roadhog
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camping Colorado delta ?
camping available from Guadalupe Victoria over to MX 5 between La Puerta and Coyote ? Earthquake and bird research, Gtg.
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Barry A.
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Not sure where "Coyote" is, but the area I think you are talking about is largely farm land & wild river bottom delta, and I have not heard or
seen any opportunities for camping, unless just on a ditch bank, which I have done. We have camped further south near Yuri Muri on the edge of Rio
Hardy----terrible mosquitos much of the time. If it were me, I would camp above the delta area to the west, at the base of the Cucapa & El Mayor
range's to mostly get away from the flying bugs.
Barry
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COYOTE from S/Trips
N31.98666 W115.22356
Last year, I drove thru following the Colorado to the east. Stopped for photos atop the dike, shacks below in ditch...a voice shouted from cross the
field farm compound
'THEY'RE RETARDED'
I assume an indication for local ambience.
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Barry A.
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Back in the early '80's when the Colorado River was in flood, my son and I, and a couple of friends, canoed in 2 canoes & a kayak from Morelos Dam
near Algodones down to just south of the town of Colonia Carranza (Ledon) on a 3 day (2 night) trip. The river in that area is runs about 10 to 40
feet below grade and the fields of crops. Several farm hands who saw us floating by stared at us in disbelief, and one yelled, "loco Gringoes" (or
something like that). We camped on an island the first night and were left alone, but the second night we had a tough time finding a camp site (it
was a jungle) and finally camped out on a sorta man-made dirt boat ramp. People (families) would come over to stare at us from about 200 yards away,
but only the young kids actually came into our camp and talked.
The river area had come back to life almost instantly after the floods hit------the area had not been flooded in many years----now there were tons of
wildlife and birds, and we had the impression that we were on some remote river in Africa, or something. Incredible trip!!!
Many mosquitos, tho. Deet time, for sure. We had flown the river several weeks before, and realized that the river became braided and impassible
with brush below where we 'took-out', thus we could not go on to Yuri Muri as originally planned.
Later my friend & 2 others paddled their kayaks from Yuri Muri all the way out to the SOC and we picked them up in San Felipe many days later.
Another time they duplicated that trip and we picked them up in El Golfo in Sonora. Fun times.
Barry
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| Quote: | Originally posted by roadhog
camping available from Guadalupe Victoria over to MX 5 between La Puerta and Coyote ? Earthquake and bird research, Gtg. |
a while back there was a person on nomad board who posted info on his sea kayaking trip along delta shoreline in SOC. his photos showed very broad
mudflats that were mud bogs at low tide. looked interesting, but i had seen better places to take a kayak vacation 
if you find that thread, you can find the guys personal website, then ask him for advice.
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Barry A.
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-----the Delta area is huge, and below the "high tide" line it is essentially barren and goes on mile after endless mile. The Goat is right in that
finding a place to camp is not possible unless you time it just right to miss the high tides, and it is a boggy mess no matter when. BUT, if you are
prepared (as my friends were) you can make do and enjoy the process, and the feeling of remoteness is totally complete-------a true Wilderness
experience, I am told. (you notice that I did not go on this stretch)
Barry
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mtgoat666
| Quote: | Originally posted by roadhog
camping available from Guadalupe Victoria over to MX 5 between La Puerta and Coyote ? Earthquake and bird research, Gtg. |
a while back there was a person on nomad board who posted info on his sea kayaking trip along delta shoreline in SOC. his photos showed very broad
mudflats that were mud bogs at low tide. looked interesting, but i had seen better places to take a kayak vacation
if you find that thread, you can find the guys personal website, then ask him for advice. |
You might be talking about Gringorio (Greg)...
http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=29238
Sadly, his photobucket account is closed... there is one photo from him and the route map still showing in the above thread.
Gringorio had a nature web site with photos and a forum... but he ended those a year or two ago...
Other posts from Gringorio: http://forums.bajanomad.com/misc.php?action=search&srchu...
[Edited on 11-22-2010 by David K]
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