Loretana
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The Wonders That Wash Ashore: Malarrimo Beach
Here is an interesting article from Smithsonian about Malarrimo Beach southwest of Guerrero Negro.....
<<http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/adventure/2011/11/the-wonders-that-wash-ashore-malarrimo-beach/>>
[Edited on 11-23-2011 by Loretana]
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David K
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Nice little article mentioning Graham Mackintosh... and they spelled it right, too! Malarrimo Beach is a few hours drive from Guerrero Negro, however.
Not too far by boat, but a long loop drive around Scammon's Lagoon by 4WD to the beach.
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We were there year before last and we found two Japanese fishing floats, a dead EPIRB, lots of sandals, driftwood of every shape possible (some of
which we tried to take across the border, but secondary made me dump it), plus some other things that I can't remember.
All in all, I feel it was a fruitful beach combing
Can't wait til 2014!
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i'll buy a float from ya!
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Excellent article ...txs
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Udo
We were there year before last and we found two Japanese fishing floats, a dead EPIRB, lots of sandals, driftwood of every shape possible (some of
which we tried to take across the border, but secondary made me dump it), plus some other things that I can't remember.
All in all, I feel it was a fruitful beach combing
Can't wait til 2014! |
Can't believe they wouldn't allow driftwood across the border...
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Udo
Can't wait til 2014! |
Ah, when all the tsunami debris gets there, right?
The SAME boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It's about what you are made of NOT the circumstance.
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that's exciting...as a veteran dumpster diver, trash digger, and beachcomber...i will file this factoid away for a very long time...i may not bother
to get out there to Malarrimo..headed instead for the southerly white sand beaches but alas...'tis the things of daydreams...
Baja California can be a heaven or hell experience - often the determining factor is your AWARENESS in the moment.
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Very fun and interesting story!
I've never been there yet...but would love to beachcomb it someday!!
I've found lots of interesting and unusual things on the beaches of Baja. But, I've always heard it's one of the best because of its unusual and
abundant variety (as described!).
Miguelamo   
Nomad Amigos...Here\'s hoping you all have safe Baja travels, amazing sunrises, sunny days, comforting breezes, beautiful sunsets, tasty tacos,
cold cervezas and frosty margaritas!!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bob H
| Quote: | Originally posted by Udo
Can't wait til 2014! |
Ah, when all the tsunami debris gets there, right? |
might be a Nomad gathering in the works....
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Count me in. I'll bring the land sailers! I hear frequent complaints about the wind. That's GOOD. It appears the beach is wide and flat. A fully
loaded boat weighs ~ 270 lbs. Will we bury the front wheel and go end over end????? I have bigger front wheels...Huh...huh.
Honestly in a scenario where there are ATV's, a Namad could sail WAY downwind and be towed back! An abomination to purists, but I've also been known
to hitchhike my bike up Mt. Shasta in a truck so I could coast 14 miles down!!!
[Edited on 11-23-2011 by vgabndo]
Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
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PEACE, LOVE AND FISH TACOS
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WE go end over end? only if you get another seat!
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You don't get off that easy Woody...
Here is my big boat at the Alvord in '07. Photographed from an F-150 at ~55 mph.
It can seat two.
The near wheel is light enough that I'm hanging on, and the sheet is in a coiled arm ready to be the "kill switch".
(In August with 30 mph gusts I would be going like this and suddenly be enveloped in dust and craziness and half dozen times I wound up hanging from
the seat belt having been unable to turn or sheet-out enough to save myself!!!) Can't
wait for the desert to dry out again.
Woody, I see every mud flat , dry lake and beach the way you see a wave.
Anybody else want to try?
Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
Bill Kauth
Carl Sagan said, "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."
PEACE, LOVE AND FISH TACOS
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woody with a view
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i'm in for sure.
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David K
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Malarrimo in the 60's/ early 70's
From Mike McMahan's book 'There It Is: Baja!'/ 'My Adventures in Baja'...
Mike McMahan on the far right, and Chuck Potter, on his right(behind Ginger Potter, Mike's daughter).
Be careful what you dig up!
Mike's book from 1973.
In 1983, as a paperback with name change.
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Bob H
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Interesting stuff here....
http://news.discovery.com/earth/tsunami-debris-floating-fast...
The SAME boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It's about what you are made of NOT the circumstance.
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I'm predicting an industry springing-up which will interdict the best of what is floating in. Countless tons of wood/lumber will reach the beachs of
the north coast with questionable ownership and little private access. The smart money could be on claiming sea salvage when it comes within
economical range. A fairly small boat can pull a huge boom of material to a point where it could be offloaded to a barge or directly in a port where
it can be sold for cash when buyers are there waiting to mill and re-use it, or burn it for bio-fuel, or turn it into every form of fiber board. A
floating mountain of wood has significant value, I judge, even after being in the water that long. In the process they should find all the safes built
into floating sections of wall.
The photos look a lot like everything is broken-up; loose lumber.
Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
Bill Kauth
Carl Sagan said, "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."
PEACE, LOVE AND FISH TACOS
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