Pappy Jon
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Pappy's Baja Adventure, March 2009
I'm too lazy to write something up so ya'all will have to stare at a few pics. Slide Show (8mb)
"The association of flowers and warm-blooded love is more than a romantic convention; it is based upon one of the great advances in the evolution
of life." Ed Abbey
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BAJACAT
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Works for me a photo report, but where is this great place,and the rock art looks int.
BAJA IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO BE, FUN,DANGEROUS,INCREDIBLE, REMOTE, EXOTIC..JUST GO AND HAVE FUN.....
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These are wonderful, pappy.
I especially like the ones in the canyon with blue palms. And the reflections in that still water are really wonderful.
Looks as though you had a marvelous trip.
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I can't get the darn thing to load - and I'm most curious to see. Suggestions?
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Natalie Ann
I can't get the darn thing to load - and I'm most curious to see. Suggestions?
Nena |
I also thought I was having trouble getting it to load---saw the little box showing it was loading, and then nothing. Then I found it along the
bottom bar on my screen.
It is well worth finding. Really nice photos and looks like a great trip.
Diane
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Great slide show, thanks!
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Pappy Jon
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Natalie Ann
I can't get the darn thing to load - and I'm most curious to see. Suggestions?
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Try this.
Point your browser to http://bushrat.hdcruisers.org
Right click on the file bajamar2009.pdf
Save the file to your computer, but remember where it saved it.
Navigate to the file and open the PDF.
Most of the time the file opens inside your browser. This PDF is a full screen show and saving, then opening takes the browser out of the picture.
[Edited on 4-21-2009 by Pappy Jon]
"The association of flowers and warm-blooded love is more than a romantic convention; it is based upon one of the great advances in the evolution
of life." Ed Abbey
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BAJACAT
Works for me a photo report, but where is this great place,and the rock art looks int. |
I didn't travel as much as I usually do. Locations were:
- Matomi Canyon, the green blue palm canyon
- Berrundo Canyon, the granite blue palm canyon
- La Turquesa Canyon, pools
- Ensenada Alcatraz, squid carnage
I was asked to not give the location of the rock art.
[Edited on 4-21-2009 by Pappy Jon]
"The association of flowers and warm-blooded love is more than a romantic convention; it is based upon one of the great advances in the evolution
of life." Ed Abbey
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BAJACAT
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i LIKE the one of the 4runner in the midle of that bojum field.
BAJA IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO BE, FUN,DANGEROUS,INCREDIBLE, REMOTE, EXOTIC..JUST GO AND HAVE FUN.....
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David K
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Very nice photos Jon... I was looking forward to them!
I always like seeing the fig tree at Tinaja de Yubay, too!
Jack Swords http://vivabaja.com/swords and Neal Johns http://vivabaja.com/neal2 have more beautiful photos at Yubay and other places.
Thank you!
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Thank you, Pappy, for helping me with that.
They're wonderful pictures - looks like a great trip.
I've always enjoyed your flower pix - and this time I especially liked those beautiful blue/yellow babies.
What causes the squid (and apparently a large fish) to beach themselves that way - is it normal?
Nena
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Wonderful photos, Pappy. Thanks!
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Pics
Nice slide show. Thank you.
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Pappy Jon
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Natalie Ann
What causes the squid (and apparently a large fish) to beach themselves that way - is it normal?
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I asked the same question to our Aquarium Manager when I came home. She thought they might have been chased onto the beach by a predator ... shark,
fish, dolphin, etc.
The blue flowers were a bush lupine.
"The association of flowers and warm-blooded love is more than a romantic convention; it is based upon one of the great advances in the evolution
of life." Ed Abbey
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Squid
Some species of squid die after laying their eggs. Depending on tides and currents large numbers can wash ashore. It is common to encounter such
smelly jetsom on many Baja beaches.
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Pappy Jon
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Not all of the squid that hit the beach were dined upon. If I remember correctly around 34 or them hit the beach, and 11 swam back out. The remaining
23 were feasted by the gulls.
"The association of flowers and warm-blooded love is more than a romantic convention; it is based upon one of the great advances in the evolution
of life." Ed Abbey
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David K
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In July, 2004 the beach at Bahia las Animas was littered with squid and fat pelicans eating all they could!
My kids each had a photo op with this fellow who just swallowed almost more squid than he could fit... I don't think he could fly, if he wanted to!
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Pappy Jon
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There is one down side to working with the images to make the slide show. Now I want to go back ... soon. UGH! Too much Baja, not enough vacation
time.
"The association of flowers and warm-blooded love is more than a romantic convention; it is based upon one of the great advances in the evolution
of life." Ed Abbey
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David K
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Jon, I just showed you slides to Baja Angel... so beautiful... the part of Baja that is so special (IMO jdt)!
Elizabeth really liked the fig tree photo!
I have only been to Yubay once (in 2001)... and it was in July.. very hot! Mike Humfreville, El Camote, Desert Rat, my kids and I... So we didn't get
to crawl around the caves or explore above the tinaja... Next time!!!
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