New years eve 2000. My favorite way to see Mexico.bajadogs - 2-22-2014 at 09:49 PM
I like it too.David K - 2-22-2014 at 10:03 PM
That's beautiful. Before 1973 a lot of Hwy. 1 looked close to that!motoged - 2-24-2014 at 01:49 AM
One of my fave's ...
MulegeAL - 2-24-2014 at 07:28 AM
Russ - 2-24-2014 at 08:21 AM
San Jaunico back to Mulege
[Edited on 2-24-2014 by Russ]bajadogs - 2-24-2014 at 09:36 AM
motoged - 2-24-2014 at 03:18 PM
.... and another favourite ride...
bacquito - 2-24-2014 at 03:34 PM
Great photos, thanks!Oggie - 2-24-2014 at 04:22 PM
From Mission San Borja to Rancho San Gregorio
David K - 2-24-2014 at 06:33 PM
Now THAT'S a Cardón! So tall it couldn't fit in the picture!
See the camper? It's at the end of the road from San Borja. Photo taken from trail to San Gregorio... big cardón country...
The old abandond rancho is reached by a 0.4 mile foot trail up a ravine. N 28°39.824' W113°39.930' elev.2,417' Compare this to a 60 year old photo in
the Lower California Guidebook (pg.127) when the ranch was operating.
Skipjack Joe - 2-25-2014 at 10:17 PM
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Originally posted by Oggie
From Mission San Borja to Rancho San Gregorio
I would like to do that one. I hear they grow uvas at San Gregorio. It would be great to sit in their shade for a bit.motoged - 2-26-2014 at 01:48 PM
North of La Ballena....
Blair - 2-26-2014 at 08:03 PM
Blair - 2-26-2014 at 08:10 PM
motoged - 2-27-2014 at 12:18 PM
Blair,
Where is that pic taken???
wessongroup - 2-27-2014 at 12:22 PM
Thanks much ... Blair - 2-27-2014 at 04:48 PM
motoged, that pic is coming down the hill into San Evaristo. La Paz is about 80 miles south of there.David K - 2-27-2014 at 04:54 PM
Isla San José in the background... Very beautiful Blair, thank you!David K - 2-27-2014 at 05:07 PM
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Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
Quote:
Originally posted by Oggie
From Mission San Borja to Rancho San Gregorio
I would like to do that one. I hear they grow uvas at San Gregorio. It would be great to sit in their shade for a bit.
It is very possible you are thinking of another Rancho San Gregorio (in the Sierra de San Francisco)?
The one here is near Mission San Borja... Here is a post from 2009 showing more of the ranch site that may date back to mission times (note the cut
stone blocks):
It is interesting to compare photos taken many years apart, as we have seen with the 1966 vs. 2009 photos at Choral Pepper's 'Lost Mission' ruins near
Las Animas.
Rancho San Gregorio is an old ranch that was built on the Golfo Camino Real, 8.6 miles southeast of Mision San Borja.
The auto road ends 1/4 mile short of the ranch... a short hike on the mission trail brings you to the small oasis in the desert.
In August of 1960, Howard Gulick researching for his third edition of the Lower California Guidebook took the first three photos... one was published
in his book.
First, here's Howard Gulick's map of the region... note the road between San Borja and San Gregorio:
In April, 2001 with Neal Johns, Amo Pescar, and my son Chris we visited the now abandoned rancho. We noticed that the foundation of the adobe ranch
house was on blocks of cut stone. This is very much an indication of mission-era construction... and being at an oasis, San Gregorio was likely a way
station or visita of the mission at San Borja.
Near the ranch were terraced and filled growing fields:
Walking back to Amo's truck/camper... it is parked at the end of the road from San Borja:
Near the truck, was another from a past time... that never left!:
Here is the 2003 topo of the area:
I have GPS data if anyone would like more details on visiting this ranch from the past!
