Wornout's Off-road Trips to San Felipe sites, on Relive. 2020 & 2021

Wornout leads weekly desert trips out from San Felipe and he has returned, posting them on Relive. Relive is an app that shows your trip on a satellite view map and shows any photos you took along the way, as well as your max speed and highest elevation. Interesting if you are into maps or Baja exploring.

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JUNE 12, 2020:

This one was of today's run from San Felipe to 'Hidden Valley' and back... it is all in less than 2 minutes and with music: https://www.relive.cc/view/v1OwMy1XwEq




Wornout said I could post these here after I asked.















[Edited on 1-4-2022 by David K]

Here is the May 22 run to the Slate Mine: https://www.relive.cc/view/vMv85wpkZPO




[Edited on 6-12-2020 by David K]

May 15 to the Arch near Arroyo Matomi:

https://www.relive.cc/view/vrqodo14XKv

May 29: Pumpkin Rock

https://www.relive.cc/view/vNOPnyMBgYq





[Edited on 6-13-2020 by David K]

That(relive) is so cool.

Quote: Originally posted by RFClark

David how do we find this guy?

Quote: Originally posted by PaulW

Thanks David, I do not always open facebook to get Wornout's trip feeds. Sure is a good app, but I don't like the Relive price.

Quote: Originally posted by Tioloco

Cool thread. Glad they are getting out and having fun! Was there ever any closure on the disappearance of Kat?

Wornout trips

June 19-20: San Felipe to Valle de Trinidad to Mike's Sky Rancho to the Cheese Cave near Ojos Negros

June 19: To Mike's Sky Rancho

https://www.relive.cc/view/vPv4JX8oK36






June 20: Mike's to the Cheese Cave (Cava de Quesos):

https://www.relive.cc/view/vZqNNV29BGq

Quote: Originally posted by PaulW

cava turn is at km43.5 on Hwy3. Good signs lead you

Thanks Paul!
The Ojos Negros entrance is at Km. 39.5, for reference (4 kms = 2.4 miles from that point)

July 3 short trip onto Shell Island

https://www.relive.cc/view/vYvrDXY8YL6

July 10, north beach made of shells + mud

https://www.relive.cc/view/vYvrDW3e4L6

Quote: Originally posted by PaulW

Pretty brave to try to drive along that stretch. Good thing someone had a winch to drag him out.

Nov. 13, 2020

See Relive video map:
https://www.relive.cc/view/vNOPP27d12O










[Edited on 11-14-2020 by David K]

New Desert Trip Dec. 4, 2020 "To the Volcano"

Re-Live map moving clip: https://www.relive.cc/view/vMq5GD4Mw8O

Some pics:















[Edited on 12-5-2020 by David K]

December 18 trip to Esperanza Canyon via Diablo Dry Lake

Moving map with photos, videos, music: https://www.relive.cc/view/vRO7RxgB3Kv

Jan. 8, 2021 'Slate Quarry' Run (north & west from San Felipe)

The Moving Map: https://www.relive.cc/view/vevYD4YVeJq

A few of the photos:

Jan 15, 2021 Crazyhorse Canyon (Azufre Wash/ Cañada el Parral)

See the movie-map: https://www.relive.cc/view/vMq5GZe4n8O

Some photos:

Google for 1-15-2021 Azufre

Jan. 22, 2021: Run through Clamshell Canyon

Movie Map: https://www.relive.cc/view/vDqg7woGXGq

1-22-2021- Google Earth

Jan. 29, 2021: The Lava Loop

Warnout and the gang explore the arroyos and passes west of the sulfur mine.

Click here to see the movie map:
https://www.relive.cc/view/vJOKgo4YA5O

Some photos from today's run>>>

Feb. 5, 2021: To Agua Caliente Canyon

Movie Map: https://www.relive.cc/view/vdOR37gmrr6

The run of interest

Stopped at the experimental garden
Solar, Well, Cistern, Generator several vege plantings


Find it on attached .KML file

Attachment: Agua Caliente Run.kml (57kB)
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More on the hot spring of Agua Caliente Canyon

Feb. 12, to the Chenowth Museum (near Rancho Percebu)

Moving Map: https://www.relive.cc/view/vMv8QQGNwNO

Feb. 19, 2021 to El Cajon Canyon Entrance

Movie Map: https://www.relive.cc/view/vrqDQdnW1wv

Some pics:

ElCajon trip with Wornout
See Attached .KML for Beehive

Pics at Beehive





Pics In El Cajon Canyon




betta care






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[Edited on 3-15-2021 by BajaNomad]

Thank you so much for adding the photos beyond the road!
Same water tank I saw in 2004.
Did you need to go through a cattle fence in the arroyo?
Great petro photos!
Cañon El Cajon was a major route between the mountains and the sea for the Native people.

2004:

5-26-21 Blue Palms

Moving Map: https://www.relive.cc/view/vQvxBpMzj96

Mar. 3, 2021 Pumpkin Rock Run

Moving map & photos: https://www.relive.cc/view/vMq5733zLQO

Lots of Jeeps on this one... the desert west of Shell Island:

Quarry Quick Desert Run 3-12-21

Moving map with music and photos/ videos: https://www.relive.cc/view/v7O9V2koKL6

Some details for the trip

Diablo Hike 24 rigs drove and 18 folks walked to the first waterfall. Distance on the picture for the green path is almost 1 mile. The corral path would be slightly shorter. Slow going walking on creek bottom boulders.
The GPS path left of the Green one is garbage due to satellite view in the canyon with close vertical walls. Maybe a few more tenths of a mile distance?
The path via the corral is well marked with fagging. The green path was not used.

BTW, there is a good road bypassing the often locked gated road north side of the ranchers corral. Actually that road is the traditional road before the ranch made a new road with gate. And that road is shown on the Murdock GPS map.






[Edited on 3-21-2021 by PaulW]

[Edited on 4-3-2021 by BajaNomad]

3-19-21, Diablo Canyon

Here is the Relive moving map and photos... going only to the end of the road. Poor Wornout needed to be towed!

https://www.relive.cc/view/vKv27339X4O

4-2-21 Sulfur Mine and Apache Tears

Watch the maps and see the photos: https://www.relive.cc/view/vXOdK17gz4v

A few of the photos:

Apr. 29, 2021: Valle Chico Exploring

Quote: Originally posted by David K

May 15 to the Arch near Arroyo Matomi: https://www.relive.cc/view/vrqodo14XKv

BTW I just edited my post for the local name which is Terry not Henry.

Report from where? I don’t get reports. Maybe because I an not a relive user? Just curious.

The Relive link still shows the track from Matomi to the arch at the end.

May 7, 2021: Exploring

Here is Wornout's notice:
Friday we will meet at the tires, at 9:00 am and head west to the highlands. From there we will head to the chalk quarry and then drop into the arroyo that will take us to the dry falls. From there back out to the highlands highway and head to the powerline. Next head north and explore the arroyos that run west from the powerline.


Relive Moving Map: https://www.relive.cc/view/vQvxB9g8k96

Quote: Originally posted by PaulW

Of course the use of a GPS solves these kind of issues

May 28, a short day trip: Desert Tour

See the moving map and photos: https://www.relive.cc/view/vNOPrGyDDYq

Aug. 2, 2021 Looking for Lithium Drilling (Diablo Dry Lake)

Just when you thought it was too hot for a desert run!
Relive movie map: https://www.relive.cc/view/v8qkkdmdLKq

Some photos:






See the observatories at 9,280 ft.?

Ride up the beach to Pete's Camp Aug. 28, 2021

Movie map: https://www.relive.cc/view/vevYx3p8Ryq

Oct. 14, 2021 West Valley Canyons

I may have missed a couple of Wornout's trips... but let's get back to enjoying his movie-map runs!

Last week, his posse of buggies and 4x4s took roads to the entrances of several canyons facing Valle Chico (Sierra San Pedro Mártir, eastside).

The Moving Map and photos:
https://www.relive.cc/view/vmqXXmQY2oq

The Relive Map doesn't give the canyon names, so I asked Warnout...

The first in and out was what we call 'Ball Park'
Second was Tulare
Third was Toledo
Fourth was Medio (we skipped the next one, NMedio (New Medio))
Fifth was Oso

We skipped Cajon cuz that is a run we go directly to since the water is usually pretty close.

That should do it.

His canyon map is attached...



The Moving Map and photos:
https://www.relive.cc/view/vmqXXmQY2oq

A couple of the photos you will see:

Wornout sent me his coordinates for the waypoints

October 21, 2021: Esperanza Canyon Run

View on Relieve: https://www.relive.cc/view/vDqgkXwZrGq

A few of the photos:







Observatories (9,280') as seen from Diablo Dry Lake (1,300').

Nov. 4, 2021: Ram's Head and Beyond

Moving Map + videos and photos: https://www.relive.cc/view/v26MxQMXz3O

A few of the photos:

Rams Head

There is more
Started out poorly when in the heavy dust someone in the line of 19 rigs missed the turn and led the followers beyond the turn.
Did not get to Wow as you see we stopped to fix a tie rod on a VW buggy.
Then when did not get past the north end of OPR when another buggy died with transmission failure (Can am). Took that buggy home on a strap.
Here is the inReach image.






See how far we were from Wow on this image

WOW

Many years ago locals exploring with using a 4 wheel ATV for the search to locate a crossover to connect the two branches of Chanate. Back then the ATVs could drive thru the canyon and meet up between the two branches of Chanate at the east end. Then the floods came and made the passage too hard to pass. That place where a big drop off appeared is called Wow. It is now used for a lunch stop place. The recent drive proved to be an easy drive and the big boulders that once slowed us down are buried in the sand. We get there by way of Rams canyon mostly to minimize driving east up Chanate which is race used and a hard drive with deep sand.

Wow is the place with a big drop off. Recently some high lifted Jeeps have found a way around that drop off.

As you can see the two drainages are separate but really close to each other at the western head waters.

I drove my capable Jeep from where the two drainages came together heading NW and came to another obstacle that was to steep and since I was solo driving I declined to try the climb. Now we are waiting to try it again because that steep place will change.

By the way at the east end of the two drainages is a huge Cardon forest that is interesting to investigate.

Nov. 12, 2021 Pumpkin Rock (near the sulfur mine)

Video Movie Map and photos: https://www.relive.cc/view/vevYxLE8Byq

El Cajon

El Cajon Images from 2/21/2021 at the beginning of the thread show the traditional stream and the large water pool at the dam.
As you know El Cajon is a large drainage with head waters way west in the near the ridge of the eastern and western slope of Sierra San Pedro Martir. Last summer it was dry and hot.
Yesterday 11/27/2021 the scene is vastly different. I walked up the streambed and there was no sign of any moisture. Passing by the ranch we noted the cattle are in a large corral for feeding and they are using a large water truck for their water source. Looked like they were feeding from the troughs. So, they must be bringing in the cattle food as well. The open desert has hardly anything for cattle to eat.
I have never seen that canyon dry as it is now and have been visiting it for 20 years.
Here are a couple of images







Same images from 2/2021

Interesting. I like seeing the old vs new photos.
Once it snows on the sierra and that melts, the water will again flow to the desert.

My El Cajon Canyon photos from April 2004:

Quote: Originally posted by David K

Just when you thought it was too hot for a desert run! Relive movie map: https://www.relive.cc/view/v8qkkdmdLKq

Quote: Originally posted by 4x4abc

looks like his house

December 3 "Fun Adventure" Along the edge of the salt flats.

Moving Map with video clips and photos along the way:
https://www.relive.cc/view/vWqBrW4dNYq

A couple of the photos you will see:

Dec. 10, 2021: Volcano (west of the sulfur mine)

Moving Map with photos and video: https://www.relive.cc/view/vXOnwp95KB6

A few of the photos:

Dec. 17, 2021: Agua Caliente Canyon drive

Watch and listen: https://www.relive.cc/view/vLqe45wZYd6

Some of the photos shown:






















[Edited on 1-3-2022 by David K]

December 30, 2021: Crazy Horse Canyon (Cañada el Parral, 'Azufre Wash')

See Wornout's last desert tour of 2021.

Movie Map: https://www.relive.cc/view/vXOnwLdWe56

The Azufre Wash/ Crazy Horse part was poorly named 'Parral' after the canyon north of Matomí... The drainage from that canyon goes into Valle Chico and then north to join Arroyo Huatamote and then out to sea near Punta Estrella/ Punta Diggs.

I first called Crazy Horse: 'Santa Rosa Canyon' when I discovered the abandoned road, south of the sulfur mine, back in December of 1978. One old map called the mountains behind the sulfur mine 'Sierra Santa Rosa'.
I think I recall Bruce naming it 'Crazy Horse' because of all the twists and turns in there? Newer maps now apply the Sierra Santa Rosa name to a small ridge north of the Sulfur mine and the rest as 'Sierra San Felipe'.

The road (Valle Chico to the Sulfur Mine) was mentioned in the 1967 edition of Camping and Climbing in Baja (but not later editions) and shown on the 1971 Geology Map. I soon began searching for it!

Once I found the route across to Valle Chico (and did some rock moving to get my Subaru through!), I used it often. Eventually, Score used it and the AAA map showed part of it.

Here it is on my 1982 map (Hwy. 5 roadbed was under construction beyond Coloradito):


Before the 'Huatamote' name was used, older maps called it Arroyo Agua Caliente, so I used that name on mine.

[Edited on 1-3-2022 by David K]

Quote: Originally posted by lencho

Quote: Originally posted by PaulW   It is a plant. ... Guatamote (Huatamote)? Thanks; makes sense-- a lot of Spanish speakers indiscriminately interchange initial /b/g/h (consider "buey" and "güey").

So far, the Mexican highway spelling is the traditional Rosalillita...