details.

DENNIS - 7-25-2013 at 08:27 AM

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Originally posted by edm1
Nice! Where is this place, a little more info please?

Thanks for sharing.


It's east of Rosarito. From one of Jeff's fotos, you can look down toward the ocean and see "Toll Road Jesus."










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[Edited on 7-25-2013 by DENNIS]

bajacalifornian - 7-25-2013 at 08:39 AM

Gracias Dennis. I've been looking for something written about this story, without success. Common lore around here.


Traffic approaching TJ, mountain's been drilled a couple times with aircraft aluminum.


Same climate zone as elevated areas around Temecula. Lots of bees working the blooming white sage.

DENNIS - 7-25-2013 at 10:11 AM

I saw an article way back when, but it may have been in the now defunct northern edition of the Gringo Gazette or some other local fish-wrapper.

shari - 7-25-2013 at 10:53 AM

gracias Jeff...your bus is crowded with Nomads who tag along on your adventures...I really love your photo essays but sure ache for more commentary explaining your pictures and your comments about the place...more please por favor!

That is one big a$$ tortilla on the grill...did they feed you? no animals?

elgatoloco - 7-25-2013 at 11:45 AM

Great stuff. Thanks for taking us along.

In the photo showing the oaks you can see in the distance the weather phenomenon known as the "Lopez Fog Bank". It could be sunny from San Francisco to Medio Camino but hit the K-55 marker and poof - there's the fog!

:fire:

woody with a view - 7-25-2013 at 12:16 PM

i noticed the ice breaker-Bud Light!

we used to go into the hills behind La Mission and came across a bee farmer. we traded food staples with him every time we came down. he used to include a chunk of honeycomb in each mason jar which we'd never seen before. this was around 1981 or so.

great thread!

DENNIS - 7-25-2013 at 12:24 PM

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Originally posted by elgatoloco

In the photo showing the oaks you can see in the distance the weather phenomenon known as the "Lopez Fog Bank". It could be sunny from San Francisco to Medio Camino but hit the K-55 marker and poof - there's the fog!

:fire:




Ahh yes......Don't I recall you had a connection to Campo Lopez, Matt?
Something way back there is ringing a bell.

bajacalifornian - 7-25-2013 at 12:51 PM

Hey Shar . . . no food the way timing worked out.

However, many horses. Will ride with Tomes next week. You'll see more and hear more.

Had breakfast under the marine layer at Splash Chilly. Wore a sweatshirt. We could look across the bay toward home, K38. Bright sun burning through.

elgatoloco - 7-26-2013 at 11:09 AM

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Originally posted by DENNIS
Quote:
Originally posted by elgatoloco

In the photo showing the oaks you can see in the distance the weather phenomenon known as the "Lopez Fog Bank". It could be sunny from San Francisco to Medio Camino but hit the K-55 marker and poof - there's the fog!

:fire:




Ahh yes......Don't I recall you had a connection to Campo Lopez, Matt?
Something way back there is ringing a bell.


Family has been hanging their sombrero at Campo Lopez since 1960. My now 89 year old father used to camp on the bluff and fish on the rocks with his dad back in the roaring 40's............he fell in love with Baja and so it goes..........

bajacalifornian - 7-26-2013 at 11:55 AM

elgatoloco,

Three generations. Fortunate you.


I fell in love with Campo Lopez, first meeting. Maybe 6 years ago, with a friend . . . lives in Loreto, with a place, & likely vecino de su.


Your Campo . . . "The end of civilization, as Southern California knows it".

DENNIS - 7-26-2013 at 12:01 PM

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Originally posted by bajacalifornian


Your Campo . . . "The end of civilization, as Southern California knows it".



It wasn't a very civilized day when a lot of it slid into the drink back in the eighties.
Good ride though.

elgatoloco - 7-26-2013 at 12:29 PM

Baja is full of special places and Campo Lopez is one of them, at least for some of us. From the time I was 2 years old we spent all summer there and most weekends and holidays, unless we were in Mammoth skiing. It is so much a part of the fabric of my family's lives, not to mention everyone else we ever took there, I cant even begin to think how different our lives would be without it. I still get the same feeling when I walk out on the porch and look at the sea. To fall asleep to the sound of the ocean, the people we have met from all walks of life...........I could go on.........did I mention I first met the woman who would become my wife at Campo Lopez? :dudette: Good times.

Viva Baja! Viva Campo Lopez!

elgatoloco - 7-26-2013 at 12:43 PM

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Originally posted by DENNIS
Quote:
Originally posted by bajacalifornian


Your Campo . . . "The end of civilization, as Southern California knows it".



It wasn't a very civilized day when a lot of it slid into the drink back in the eighties.
Good ride though.


El Niņo 1983 changed the landscape drastically. Not only the houses that slid onto the beach but all the sand that was washed down the coast. It has taken 30 years for that sand to return and its still not all back. One of the houses that was lost was originally built and owned by Bruce Meyers, he let me drive his Manx, it was the first vehicle I ever drove. :coolup:

DENNIS - 7-26-2013 at 01:27 PM

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Originally posted by elgatoloco
One of the houses that was lost was originally built and owned by Bruce Meyers, he let me drive his Manx, it was the first vehicle I ever drove. :coolup:



Was he married to Shirley at the time? I didn't know he had a place there. He once had a large Catamaran which I believe he sold to get funds to tool up the Manx which he built in his garage on 45th street in Newport. I lived right behind him at the time and watched it all.
Isn't Bruce still happening, leading Manx caravans throughout the Mojave and San Bernadino Mountains?
I hope so.

I remember in the sixties, we were contemplating renting a lot there and building a house. If I recall correctly, the lot rent was seventy five dollars per year..
Has that gone up? :lol:





[Edited on 7-26-2013 by DENNIS]

LaTijereta - 7-28-2013 at 10:32 AM

Bruce is still enjoying Baja...


[Edited on 7-28-2013 by LaTijereta]