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San Ignacito
Not sure if these ruins at San Ignacito (just west of the rancho) are the original San Borja visita ruins... from July '03:
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San Gregorio
Located a quarter mile hike from the end of the Jeep road from San Borja, this old rancho is on the Gulfo Camino Real...
note the big cut stone blocks the adobe is built upon...
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You will note two trails going east from San Gregorio... One goes northeast to the gold & silver San Juan Mines... whose ore was cabled and
railroaded to Las Flores (south of L.A. Bay) for processing. The other is the Gulfo Camino Real to El Aguaje and on to Mision Santa Gertrudis... See
the photos from Neal Johns when he and friends explored those two trails: http://vivabaja.com/neal
There is plenty of exploring to do in Baja... in those blank areas of the AAA map!!!
[Edited on 1-5-2007 by David K]
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| Quote: | Originally posted by wilderone
... - an area that hasn't changed for 1,000 years. |
Sounds fabulous!!!
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David, thanks for the many posts. They look fabulous. Of course, it will take me a little time to examine and digest all of that. Many thanks!
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David K
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Richard, you are now ready to begin a whole new experience... exploring Baja California!
Be warned, once you catch 'Baja fever' you will forever want to keep going back!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Crusoe
And even somemore rocks,lizzards and dirt plus alot of cactus and ants!
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Excellent!
Since there are lizards (and ants), I guess there must also be snakes, other insects, and birds of prey, and probably rodents and perhaps other small
mammals.
I can't wait to see things first hand.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by RICHARDH
| Quote: | Originally posted by Crusoe
And even somemore rocks,lizzards and dirt plus alot of cactus and ants!
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Excellent!
Since there are lizards (and ants), I guess there must also be snakes, other insects, and birds of prey, and probably rodents and perhaps other small
mammals.
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Photo I took of a coachwhip snake, San Gregorio...
My daughter with a red diamondback rattlesnake, south of L.A. Bay...
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| Quote: | Originally posted by RICHARDH
| Quote: | Originally posted by Crusoe
And even somemore rocks,lizzards and dirt plus alot of cactus and ants!
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Excellent!
Since there are lizards (and ants), I guess there must also be snakes, other insects, and birds of prey, and probably rodents and perhaps other small
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Even in the harshest desert it seems you will find a few scrawny cows. I think Mexicans raise a type of cow that is capable of eating only sand,
rocks and cactus spines.
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Baja unknown areas
Wow if information is what you crave thit's the place to get it,somany people with so much experience on the subjet,like David K,Neal
Johns,Sharksbaja, just to mention some of them.Im fairly new on this socall Bajafever,but yes I was also infected on my firts trip to this incredible
and magical place,filling a little embarrased for being raise in Baja california norte and just started visiting Baja for the last three years. and
learning all the things I was missing,but it's to never to late to start,and with help from this Bajafriends,it shuoldn't be no problem,I still
remember my firts trip when I was asking the forum for information and the firts person that came out was somebody with the name of David
Kier.offering all kinds of information on Baja. So Richard if you have questions you are in the right place,here I send you a small contribution on my
part is a photo fron the road from Santa Ana to San Borja.
[Edited on 1-7-2007 by BAJACAT]
BAJA IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO BE, FUN,DANGEROUS,INCREDIBLE, REMOTE, EXOTIC..JUST GO AND HAVE FUN.....
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Pole line road as shown on Howard Gulick's 1962 map... Lower California Guidebook.
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Photo of the World War II built Pole Line Road from Ken Cooke...
[Edited on 1-10-2007 by David K]
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Here's another... note cobblestone pavement
[Edited on 1-10-2007 by David K]
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Here's one of the poles... from 1943!
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