bobg333
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Baja books
I'm headed into Baja for the first time in about 20 years. My faithful Gerhard and Gulick book is a 1967 edition. I assume things have changed. Any
suggestions for good OFF-ROAD Baja books? I have acquired plenty of RV Park guides. I need some guidance on travel to the nooks and crannies. I could
use a good map too.
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castaway$
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Baja Books
I like "The Magnificent Penisula" or Moon's Baja Handbook, both great books. The Moons handbook does have better maps though.
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bajajudy
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Hi there
1967, eh? Yes a few things have changed.
We have the "Baja Adventure Book" and the Baja Atlas on our website, so check it out.
http://www.bajabooksandmaps.com
We will all be awaiting your trip report.
Buen Viaje
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Neal Johns
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A big vote here for the Baja Adventure Book (and I have over a hundred books on Baja). but don't throw your Gulick away, the places are still there!
My motto:
Never let a Dragon pass by without pulling its tail!
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Kell-Baja
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I vote for Moons Baja Handbook.
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Bajadreamers
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20 years, wow! We didn’t get in a single trip in ‘07 and oh the withdraw pains!!!! Hoping to fix that come May!
We’re also hooked on books. Have all of the above and we do like the Moon book, easy to find, but one we favor when found is published by AAA.
Actually AAA Automobile Club Southern California. Not easy to find in Colorado. Usually have to order through Barnes and Noble. Our last edition ISBN
#1564136442 2004 Edition. Pretty great on and off road details. From city maps and side jaunts and interests. Just well balanced.
Hope you are taking lots of time. So many changes. So much to re visit…We once used to go for a week then for two weeks at a time now gee, even 3 or 4
weeks just barely enough at a time!
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TMW
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Stop by a AAA office in southern CA and get their Baja map and the Baja Guide Book.
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David K
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The key is 'off road' Baja guide and the Moon, AAA, Lonely Planet, etc. guides only have paved and graded (2WD) main roads covered... with a rare
exception perhaps?
The Gerhard & Gulick 'Lower California Guidebook' and it's updated Version by Walt Wheelock 'Baja California Guidebook' is the best for total
details and historic information... However, so many new roads and newly paved roads make it less than perfect as a road guide except for the many
remote roads that have been used since the original guidebook was last totally revised in 1962.
That being said, I agree with Neal Johns and others that you want to get Walt Peterson's 'The Baja Adventure Book' for many interesting off road trips
to unique sites in Baja. The now out-of-print 'Baja California Almanac' topo map book is a must have, too. The AAA Baja map is a good folding map to
get you to an area you wish to explore, as it has mileages on the roads in the map.
Finally, please check the large selection of trip reports here on Baja Nomad's Baja Trip Reports Forum and my Viva Baja 'self guided tours' index web
site to see areas you may wish to explore... many of my trip pages have road logs, GPS data, and maps to help you see the country shown in my photos:
http://community-2.webtv.net/vivabaja/tours (also at the bottom of all my Nomad posts).
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bajajudy
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We also have the AAA guide book too!
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