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bajaguy
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Best places to find the AAA Baja maps are small rural offices.......I know for a fact that the AAA office in Susanville, CA has a stock
Quote: Originally posted by AKgringo  | | The AAA Baja map also needs to be adopted by someone. I wonder if lack of demand, cost of updating, or some sort of liability issue caused them to
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TMW
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I just looked at Amazon and they have a 2009 almanac for $77.95.
2003 for $77.95 and for $180.86.
1997 Baja Norte for 350.36 and the Baja Sur for $352.76.
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TMW
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Bajabound has the 2009 for $39.95 + $7.95 shipping. Order on line.
https://www.bajabound.com/before/aboutmex/bajaalmanac.php
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Barry A.
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| Quote: Originally posted by bajaguy | Best places to find the AAA Baja maps are small rural offices.......I know for a fact that the AAA office in Susanville, CA has a stock
| Quote: Originally posted by AKgringo | | The AAA Baja map also needs to be adopted by someone. I wonder if lack of demand, cost of updating, or some sort of liability issue caused them to
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I talked to AAA in Redding, CA about that many months ago, and the clerk said that the "mapping division" of AAA had been disbanded, and that all maps
were now contracted out. She believed that the Baja Map was not included in that contract, but she did appear to be not to sure on all that.
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dudly
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Thanks everyone for your input. Picked up the almanac through BajaBound, will start from there.
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David K
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2009 Baja Almanac Errors
Remember, most all maps can have errors and some even on purpose (for copyright evidence).
The 2009 Almanac has many errors, with the latitude figures wrong on several pages being the big one found after we got them in 2009. The other errors
are those from INEGI (Mexico's topo map people) with the wrong names for some arroyos and bays, as an example.
2009 Almanac latitude corrections to pencil in:
On Maps 5 & 6, the latitude changes to make: All the 31º figures needs to be 30º (the minutes are fine).
On Map 7: All the 31º figures need to be changed to 29º and the one 30º figure needs to be 28º.
Map 12 [RIGHT side only] latitude figures are wrong, they should be the same numbers as on the left side.
Map 18 degree figures on both sides are wrong: the 25º figures should all be 24º, and the 26º figures should all be 25º.
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PaulW
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And don't forget that the Almanac used the mexico datum with is different that Google Earth. This is only an issue if you are plotting waypoints. Most
of us just ignore the differences, but if you drive to a place with the wrong coordinates you could be off by a distance that you could not find the
place.
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MulegeAL
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| Quote: Originally posted by PaulW | [rquote
I have been pricing a Baja Almanac online. Sixty dollars and up for a 2009 edition! It looks like that is the most recent issue, any one know how
current the road info was when it was published?
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There have been around 4 major hurricanes across the peninsula since the data date for the Almanac. Those storms closed a few high passes in my area,
they are now trails or impassable. And low roads in arroyos get moved around by low level floods. New rock fields to cross, no big deal if you are
prepared, but not easy on equipment either.
The "passability" of remote places is difficult to ascertain from satellite, you can't always see the roughness, washouts and boulders that are really
there. That can be part of the baja adventure, so long as you can turn around/back up!
It's just a map, its not "real." So, inquire locally. Rancho kids always give good advice as to whether the camino es bueno/muy mal! But often they
are away in school and not around to ask!
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shari
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Al hit it...while maps are fine, please talk to the locals before doing back country trips. I hear people all the time say I see there is a road to
**** and I am glad they mentioned they were going because I can let them know if it isnt passable or if there is a locked gate or other issues.
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