mcfez
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In the Valley of the Giants
There has been a few post from folks bout to travel down to San Felipe and beyond. Valley of the Giants, a forest of huge cadon cactii ......about 20
minutes out of town (south). I think...its a must do must- see thing.
Caretaker at the gate will charge you a few bucks to get in. Worth it. Be careful not to venture to far past this giant...the sandy road becomes
deep.....4w or 2w with lots of sand experience.
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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Packoderm
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The park is great. I was there about 12 years ago, and a friend was taking our picture. He had to back up to get the shot, and guess what he backed up
into? We had to get the pliers.
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David K
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Yo know... before the new road south from San Felipe, we went by those cardon cacti all the time shortcutting to the beach near Percebu from San
Felipe... Didn't think much about them... maybe because we had seen so many in the desert further south?
When I first saw 'Valley of the Giants' sign along the new road... I wondered what was the big whoop... then I sang the Green Giant commercial song...
Ho ho ho
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BajaWarrior
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The "Valley of the Giants" is about 8 miles north of our place. It's a great place to take a group of visitors in the winter when it's too cold for
the beach. This was taken a couple of years back during a Score 250 race weekend.
Haven't had a bad trip yet....
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BajaRat
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Great pic Mfez,
I'm always impresed no matter what part of the peninsula they're occuring.
A Baja icon,cool, makes me feel fortunate to be alive.
Lionel
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mcfez
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Yo know... before the new road south from San Felipe, we went by those cardon cacti all the time shortcutting to the beach near Percebu from San
Felipe... Didn't think much about them... maybe because we had seen so many in the desert further south?
When I first saw 'Valley of the Giants' sign along the new road... I wondered what was the big whoop... then I sang the Green Giant commercial song...
Ho ho ho |
So the old road was behind the hills there? Learn something new here everyday. That road still avail to use?
Ho ho ho? Yeah...I remember that!
[Edited on 10-1-2010 by mcfez]
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mcfez
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Yo know... before the new road south from San Felipe, we went by those cardon cacti all the time shortcutting to the beach near Percebu from San
Felipe... Didn't think much about them... maybe because we had seen so many in the desert further south?
When I first saw 'Valley of the Giants' sign along the new road... I wondered what was the big whoop... then I sang the Green Giant commercial song...
Ho ho ho |
So the old road was behind the hills there? Learn something new here everyday. That road still avail to use?
Ho ho ho? Yeah...I remember that!
[Edited on 10-1-2010 by mcfez] |
The old road to Punta Diggs/ Punta Estrella area and down the coast to Percebu... That Valle de Gigantes is using that road now. Punta Diggs is the
bump in the coast between old Rancho Persebu and Punta Estrella on the Gulick map.
Here is the Howard Gulick 1962 map of the area south of San Felipe:
They built the jet airport in 1974, but it was not open for nearly 10 years... After '74, we would sometimes drive the newly paved road to the
airport, then drive down the south half of the runway and then onto the graded road that went from the end of the runway to join the old Punta Diggs/
Percebu road...
Here is my 1980 map showing that...
[Edited on 10-1-2010 by David K]
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BAJACAT
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If you go to SF this place is a must to visit. here is BIG-RED in VALLE DE GIGANTES..
BAJA IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO BE, FUN,DANGEROUS,INCREDIBLE, REMOTE, EXOTIC..JUST GO AND HAVE FUN.....
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El Camote
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Always wanted to camp out there during a full moon and walk amongst the giants to see what they have to say.
Wonder if they'd care if you camped out there?
Knowledge is good. - Emil Faber
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mcfez
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| Quote: | Originally posted by El Camote
Always wanted to camp out there during a full moon and walk amongst the giants to see what they have to say.
Wonder if they'd care if you camped out there? |
Someone should ask! That be very cool. Campfire making the shadows dance. Wow.
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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