David had misled us all here for years. There is no Shell Island.
It's Shell Peninsula!
David K - 8-12-2013 at 07:48 AM
You should try and leave during high lunar tide... then you too will see it is an island! LOLBarry A. - 8-12-2013 at 08:09 AM
Outstanding pictures, Ken. Thanks for posting.
Classic small "barrier Island" similar to the many such "islands" along our USA eastern coast.
Barrymtgoat666 - 8-12-2013 at 11:43 AM
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Originally posted by BajaNomad
The aerial photos are by Charles Chandler.
i like his photos, check out this estuary in baja:
David K - 8-12-2013 at 11:06 PM
The first year that Carlos Fiesta produced the Baja Calendar (after taking over from Baja Calendar creator Marv Sherrill), it featured Charles
Chandler's photos... 2010 Calendar.
Before he finished producing the 2011 Calendar, Carlos Fiesta (Chuck Chambers) and two of his friends died when his plane crashed in Newport Beach,
while returning from the Baja 1000.
Marv Sherrill stepped in and finished production and distribution of the 2011 Baja Calendar in memory of Carlos Fiesta.David K - 8-12-2013 at 11:10 PM
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Originally posted by Barry A.
Outstanding pictures, Ken. Thanks for posting.
Classic small "barrier Island" similar to the many such "islands" along our USA eastern coast.
Barry
David K - 8-13-2013 at 07:56 AM
Laguna Percebu was the tourist camp name until the recent change to Rancho Percebu (seems that there is a tax reason, as many of the campos added
'Rancho' to their names).
Originally (1960's) it was a fisherman's camp, just called Percebu. There was a deserted ranch 1 mile from the beach called Persebu (per the Lower
California Guidebook, 1962).
The lagoon is created by Shell Island, and is shown on maps as 'Estero Percebu' on topo maps. Oddly, the back-bay/ lagoon, behind Bahia Santa Maria, 5
miles south, is called 'Laguna Percebu' on the government map.
Here is a photo from about 1978 at Laguna Percebu camp, that was a gag display using bones, bras, and tequila bottles showing it wasn't good to drink
and fly!
David K - 8-13-2013 at 08:19 AM
Looking north towards Percebu, over the lagoon, from the dunes, on Shell Island:
CortezBlue - 8-13-2013 at 08:46 PM
It's not an island, it's a sand barBarry A. - 8-13-2013 at 08:57 PM
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Originally posted by CortezBlue
It's not an island, it's a sand bar
Geographically speaking (scientific term), it is a BARRIER ISLAND.
Barrywillardguy - 8-13-2013 at 09:05 PM
I chit you not, do a google search of " shell island baja" and theres a picture of davids truck!
[Edited on 8-14-2013 by willardguy]mcfez - 8-13-2013 at 09:57 PM
Now that's funny!
I see Rob made in the Google too.
David.............that lagoon have a ramp access for sm boat?
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Originally posted by willardguy
I chit you not, do a google search of " shell island baja" and theres a picture of davids truck!
[Edited on 8-14-2013 by willardguy]
shell island, barrier etc.
akshadow - 8-14-2013 at 08:54 AM
does anyone know who owns the land that must be crossed to reach it or who owns the beach area?
It seems this will eventually be off limits like many other areas are becoming south of San felipe. I don't blame the land owners for trying to get
some $'s out of their property.mtgoat666 - 8-14-2013 at 09:16 AM
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Originally posted by Barry A.
Quote:
Originally posted by CortezBlue
It's not an island, it's a sand bar
Geographically speaking (scientific term), it is a BARRIER ISLAND.
Barry
i think it is more of a "sand spit"wessongroup - 8-14-2013 at 09:59 AM
