Thanks for posting it. Very well-written -- it covers a lot of ground, but no cliches.
Men's Journal article
flyfishinPam - 5-9-2005 at 01:52 PM
Thanks for posting the link to the story. The author was a really nice guy and had a great time fishing with my better half Francisco.
They told me that they'd send me an issue but the mail system is so slow, I haven't seen it yet.
Any way someone headed through Loreto can get me an issue? It will be worth a free t-shirt!
Thanks!bajajudy - 5-9-2005 at 03:40 PM
Muy interesante!
Gracias
Interesting...but be careful!!
lindsay - 6-20-2005 at 10:23 PM
I enjoyed the article but I have to say, the driving description part could lead a Baja newbie to think that Highway #1 is some E-ticket ride at
Disneyland...as most nomads would chime in on this point...driving at high speeds and at night, as the opening of the article suggests, are breaking
two of the road's golden safety rules...don't forget all those roadside shrines do represent other travelers who weren't so fortunate.
Anyway, interesting adventure but "Cuidado"...I think many of us know too many sad stories that started with a bad case of driving bravado!!
What class does a Toureg run in?
Sharksbaja - 6-20-2005 at 11:58 PM
I liked this part. In a Toureg no less.
A tad embellished I'm afraid.
Quote:
Then I off-roaded at 80 mph back to the Pacific, passing the 18th-century San Francisco Javier mission, to a nameless spot at mile 940, just north
of Todos Santos.
I did like the fly-fishin' part.Bruce R Leech - 6-21-2005 at 07:05 AM
the article stats that San Andreas Fault system, which ripped Baja from mainland Mexico five million years ago.
dose any one else believe this theory?elgatoloco - 6-21-2005 at 07:44 AM
I'd say the 200 pesos the author spent to get out of the speeding ticket was well spent. I got a ticket last week and it cost me 600 pesos to pay it
legally at the police station. Still a hell of alot cheaper than a ticket in the states BajaNomad - 6-21-2005 at 09:01 AM
I`m with Bruce on this oneTMW - 6-21-2005 at 05:08 PM
As far as driving 105mph on the hwy and 80 in the dirt, I think he had one too many of the 40 oz ones and it clouded his memory. Of course I could be
wrong and if so it won't be long till he's another flower set on the side of the road.wilderone - 6-22-2005 at 03:22 PM
Adolescent, amateur reinforcing stereotypes. Though I suppose this style is what is expected in "Mens" journal.
I'm driving 105 mph through the desert at night
MP3 player, 25 liters of Gatorade, and four packages of Oreos
And palm the cop 200 pesos
While Baja's main appeal is testing one's mettle on kayaks and surfboards, the nerve required to drive south for a week on a 70-mile-wide spit of land
can't be overstated.
Which is why the first question I invariably get when I stop at a beachside campsite is, "How deep are you going?"
is lined with islands and villages that shelter sea kayakers on monthlong expeditions
Then I off-roaded at 80 mph back to the Pacific, passing the 18th-century San Francisco Javier mission
tent serves as an outhouse, complete with a commode and pile of Mexican porn.Anonymous - 6-29-2005 at 04:45 PM
I personally know Porter Fox and can tell you he does'nt have enough eggs to let his car loose on the 405 let alone 105 on hwy 1. He is soo full of
himself. He did'nt make it to Cabo on this trip either but if I had not known him the story would have been just good, not great. I think people on
this forum have much better stories than this cheese****!
[Edited on 6-30-2005 by BajaNomad]Packoderm - 6-29-2005 at 07:51 PM
Maybe he meant KPH.
Anon does now know of what he speaks
flyfishinPam - 6-29-2005 at 08:04 PM
If Porter didn't make it to CAbo then how the hell could he call me in Loreto and my caller ID register a CSL phone number? He was here in Loreto as
I met him. Nice guy too. sounds like Anon is bitter or jealous...
So will anyone take me up on my offer??
flyfishinPam - 6-29-2005 at 08:05 PM
One free Baja Big Fish T-shirt for one of these issues of Men's Journal with this feature story in it. They probably sent our copy but we still
haven't received it in Loreto.Capt. George - 6-30-2005 at 03:22 AM
Geez, I wish I were a hero!
Wadda windbag......80mph on the road to San Javier.....
Anyone that has driven that road, even a loon like myself, knows this guy is playing with his pud........He also knows that most people that read his
Fairy Tale have not, nor will not, visit Baja..........
Whatever makes ya boat float........
P will look for the mag
Capt. GeorgeAnonymous - 6-30-2005 at 06:37 AM
Pam, Porter borrowed my cell phone while he was on this trip which is TELCEL and has a Cabo number and he has not given back my phone as yet, the
theif.Anonymous - 6-30-2005 at 06:40 AM
Oh ya ---bitter or jealous Pam? Not in the least. It appears that you think very highly of him, well just get to know him a little better before you
make ****** comments about this buttcrack........
[Edited on 7-1-2005 by BajaNomad]rogerj1 - 6-30-2005 at 10:39 PM
Sorry Pam, I threw the magazine away a long time ago.wilderone - 7-1-2005 at 08:44 AM
Pam, I can get a mag for you, but how to get it to you??
