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Baja Mexico kayak and mountain bike adventure

StuckSucks - 2-19-2016 at 11:05 AM

Excellent trip - do you have photos to share?

TMW - 2-19-2016 at 11:14 AM

That's an adventure for sure. Why did you pick the route you did for the mountain bike section?

Maron - 2-19-2016 at 01:00 PM

Nice report

thks

Udo - 2-19-2016 at 02:00 PM

Really nice adventure...you'll reminisce with your kids later on.

BajaFreddy - 2-19-2016 at 02:55 PM

Nice report!

micah202 - 2-19-2016 at 03:53 PM

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...looking forward to reading more :biggrin:


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geoffff - 2-19-2016 at 05:30 PM

How were the road conditions biking west of Loreto? See any major washouts a 4x4 truck wouldn't be able to handle?

Also looking forward to photos :)

-- Geoff

Thank you

Don Jorge - 2-19-2016 at 06:46 PM

for taking the time to share your trip with us. Good to see youth acting their age.

Please post more details and pictures too.

Santiago - 2-21-2016 at 08:16 AM

Quote: Originally posted by Don Jorge  
Good to see youth acting their age.


DJ: Now that's funny right there.

I think a lot of us 'older folks' lament the passing of the old Baja (I never experienced it myself w/ my first trip in the early 1990s) but to a young person, this is their 'old Baja'. We sometimes forget that I think.

TMW - 2-21-2016 at 08:33 AM

Quote: Originally posted by seasider  
Quote: Originally posted by geoffff  
How were the road conditions biking west of Loreto? See any major washouts a 4x4 truck wouldn't be able to handle?

Also looking forward to photos :)

-- Geoff


Hi Geoff,

There were a few long hills that involved pushing our loaded mountain bikes but unless something has changed, you will have no problems with a 4x4 on any of our route.
Another gringo driving a rental car passed us on the San Javier to Comondu section. A while later he had turned around and this time stopped to chat. He mentioned we were going to have a difficult time ahead and that he had got stuck on the hill(later we saw the ruts and rocks he had bounced the rental car over).
Before he left he said that he would only attempt this in a rental car and when I suggested using a 4x4 he gave me a bit of a glare and sped off.


If I remember right going from San Javier to the Comondu there are a couple of hills that can be difficult. Coming from the Comondu to San Javier is more downhill and easier. I've been driving 4x4 trucks so long that I sometimes forget what is easy for me is difficult for people in cars.

mtgoat666 - 2-21-2016 at 08:52 AM

Quote: Originally posted by Santiago  
Quote: Originally posted by Don Jorge  
Good to see youth acting their age.


DJ: Now that's funny right there.

I think a lot of us 'older folks' lament the passing of the old Baja (I never experienced it myself w/ my first trip in the early 1990s) but to a young person, this is their 'old Baja'. We sometimes forget that I think.


What is old is new again.

BajaBlanca - 2-21-2016 at 09:01 AM

David K is the guy to ask about resizing photos! One has to go to an outside site such as photobucket, resize and then copy here.

Excellent reporting and I am really looking forward to the mountain bike portion of the trip since the bike club here in our little village of La Bocana (not the one you mention BTW- we are in Baja Calif. Sur) has recently decided to spark up again! A trip like that might be something they can work towards.

David K - 2-21-2016 at 09:52 AM

Quote: Originally posted by BajaBlanca  
David K is the guy to ask about resizing photos! One has to go to an outside site such as photobucket, resize and then copy here.

Excellent reporting and I am really looking forward to the mountain bike portion of the trip since the bike club here in our little village of La Bocana (not the one you mention BTW- we are in Baja Calif. Sur) has recently decided to spark up again! A trip like that might be something they can work towards.


This is the first post on the Baja Photo Gallery forum:

There are many photo hosting sites, Photobucket.com is one used by many here, it is free for basic membership and very cheap for advanced.

1) Create an album for your trip or subject on Photobucket.

2) Click Upload (top center) to transfer photos from your PC folder to your Photobucket album.

3) Click on the gear symbol on the right corner of the box you see on the screen...





4) Select 800 (full size) or 640 (large size) for Nomad posting...



100x75 is the Avatar size, fyi.

5) Click SAVE!

6) Select photos you want to share on Nomad (or other forums) by pressing the Choose Photos & Videos button (or for the entire folder of photos, click Choose Folder).


Once done with uploading photos, make your post here on Baja Nomad and add photos using the IMG link from the choices of links for each photo in your album. Copy and paste that link in your Nomad thread, double spacing between links. Add a caption to the photo if desired... Click Preview Post to check your post... if okay, click Post Reply.

woody with a view - 2-21-2016 at 05:01 PM

Awesome.

ehall - 2-21-2016 at 05:54 PM

Awesome adventure. Thanks for sharing. Great pictures too.

TMW - 2-21-2016 at 07:23 PM

Beautiful pictures and awesome adventure.

mtgoat666 - 2-21-2016 at 08:48 PM

Quote: Originally posted by Santiago  
Quote: Originally posted by Don Jorge  
Good to see youth acting their age.


DJ: Now that's funny right there.

I think a lot of us 'older folks' lament the passing of the old Baja (I never experienced it myself w/ my first trip in the early 1990s) but to a young person, this is their 'old Baja'. We sometimes forget that I think.


The guys in the pics got as much gray hair as you!

BigBearRider - 2-21-2016 at 09:42 PM

Freaking fantastic! (Are you allowed to say that?)

AndyP - 2-22-2016 at 06:42 AM

Quote: Originally posted by seasider  



The bight we camped on is in the foreground. Puerto San Francisquito can be seen in the background.


[Edited on 2-22-2016 by seasider]


Thanks for posting this, what an awesome trip! The biggest waves I've kayaked through in Baja were off the point between those two sandy coves in the foreground of your picture. We didn't see them coming until we were in them, but some combo of strong current and wind made a narrow band of steep, ~8' waves, luckily not breaking. We ended up having to paddle way off shore before we could get safely turned around to make it into the cove. The entire time I was expecting one of those monsters to break right over us and swallow us up... it was a hairy few minutes I'll never forget.

Tomas Tierra - 2-22-2016 at 08:45 AM

Great stuff seasider!

Looking forward to the Lopez Mateos portion of your adventure


TT

David K - 2-22-2016 at 09:21 AM

You did great with the photo posting!
Thank you for the fun read of your Baja adventure.
Looking forward to more!

BornFisher - 2-22-2016 at 09:36 AM

Great attitude, great writing, great photos, great trip. Thanks so much for taking the time and effort to post this!!!!!!!!

Mexitron - 2-22-2016 at 10:26 AM

Nice! Thanks for posting.

AKgringo - 2-22-2016 at 04:24 PM

This just keeps getting better! Maybe this will shame me into taking and posting pictures of my next adventure.

BigBearRider - 2-22-2016 at 05:57 PM

This thread gets freaking awesomer and awesomer!

BornFisher - 2-23-2016 at 07:11 PM

I`ll be the first to volunteer to be your 4x4 support vehicle for your next adventure!!! Again, thanks for taking the time and effort to post your trip report and pics. I felt glued to the screen reading this!!
BTW, don`t forget one of the benefits of a support team is cold BEER!!!!!

ursidae69 - 2-23-2016 at 08:08 PM

I'm glad that I logged in today, what an awesome trip report! It's been over a year now since I've had my kayak in the Sea of Cortez. I'm way overdue.

You mentioned help on bird IDs, here are some IDs you're missing.
-There is one Double-crested Cormorant and two Brandt's Cormorants.
-The House Finch is actually an immature male Vermilion Flycatcher.
-The night-heron is a Yellow-crowned Night-Heron.
-The dowitchers look like Short-billed to me.

Again, thanks for posting, what a great trip!

Chuck...

Udo - 2-23-2016 at 09:44 PM

Superb trip and photo report, seasider.:bounce:

As a frequent trip report poster on this board, I can appreciate the work you went through in getting your photos to post here. It is not the easiest board to post on, especially photos.

So many times I have been in the middle of a trip report, and everything just disappeared! (and had to start all over again). No idea how it happened.

:bounce:

Mark_BC - 2-24-2016 at 08:06 PM

Great trip report. I love the bird shots. What camera did you use? I am always trying to optimize the bird camera for biking.

BigBearRider - 2-25-2016 at 07:44 PM

Really nice. Makes me want to take my kayak out!

Salud and Cheers!

Don Jorge - 2-25-2016 at 08:01 PM

Thank you for taking the time to share your trip with us.

What a wonderful post. Your narrative inflected photo positioning exudes Baja!

Gracias

BigBearRider - 2-26-2016 at 12:59 PM

Even awesomer.

TMW - 2-26-2016 at 07:10 PM

It was a wonderful trip, thanks for bringing us along.

Tomas Tierra - 2-26-2016 at 09:53 PM

Spectaculoso! Gracias

The first shot of the redish egret is great!

wilderone - 2-27-2016 at 10:54 AM

Wonderful photos. Enjoyed the report.

ehall - 2-29-2016 at 09:06 AM

Great pictures. Thanks for taking the time to post