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Von
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What is it? You love in Baja?
Dime; Tell me in one short way..............me..BOLA bound.....
READY SET.....................
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Ken Bondy
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John Steinbeck said it this way in "Log From the Sea of Cortez", 1940:
"Trying to remember [Baja California] is like trying to recreate a dream. This is by no means a sentimental thing, it has little to do with beauty or
even conscious liking...there is always in the backs of our minds the positive drive to go back again. If it were lush and rich, one could understand
the pull, but it is fierce and hostile and sullen. The stone mountains pile up to the sky and there is little fresh water. But we know we must go
back if we live, and we don't know why."
[Edited on 1-31-2008 by Ken Bondy]
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tripledigitken
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Ken Bondy
John Steinbeck said it this way in "Log From the Sea of Cortez", 1940:
"Trying to remember [Baja California] is like trying to recreate a dream. This is by no means a sentimental thing, it has little to do with beauty or
even conscious liking...there is alwasy in the backs of our minds the positive drive to go back again. If it were lush and rich, one could understand
the pull, but it is fierce and hostile and sullen. The stone mountains pile up to the sky and there is little fresh water. But we know we must go
back if we live, and we don't know why."
[Edited on 1-30-2008 by Ken Bondy] |
That Steinbeck guy sure had a way with words.
and spot on regarding the lure of Baja!
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Sunman
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Ken Bondy
John Steinbeck said it this way in "Log From the Sea of Cortez", 1940:
"Trying to remember [Baja California] is like trying to recreate a dream. This is by no means a sentimental thing, it has little to do with beauty or
even conscious liking...there is alwasy in the backs of our minds the positive drive to go back again. If it were lush and rich, one could understand
the pull, but it is fierce and hostile and sullen. The stone mountains pile up to the sky and there is little fresh water. But we know we must go
back if we live, and we don't know why."
[Edited on 1-30-2008 by Ken Bondy] |
That quote says it all. Perfect.
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BAJACAT
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MORNINGS LIKE THIS ONE'S
Gonzaga Sunrise
BAJA IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO BE, FUN,DANGEROUS,INCREDIBLE, REMOTE, EXOTIC..JUST GO AND HAVE FUN.....
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BAJACAT
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LA GRINGA SUNRISE (BAHIA DE LOS ANGELES)..
BAJA IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO BE, FUN,DANGEROUS,INCREDIBLE, REMOTE, EXOTIC..JUST GO AND HAVE FUN.....
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wilderone
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"That Steinbeck guy sure had a way with words."
Yeah, he should write a book.
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BAJACAT
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LAGUNA SALADA AT DUSK,
YOU NEED ANY MORE REASONS VON..
BAJA IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO BE, FUN,DANGEROUS,INCREDIBLE, REMOTE, EXOTIC..JUST GO AND HAVE FUN.....
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tripledigitken
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How about a view like this as you poke your head out of your tent at sunrise.
(Animas Bay)
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Von
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Love those pictures!
READY SET.....................
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TonyC
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The people, and learning their culture. Making great memories.
El Socorro...que bello.
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djh
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The Magic !
The sun and the moon...
...and the magic light they shed...on the sea, the sand, the mountains, the islands, the desert, and on the smiling faces of my neighbors and friends.
[Edited on 1-30-2008 by djh]
Its all just stuff and some numbers.
A day spent sailing isn\'t deducted from one\'s life.
Peace, Love, and Music
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DanO
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| Quote: | Originally posted by wilderone
"That Steinbeck guy sure had a way with words."
Yeah, he should write a book. |
He ended up penning a few. I'm ashamed to admit I haven't even read half of them. Just finished The Wayward Bus. Grapes of Wrath, Of Mice and Men
and East of Eden are amazing, but I have to say my favorite so far is Cannery Row.
Cup of Gold : a Life of Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer, with Occasional Reference to History. 1929
The Pastures of Heaven. 1932
To a God Unknown. 1933
Tortilla Flat. 1935
In Dubious Battle. 1936
Of Mice and Men. 1937
The Red Pony. 1945
Their Blood Is Strong. 1938
The Long Valley. 1938
The Grapes of Wrath. 1939
Sea of Cortez : a Leisurely Journal of Travel and Research / by John Steinbeck and Edward F. Ricketts. 1941
The Forgotten Village. 1941
Bombs Away : the Story of a Bomber Team. 1942
The Moon Is Down. 1942
Cannery Row. 1945
The Pearl. 1947
The Wayward Bus. 1947
A Russian Journal. 1948
Burning Bright : a Play in Story Form. 1950
East of Eden. 1952
Viva Zapata! 1952
Sweet Thursday. 1954
The Short Reign of Pippin IV : a Fabrication. 1957
Once There Was a War. 1958
The Winter of Our Discontent. 1961
Travels with Charley : In Search of America. 1962
America and Americans. 1966
\"Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.\" -- Frank Zappa
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ElGato
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BAJA FREEDOM! Not that we aren't free back in the States , Canada or wherever. But there is another kind of freedom to be found here, freedom of a
higher magnitude. If you choose a spot away from urban centers to lead your law abiding Baja life, you will almost never "interface" with the
government in any form or at any level. You will hardly ever experience those tiny, niggling ticky-tacky irritations caused by citizen/government
confrontations which tipify and in some cases dominate our lives up North. Generally speaking, you don't have to check the rules®s, the
laws&ordinances, or posted limitations before everything you do down here. You are free to take almost any reasonable course of action without
first making sure ther is no "dumb" law against it. Baja Sun 1985??
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DanO
Tortilla Flat. 1935
Cannery Row. 1945
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My favorites.
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wilderone
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Duh. My favorite is The Wayward Bus. With some carefully chosen big star talent, it would be a great movie, especially as an art film.
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Skipjack Joe
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I've spent a lifetime trying to emulate Mack and the boys.
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castaway$
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I have to go with Sunrises, sunsets, beaches, desert, food, fishing, cactus, roadrunners, cerveza, whales, the people, well I guess it would just be
everything in between the border to Cabo, cause it would just take too long to name everything.
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Bajagypsy
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I would have to say the fact that it isn't -50 in Baja
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TKT
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I like the lawlessness and the way people keep their noses out of each others business. Way too many laws and busy bodies up north.
************ I heard that garbage cans are bar coded in San Diego and if you don't separate trash into the correct can your breaking some kind of new
freaking law. What, can the garbage man issue fines??
And no drinking beer on the beach?? Huh? What's wrong with those folks anyway?
Next they'll want to do a chemical analysis of your urine to see what you consume before they'll let you work. Wait, I guess they already do that.
Anyway, I like the live and let live attitude and the absence of laws governing behavior.
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