BajaNomad - Wornout's 2022-2023 San Felipe Desert Trip Runs. Video-Map on Relive. June 29, 2023:TURQUOISE QUARRY

Wornout's 2022-2023 San Felipe Desert Trip Runs. Video-Map on Relive. June 29, 2023:TURQUOISE QUARRY

David K - 10-19-2022 at 04:50 PM

The new season of day trips out from the San Felipe area has begun. Runs are now on Fridays for 2023, if you want to follow along.

First run of 2023 just announced by Wornout: "Yes, it is true, we are going back to the desert. I have changed the runs to FRIDAY. We will be going to Clam Shell Canyon 1 & 2 this Friday. We will meet at Rancho Marked at 9:00 am and head north down the highway to two poles. Two poles is just across Hwy 5 from the mountain, on the right, with the microwave towers. Once through the Canyons, we will head back to San Felipe via the highway".

Can't go? Click on the links, below the first photo here, turn on the sound, and following the trip on a satellite map, mixed with photos and videos along the way...

Oct. 19, 2022: CAJON CANYON: https://www.relive.cc/view/vPOp3YL3gEv

Scroll down to see the latest trip map and photos/ videos, on Relive

[Edited on 6-30-2023 by David K]

David K - 10-19-2022 at 04:54 PM

Scroll down to see the most recent trip

[Edited on 10-27-2022 by David K]

bajatrailrider - 10-21-2022 at 09:10 AM

Wornouts rides look good if he can find any route not wooped out. As I said before have buddy with house there. He has dirt bikes and SXS like me. If any good routes do exist I will travel there.

Volcano (and Chenowth Museum) Run: Oct. 26

David K - 10-27-2022 at 01:42 PM

Click for movie-map, photos and videos:
https://www.relive.cc/view/vmqXBNX8joO

A couple of the photos:

bajatrailrider - 10-27-2022 at 06:53 PM

super David thank you

mtgoat666 - 10-27-2022 at 07:04 PM

Never heard of that museum. What’s it about?

mtgoat666 - 10-27-2022 at 07:46 PM

Quote: Originally posted by David K

Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666

Never heard of that museum. What’s it about?

Click on the link and see more.
The Chenowth Legacy Lodge is quite well mentioned on Baja sites, like Nomad. It is a resort just north of Percebu that has the museum of all the off road vehicle history of Lynn Chenowth. Including the famous military assault buggy made for the U.S. It will remind you of Rat Patrol's Jeeps in North Africa.

Who is Lynn chenowth? Any relation to Kristen Chenoweth?
So the museum is some old off road vehicles? (Sorry, did not see a link to a museum)
Fame - Why is the buggy famous?
My memory of rat patrol was of some soldiers running around sand dunes in Willys, sound correct?

VWTim - 11-1-2022 at 08:47 AM

Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666

Quote: Originally posted by David K

Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666

Never heard of that museum. What’s it about?

Chenowth's are very well known in the sand sports community, I owned one back in the early '00's.

PaulW - 11-1-2022 at 09:11 AM

Chenowth made top of the category competitive race buggies. This was back in the day when VW powered rigs were very popular. The US military noticed them and he got a contract to build a fleet of them with guns and other stuff for fighting a war.
Many examples of his various rigs are on display at his museum.
https://chenowthlegacylodge.com/legacy-lodge-and-museum

David K - 11-1-2022 at 09:27 AM

Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666

My memory of rat patrol was of some soldiers running around sand dunes in Willys, sound correct?

[Edited on 11-2-2022 by David K]

Nov. 2: Salt Quarry Run

David K - 11-2-2022 at 02:47 PM

https://www.relive.cc/view/vQvy22rx8KO

Dec. 8, 2022: Chanote Run

David K - 12-9-2022 at 10:10 AM

Click here for the moving map with photos and videos: https://www.relive.cc/view/vMv8BNkrWP6

4x4abc - 12-9-2022 at 03:31 PM

Chanote - Chanate

11-30 trip No Wornout

PaulW - 12-10-2022 at 09:23 AM

Wornout was in El Centro for a medical issue and Chloe led the trip. El Cajon Canyon. No Relive, but some post Kay picture showing a complete do over and seldom seen animals
See the missing dam and tame waterfall

All the following are the pictures forwarded to me.

ElCajon-7.jpg - 164kB

[Edited on 12-10-2022 by PaulW]

[Edited on 12-10-2022 by PaulW]

David K - 12-10-2022 at 11:02 AM

Great photos, but where?

PaulW - 12-10-2022 at 11:09 AM

Thought you might guess?

It is the entrance of El Cajon canyon

David K - 12-10-2022 at 11:17 AM

Quote: Originally posted by PaulW

Thought you might guess?

It is the entrance of El Cajon canyon

Thank you. I thought it would be better if it came from you.

PaulW - 12-10-2022 at 11:21 AM

I did not go, but the report was that the parking place on the south bank is now gone, and the new parking place is in the wash. Some pictures would be nice. I will go there for pics, but it not high on my to do list. The other canyons have the priority.

Dec. 15, 2022 "Cutting Trail.7"

David K - 12-19-2022 at 11:58 AM

A short trip into Valle Chico. Some nice photos, too...

Moving Map with photos: https://www.relive.cc/view/v1vjk8Ey9JO

David K - 1-2-2023 at 09:03 AM

Wornout's 2022-2023 San Felipe Desert Trip Runs. Video-Map on Relive. FIRST RUN of '23 announced!

The new season of day trips out from the San Felipe area has begun. Runs are now on Fridays for 2023, if you want to follow along.

First run of 2023 just announced by Wornout: "Yes, it is true, we are going back to the desert. I have changed the runs to FRIDAY. We will be going to Clam Shell Canyon 1 & 2 this Friday. We will meet at Rancho Marked at 9:00 am and head north down the highway to two poles. Two poles is just across Hwy 5 from the mountain, on the right, with the microwave towers. Once through the Canyons, we will head back to San Felipe via the highway".

Jan. 6, 2023: Clamshell 1 & 2 Run

David K - 1-6-2023 at 05:16 PM

'Clamshell' is the name used for two fossilized clamshell canyons north of San Felipe

View the moving map with photos: https://www.relive.cc/view/vxOQ4dmADMv

Some photos:

Jan. 13: Berrendo Canyon Blue Palms

David K - 1-14-2023 at 09:06 AM

See the moving map and photos, scroll on down at linked page to see better photos (some posted, below this link): https://www.relive.cc/view/vdvm3YWWpN6

January 27, 2023: 'Fun Adventure' (Diablo 'Not-Dry' Lake, Esperanza Canyon, Ox Memorial)

David K - 1-28-2023 at 06:23 AM

See the moving map, photos, and video clips: https://www.relive.cc/view/v26MryrPLEq

Some photos from the Relive show...

Feb. 3, 2023: Pumpkin Rock Run

David K - 2-3-2023 at 04:25 PM

See the moving map/ photos/ videos: https://www.relive.cc/view/vAOZoWmj4y6

Feb. 10, 2023: Hidden Valley (WOW!)

David K - 2-10-2023 at 05:26 PM

See the moving map with photos: https://www.relive.cc/view/v7O95911ZLO

Some photos:

Feb. 17, 2023: Calamity Canyon Run

David K - 2-18-2023 at 09:52 AM

Video Map with photos: https://www.relive.cc/view/vrqo3e2DQyq

A few of the photos:

PaulW - 2-19-2023 at 09:57 AM

Of interest
I have never seen Calamity in such a clean condition. The flooding really opened it up. The race after the flooding did little harm.
BTW, INEGI calls the canyon Las Cuevitas, which would be the official name.
Anyway the driving track is a far cry from when is was first opened up to vehicle travel back in 2011-12 if I remember correctly?

David K - 2-19-2023 at 10:17 AM

Thanks Paul... Yes, these names used by Wornout come from Bruce Barber and his book on the interesting canyons and places near San Felipe. I believe it was Bruce who began these tours, then it was Baja Lou, and now Wornout?

Places near San Felipe

PaulW - 2-19-2023 at 11:06 AM

Finding places
Bruce led trips for years for the retirees group in San Felipe. Now Wornout has continued the trips.
Wornout and Lou Wells did much of the place research. Most of the trip locations were documented by Lou Wells included that info for his book. Thus we have place locations from two sources.
Lou's Community Walk link is gone but I archived the KML file for viewing.

Click on the waypoints to see if Lou left some history.

Attachment: CommunityWalk_50099.kml (154kB)
This file has been downloaded 146 times

PaulW - 2-19-2023 at 11:19 AM

Names used for the locations came about and Bruce promoted the local names. Then along came GPS usage and the racers started using the names from the Mexican INEGI topo maps. Anyway the local names are still commonly used, but for find them on the maps one needs to use the INEGI name.
My arroyo writeup documents the numerous names for most all of the washes.
http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=96069#pid1212...

APACHE TEARS, SAND CANYON RUN (2-24-23)

David K - 2-24-2023 at 04:07 PM

Watch: https://www.relive.cc/view/vdvm35WjGN6

Mar. 3, 2023: Run to Giant Cardón

David K - 3-3-2023 at 04:45 PM

Live Map with photos: https://www.relive.cc/view/vYvE3W9AJw6

A couple of the pics...

Friday Run to Al's Place

David K - 3-17-2023 at 04:01 PM

See it all on Relive: https://www.relive.cc/view/vMq5jJKGw8v

A few of the photos:

Agua Caliente, March 24, 2023

David K - 3-26-2023 at 09:18 AM

Watch the moving map with photos: https://www.relive.cc/view/vYvE3pEDyw6

A few of the photos:

This was once a airstrip.

floydo - 3-26-2023 at 10:10 AM

Quote: Originally posted by David K

Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666

My memory of rat patrol was of some soldiers running around sand dunes in Willys, sound correct?

Willys Overland and Ford built the Willys model for the war. Willys was called the MB (Model B) and Ford was called the GPW (General Purpose Willys). Some say the letters GP created the nick name 'Jeep'.

Details of the story were recently declassified. It was the British SAS, and Ben Macintyre recently published the book Rogue Heroes.

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=rogue+heroes+by+ben+macintyre&...

Pretty interesting beginnings of offroad in N Africa, and great read.

[Edited on 11-2-2022 by David K]

Edited for floydo's quote

David K - 3-26-2023 at 01:55 PM

Quote: Originally posted by floydo

Quote: Originally posted by David K

Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666

My memory of rat patrol was of some soldiers running around sand dunes in Willys, sound correct?

Details of the story were recently declassified. It was the British SAS, and Ben Macintyre recently published the book Rogue Heroes.

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=rogue+heroes+by+ben+macintyre&...

Pretty interesting beginnings of offroad in N Africa, and great read.

David K - 3-27-2023 at 12:26 PM

There will be no run this Friday, as it is during the San Felipe 250 pre-race day.

April 7, 2023: Huatamote

David K - 4-11-2023 at 09:28 AM

See the photos and videos: https://www.relive.cc/view/vLqeJMeWmdv

Apr. 21, 2023: Quartz Mountain, the hard way!

David K - 4-21-2023 at 07:21 PM

See the moving map, photos and videos of today's run southwest of San Felipe: https://www.relive.cc/view/vrqDgZZMAL6

Fun Adventure

David K - 4-28-2023 at 03:30 PM

Watch: https://www.relive.cc/view/vYvE3z21xw6
A few of the images in the video...

May 12, 2023: Shell Island South Run + Percebu & Chenowth Legacy Lodge/ Museum

David K - 5-12-2023 at 04:19 PM

See the moving map and photos: https://www.relive.cc/view/vQvxzg1W896

1 km. south of here is the road

Two cinderblock columns at the road.

Dead marine life washes ashore here, like small whales, dolphins, and totuavas. In all the 45 years since I began camping here, often multiple times per year, this is the first turtle I have seen! This can only mean their numbers are coming back, greater than before the 1960s when we began camping on the south beaches (Nuevo Mazatlan), and never saw them. Great news...

It's so relaxing there... miles of sand... and shells!

The north end of the island is opposite Rancho Percebu.

The salt flat road was used to go north to Percebu. This was how we drove to Shell Island often, before the modern road of 1982+

The Chenowth Museum, a mile north of Percebu.

afternoon

desertcpl - 5-13-2023 at 02:45 PM

we visited the museum many yrs ago

PaulW - 5-14-2023 at 06:31 AM

Go back it has had huge changes

Quote: Originally posted by desertcpl

we visited the museum many yrs ago

Tulare & Cajon Canyon + Bighorns on May 25, 2023

David K - 6-2-2023 at 08:16 AM

I watched Warnout's Starlink live report from Cajon Canyon last week but never got around to posting the Relive map with videos and photos.

Watch this: https://www.relive.cc/view/vNOPQBgVoY6
A couple of the many photos:

I think this may my the final big group tour of the season? Yesterday (June 1), Warnout sent a Relive of driving on Hwy. 3 to Ensenada (from Hwy. 5/ San Felipe). I will post that on the road conditions forum.

June 16, 2023: Quartz Mountain

David K - 6-19-2023 at 08:17 AM

See the movie map and photos: https://www.relive.cc/view/vXOd8YwBxkO

TRIED TO GET TO TURQUOISE QUARRY BUT NO. 6/29/23

David K - 6-30-2023 at 05:13 AM

Watch: https://www.relive.cc/view/vXOd8X82QkO

David K - 6-30-2023 at 05:18 AM

To not miss any of the runs or their Relive videos see the San Felipe Sidewinders group page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1302797356569259

Udo - 10-16-2023 at 01:34 PM

Quote: Originally posted by David K

Click here for the moving map with photos and videos: https://www.relive.cc/view/vMv8BNkrWP6

Thanks DK!