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[*] posted on 3-16-2008 at 03:24 PM
White Stuff in Baja...not the 'sandy' kind...


...I left the Mulege area on a trek North yesterday afternoon...got tired of driving just north of San Quentin and pulled over next to some Semi's to get some rest...

About 4:30 AM was awakened by the sound of hail hitting the old Bronco's new paint job! It rained prettly much all the way up to Rosarito this morning...with some great lightening flashes, and even a metorite sighting...and as I was passing about KM33 below Ensenada...some snow flakes were hitting the windshield with the freezing cold rain!

I looked over on the mountains nearby and there it was...some White Stuff up there on top! I know it was probably gone by noon, but it was a first for me along Hwy1...I'll bet the observatory got a bit of a dusting also!

The sun broke out before noon up here near the border, with lots of white puffy clouds...guess the rain is over, but it sure has made the Hwy 1 region in the north mighty green, and a sight to behold with all the new wild flowers springing up all over!

Try it you'll like it....

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[*] posted on 3-16-2008 at 03:30 PM


Awesome! Pretty late for snow at low elevations...
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[*] posted on 3-16-2008 at 04:25 PM


It was here too. At what..4000 feet? It usually does it once a year. This one didn't last long....just a dusting.
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[*] posted on 3-16-2008 at 06:47 PM
Yes, Hail in Rosarito


At 4:00 am, the lightning and thunder was cracking simultaneously overhead and the hail started pounding down.

I didn't know if I should hide under the bed or grab the camera.

Since I can't operate the camera worth s*** in the dark, I went back to bed.

Palm Sunday morning - tired and cranky and no pictures of hail (maybe that's a good thing), but there were beautiful blue skies and fast passing clouds to look at.




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[*] posted on 3-16-2008 at 07:47 PM


North of the border in Chino, CA there was a nice hail storm as well last night. Its neat to hear the same weather system was producing precipitation in Baja as well. VIVA BAJA!!



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[*] posted on 3-16-2008 at 11:20 PM
Yep we got white stuff here also


There was hail all over our cars and the palapa down below us.White everywhere. Our lawn was white. This is our front porch steps.A couple hours later and the sun was shining again





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[*] posted on 3-17-2008 at 06:58 AM


you shouldn't have moved, keri :lol:

:lol:mulege was outstanding:lol:

ray...did the new paint withstand the beating???




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[*] posted on 3-17-2008 at 04:52 PM
Bob...


...yes, so far, so good. The old Bronco is over at the paint shop right now getting a nice fresh polish job! I'm going to pick it up in the morning and head across the border...till then, I'm trying to mind my manners in TJ Town....:o

I'm thinking of finding a place to '''put a shrimp on the barby'' for dinner tonight...Oh, sorry, wrong country for St. Paddy's day...well, it will do for now!




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[*] posted on 3-18-2008 at 11:13 AM


There was about 4 inches of snow at Rancho Conception which lies at 5000'. In the pic the start of San Pedro Martir is the top of the ridge. Its mostly gone today!

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[*] posted on 3-18-2008 at 03:08 PM


Keri, I have a house in La Mision. Where are you at? The ejido?
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[*] posted on 3-18-2008 at 03:52 PM


Astro - that has to be one of my all time favorite Baja camping pix.
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[*] posted on 3-28-2008 at 08:07 AM


And poor Astro was in BAJA trying to get away from the snow too. Followed you down to say Hola, Eh?
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[*] posted on 3-28-2008 at 06:03 PM
Hi Baja Bass


We live in Pyramid Resort at Plaza del Mar. You new to the area? Stop by and say Hi sometime. Yep it was pretty funny to look down on our palapa and have it covered in white. Where are you? Didn't you get the hail also? k



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