ORphil
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1957 short film, boat trip around Baja
I particularly enjoyed the time they spent in Mulegé, pretty cool to see what it looked like in '57.
https://archive.org/details/14734acrossthesevenseastheseache...
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Tioloco
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Great video! Thanks for sharing
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Thanks! I enjoyed watching it. A few different approaches to wildlife back then. Baby seals make great pets!
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That was great... 66 years ago, seeing the places we know so well through their camera. Ensenada, Bahía San Quintín (Old Mill pier), Cabo San Lucas,
Las Cruces, La Paz, Mulegé, Bahía de los Angeles and San Felipe.
I wonder if this circumnavigation was the inspiration for Carlos Fiesta's, 22 years ago? https://vivabaja.com/carlosfiesta/
[Edited on 9-11-2023 by David K]
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chippy
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Very cool!!!
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JZ
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Top 5 video I've ever seen on Baja. Dude was doing 65 years ago exactly what we love to do now.
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Man would I love to have a 4x4 and boat with a time machine mode!
[Edited on 9-12-2023 by AKgringo]
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
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A lot of Baja and the Sea of Cortez is very close to what it was all those years ago. Especially, on the water. There are 53 deserted islands in the
SoC and thousands of miles of coast line with little to no trace of man. Exploring on the water will always be best to me for this reason.
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Quote: Originally posted by pjpvi  | | Thanks! I enjoyed watching it. A few different approaches to wildlife back then. Baby seals make great pets! |
For sure, a whole different ballgame. So it goes...
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Cool, 50s, 17', Glaspar cuddy cabin. Perfect for Bahia Concepcion. I bet they ran aground in the Mulege River. Good place to be stuck though.
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| Quote: Originally posted by JZ |
A lot of Baja and the Sea of Cortez is very close to what it was all those years ago. Especially, on the water. There are 53 deserted islands in the
SoC and thousands of miles of coast line with little to no trace of man. Exploring on the water will always be best to me for this reason.
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I was very lucky to help a friend bring a boat from La Paz to Oregon in 2022 and the Pacific side had so few people as well, only really saw the
traces of people around the few and far between settlements. We weren't that far offshore. Awesome people in Mag bay, Asuncion and tortugas. 3 a.m.
dodging lobster pots at times but hey, we are guests. Beautiful whales, turtles, dolphins and full moon. As I said, lucky guy that I was.
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Nice find, thanks.
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Great video, thanks for posting.
"When you catch a fish, you open the door of happiness."
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That was great!
Ill be cruising the waters between Timbabichi and Concepcion next week. Cant wait!
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Not sure if this is worthy of its own thread or not but here's a 1989 "Nature" episode of Baja.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4q9yZst2GAE
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David K
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Thank you! The lizard eating a lizard around Minute 12 was really cool... and the giant scorpion attacking a lizard was great too!
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Also, the video referenced in the original post is on Youtube as well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-d603CxvzFo
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