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Las Tarambillas revisited
One year after our first epic west-east crossing of Baja California I revisited the east side of the Las Tarambillas canyon.
http://tinyurl.com/7w45rdq
There was new mining activity at the beginning of the valley and some sign of a hunting camp right before the oasis in the canyon.
Past that not a single tire track visible - only tracks of mountain lion, big horn, burro and deer.
Recent rain has added a lot of new growth. In parts the trail can only be located if you have been there before.
A friend and I hiked as far as the big cave with pool about 12 miles in. We found 3 recent mountain lion kills on our way. And the water present in
the pools (we had a good rain about 5 weeks ago) were mosquito heaven. Nasty buggers!
As an interesting note - it is amazing how we can re-connect to our genetic imprints from times long past. I hear and see nuances in the wild that
surprise me. Not a single trip where I don't find Indian tools. This time I found a beautiful and unusual tool (no clue what it was used for - unlike
the many arrow heads I find). Well, I found a nice head as well.
It was a beautiful sunday afternoon adventure.
I was glad to see that not a single soul had been in this beautiful canyon since we had left about a year ago.
If you want to follow on your computer, where I went, click here:
http://baja101.com/Baja-GPS/Tarambillas.kmz
the original trip:
http://baja101.com/Baja-GPS/event-day.kmz
[Edited on 3-19-2012 by 4x4abc]
[Edited on 3-19-2012 by 4x4abc]
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David K
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Beautiful photos!!!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Beautiful photos!!! |
Beautiful photos indeed - wonderful memories as well!
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All the pictures were great and lots of hard work to get thru. Thanks
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There are no shortcuts to any place worth going (Beverly Sills)
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Saw the feed on facebook. El Cien to Punta Tarabillas or to other coastal locations further south
But found no gps track and the above links did not yield in a track.
Can you fill in the missing track info?
And did you ever get to the east coast that the facebook feed said a detour was required?
BTW, the 4x4 road is shown on both the Almanac and the new Atlas.
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4x4abc
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Quote: Originally posted by PaulW  | Saw the feed on facebook. El Cien to Punta Tarabillas or to other coastal locations further south
But found no gps track and the above links did not yield in a track.
Can you fill in the missing track info?
And did you ever get to the east coast that the facebook feed said a detour was required?
BTW, the 4x4 road is shown on both the Almanac and the new Atlas.
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the links work for me
I was just out there a couple of months ago - super rough!
Attachment: 4x4 El Cien to San Juan de la Costa.kmz (2kB)
This file has been downloaded 171 times
Attachment: 4x4 El Cien to San Juan de la Costa - not in good shape.kmz (9kB)
This file has been downloaded 169 times
Attachment: 4x4 rural Las Tarabillas.kmz (10kB)
This file has been downloaded 150 times
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Harold,
The white stone tool looks like a scraper used in making leather.
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could be - not an expert in Indian tools
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We need some archeologists specializing in ancient civilizations on here! I would love to know what the tool was used for. It does seem perfect for
skinning an animal or even a fish.
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Awesome photos!! Thank you. Place looks spectacular.
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That's what I thought as well.
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Harald,
Thanks for the links
All worked fine.
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Fortunately there is no shortage of expertise on BN
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| Quote: Originally posted by BajaBlanca | | We need some archeologists specializing in ancient civilizations on here! I would love to know what the tool was used for. It does seem perfect for
skinning an animal or even a fish. |
archeologists, historians, geologists etc don't respond to ordinary people. I have contacted many of them over the years. With questions, with stuff I
found. Not a single one has responded.
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Harold,
Post a picture of the other side of the white tool, please
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| Quote: Originally posted by 4x4abc | | Quote: Originally posted by BajaBlanca | | We need some archeologists specializing in ancient civilizations on here! I would love to know what the tool was used for. It does seem perfect for
skinning an animal or even a fish. |
archeologists, historians, geologists etc don't respond to ordinary people. I have contacted many of them over the years. With questions, with stuff I
found. Not a single one has responded.
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Harold,
You mortals can only dream of the secret knowledge and mysterious ways of elites and mystics who don’t answer emails from strangers!
Woke!
“...ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.” “My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America
will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.”
Prefered gender pronoun: the royal we
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can't find it - I have too many
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