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Cypress
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Sort of a step back in time! Thanks!
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David K
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La Burrita #1
| Quote: | Originally posted by Slowmad
Yeah, that's a Dodge Power Wagon, not a Willys-Overland Jeep.
La Burrita was the name given to the camping body, not a truck.
Was on a Jeep initially, then towed on a trailer, then chassis-mounted on the Power Wagon shown throughout the movie. |
Yes, you guys are correct... I am a big fan of Mike McMahan's books and maps and I was thinking of his FIRST 'La Burrita', the one in the movie was
his second...
[Edited on 5-11-2007 by David K]
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David K
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La Burrita #2
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David K
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La Burrita 3 & 4
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Mexitron
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Great photos DK--I remember those too from my books...very inspiring to go build a custom rig!
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David K
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I met both Mike and his brother Walter McMahan... some dynamic guys there!
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BajaWarrior
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Just shared this video with my brother in law, a long time Baja Traveler along with his now 85 year young Father. They were truly impressed and it
brought back a lot of memory's of fishing in Baja when my brother in law and his brothers were much younger.
Thanks for the post!
Haven't had a bad trip yet....
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Lauriboats
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Very cool!
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Wingnut
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Love the old pics. but in Burrita #4 I noticed they were hunting. Was that allowed south of the border back then? I did not know there was much call
for hunting in Baja. Is that still allowed today? Anyone know?
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Slowmad
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In 1952, the easiest route was to join a Mexican hunting club.
Nowadays there is a permiting process and, I believe, you need to hire a guide.
A search on this site or Google will bring you current.
Chorizo and breading-stuffed quail over a mesquite fire..
That's what I'm talkin' about.
The only requirement for love or chorizo is confidence.
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debindesert
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It just doesn't get any better. Enjoyed it so much, posting a link on MySpace. Again, thanks.
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Wingnut
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Thanks for the info, Slowmad. Better yet, Chorizo, Quail, Rattlesnake and Rabbit all in a white flour gravy....Hunter's stew, Baja style. YUM YUM.
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crbeaton
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Hello. Just wanted to say "thanks" for the comments on the video. My grandfather was Ray Haller and I found the video at my parents house recently.
I would love to find more footage but my mother claims that that is all there is. I'll keep looking! I remember Mike McMahon as a kid and have lots
of pictures as well as my grandfathers diary of one of their trips to Baja. I'll try and post some pictures soon that you haven't seen.
Charlie
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CaboRon
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If you do find more videos, I'm sure they would be a great hit on this site. Totally enjoyed the video..... Thanks for the posting. Ron
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Iflyfish
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Amazing footage. Thank you so much for sharing these incredible images with us. This is museum quality stuff. What a privilage to be able to join
these adventuresome men in their Baja Epics. So much more there than the typical dead fish pictures of the time.
Thanks again,
Ilfyfish
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Diver
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Baja Video 1952
Check out this 1952 video from Baja !
See what places you can recognize.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaiBWGc8PM8&feature=relat...
The second is a newer video on Baja.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-oNOZ7CFgQ
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Barry A.
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Fantastic!!!! the "good ol days" for sure!!!! my first Baja vehicle was a 1946 Dodge 4x4 Ambulance (a friends, not mine) similar to the one in
this movie. I am sure that "Vince" of this board remembers that old Ambulance belonging to Chips.
Great movie-----------thanks.
barry
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BAJACAT
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La Panaderia(Bakery store) in Santa Rosalia...great video.I wonder what the videom from Baja will look in 2020..?
BAJA IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO BE, FUN,DANGEROUS,INCREDIBLE, REMOTE, EXOTIC..JUST GO AND HAVE FUN.....
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Gadget
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Video from Youtube. I'd say a super 8 was the original footage.
Man, I missed it. That was Baja in its prime.
That was fantastic Diver, I'm speachless.
This site is special because of posts like that.
"Mankind will not be judged by their faults, but by the direction of their lives." Leo Giovinetti
See you in Baja
http://www.LocosMocos.com
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Capt. George
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would have loved to been there...but then again, the areas I frequented in the Northeast during those years and beyond were also filled with bounty,
beauty and freedom...
I am a lucky man, even though I got to Baja so late!
\"The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men\" Plato
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