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FJ40Mark
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
| Quote: | Originally posted by FJ40Mark
David K,
Thank you for the offer for info and the likes, I'll take you up on that. Can't get enough reading this site already...oops..there goes the Day!  Any insight or tips is most welcome.
Had heard that (like all 4wheeling) Wheels and Tires are critical down there and some have suggested the 37s are a bit much but have the HP and torque
to move' m so gonna stick with this size. Can deflate to 3 psi and not de-bead..
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Well, the fun stuff for four wheeling is found all over the peninsula... and you can combine a great four wheeling day with fantastic sites, many are
historic or just plain beautiful!
Here are some samples from the northern half of Baja:
To Mision Santa Maria: http://vivabaja.com/403/
Baja 2000 course NE of El Rosario (boojums, petroglyphs): http://vivabaja.com/1105/page3.html
Montevideo painted cliff: http://vivabaja.com/105/page6.html
Las Flores railroad, terminal canyon: http://vivabaja.com/402/page4.html
Las Pintas petroglyphs and fossil grotto: http://www.vivabaja.com/pintas/
Pacific to Gulf via Mike's Sky Rancho: http://www.vivabaja.com/905/
Drive up Matomi Canyon: http://vivabaja.com/618/page4.html
Other exotic canyons SW of San Felipe/ hot springs: http://vivabaja.com/404 |
Wow!! Thank you sir!! More good readings...
This has been one of the best message boards I've ever visited...what a great community.
mark
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David K
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No worries!
I just added photos to the above page as a teaser!
I have GPS waypoints of most places, as well... Most of the waypoints in my web sites are at Map Datum NAD27 Mexico, so do change the setting on your
receiver before entering those waypoints. A few (from 2001 trips) are at the factory setting WGS84, but I always try and note the map datum when
giving waypoints... I do have a GPS web page in my VivaBaja.com site as well...
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FJ40Mark
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
No worries!
I just added photos to the above page as a teaser!
I have GPS waypoints of most places, as well... Most of the waypoints in my web sites are at Map Datum NAD27 Mexico, so do change the setting on your
receiver before entering those waypoints. A few (from 2001 trips) are at the factory setting WGS84, but I always try and note the map datum when
giving waypoints... I do have a GPS web page in my VivaBaja.com site as well... |
Reading your site now...bookmarked...and VERY impressive! Damn..you been at this for a while eh
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David K
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Yah, LOL! Writing about Baja and researching its history got into me at an early age!
Since 1965 (as a kid of 8)... Started drawing maps at 10... Published my first Baja guide at 15... I wrote a new roadguide which was published by the
Baja Bulletin Magazine when I was 17... Wrote travel articles for Mexico West magazine and for Discover Baja, as well.
Got 'online' in 1998 and sharing my efforts ever since...
Here I am in 1966 on our way to the tip of Baja in a Jeep (800 miles of the 1050 were un paved with about 600 ungraded... just a single lane wide
track)...
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shari
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Bienvenido Marc..hope to see you out our way (off the beaten track!) We'll show you some cool spots to hang out on the pacific side where the weather
is great in August!
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abreojos
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Welcome Mark, Just a few words about being careful where you drive down here, especially the beaches. There is not enough personal to inforce it, but
your not supposed to drive on the beaches and it is against the law. Why? Because there are turtle eggs, small pismo clams that are barly hanging on
and in time there will be more critters added to the list I am sure. I've done it and you know what it really isn't that great. Your motor heats up
and the salt rots your rig. I lived in Florida before Disney World and went to Daytona Beach as a kid and you could drive down the beach there too.
You can't drive there anymore because drunks were running over sunbathers and killing them! Turtles and clams were probably the first casulities. If
you make it to Asuntion you'll probably make it to Abreojos. My place is infront of the lighthouse.
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David K
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Actually, feet can do more damage than floatation tires found on ATVs and OHVs/ 4WDs, as they sink deeper in the sand. So, don't walk on turtle eggs
either! Non-floatation tires, or non-deflated tires like on motorcycles can dig up the sand and don't belong on those beaches.
Fortunately, there are no turtle nesting grounds in Northern Baja that I have been made aware of and the beach beatween San Felipe and Puertecitos has
frequent traffic by locals checking their nets, launching pangas, etc. along with those vacationers enjoying the coastline for over 40 years... Yes,
'beach' driving is illegal... so is driving over 50 MPH on most of the highways.
Not wishing to disturb eggs (because if the turtle population ever gets big again we can enjoy a great treat to eat, like we used to), I wish someone
would post a map showing the nesting sites, so people don't walk over them anymore! Save the turtles!!
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abreojos
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Probably not, but there use to be loads of Pismos in Northern Baja on the Pacific side just a few short years ago! It's Mexican law not mine and it
should matter to anyone who is a guest here no matter how many years they have been coming down or how many Mexicans you see doing it. And it does
matter to some fishermen, but not enough. I live in Cabo and found a disturbed nest just last week on a beach full of tire tracks. Beside that you
probably need the exercise, I know I do. Too much office time and not enough beach time.
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FJ40Mark
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DavidK,
I read your entire site last night and saw all the pics and GPS points. (Nice Toyota by the way!) Very, very informative site and even had my wife
reading parts.
There should be plenty to see and do down there.
Whatever vehicle laws are in place will be followed. No need to really drive much on the beech when there are some seriously FUN looking trails all
about Baja.
Camping on the beach though
If I see some Turtles...there will be plenty of pics to share.
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abreojos
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Being aware and doing the best you can is all you can do. We are on a run away train and there is no stopping the inevitable. Enjoy it while it last!
The Baja I found 30 years ago is long gone. I wish you could have seen it.
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FJ40Mark
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| Quote: | Originally posted by abreojos
Being aware and doing the best you can is all you can do. We are on a run away train and there is no stopping the inevitable. Enjoy it while it last!
The Baja I found 30 years ago is long gone. I wish you could have seen it. |
Me too...and understand what your saying. It will be all new to me though and that will be exciting.
After hearing about Home Depots down there it's certainly a sign of the times.
Hope Africa next year is untouched. We'll see. I'll look you up sir on the trip South.
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abreojos
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From what I hear, the isn't anything untouched in Africa. Try South America or Australia. Maybe I'll be in Abreojos if you pass by. If not there, I'll
be in Cabo.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by abreojos
From what I hear, the isn't anything untouched in Africa. Try South America or Australia. Maybe I'll be in Abreojos if you pass by. If not there, I'll
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Same with Aussie and S.A....well, our ultimate destination is Cabo so if you see one Big Ass Cruiser rolling round town...give me a holler.
I'll buy the first round.
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Weather will be better on the Pacific side in August. There are still some great beaches between Cabo and Todos Santos around km 91 where there are
turtles.
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Hey Mark,
Totally agree with abreojos, the Pacific side is great in the summer, with lots of off the path places to visit and camp.
If I may suggest getting in touch with Shari (one of the above posts) is a must stop place. Right up you alley. And Bahia Asuncion is about half way
down the peninsula with a great place to stay for a few nights just north of there...
Check the area out on Google Earth:
Latitude: 27°10'59.33"N
Longitude: 114°23'44.60"W
We've stayed a few times and will be back many more times.
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FJ40Mark
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajagypsy
Hey Mark,
Totally agree with abreojos, the Pacific side is great in the summer, with lots of off the path places to visit and camp.
If I may suggest getting in touch with Shari (one of the above posts) is a must stop place. Right up you alley. And Bahia Asuncion is about half way
down the peninsula with a great place to stay for a few nights just north of there...
Check the area out on Google Earth:
Latitude: 27°10'59.33"N
Longitude: 114°23'44.60"W
We've stayed a few times and will be back many more times. |
I'd like to meet up with anyone from this board for sure!
What I've been hearin is in August stay on the Pacific side for less Humidity?
Google Earth is my friend  The Tracks4Africa crew has gotten themselves
an overlay for Google and too bad there isn't something like that for Baja.
I'll get ahold of Shari
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Yes we drove down in August two years ago and the Pacific side was great, for us there is no such thing as too hot. But when we got over to the Cortez
side we damn near died from the humidity. 45* during the day with 100% on the humidex and 35*+ at night with 100% on the humidex.
Holy Crap Batman, that makes staying in a tent tough.
On the up side, the water temp on the east side was also 32*. So basically thats where we spent all our time. (although there are thousands of
stingrays to watch for that time of year, along with Jelly fish and the odd plume of fire plankton).
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