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Ken Cooke
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Intercotire.com - Super Swampers ROCK!!
I run the Interco TrXus MT, but they can still get stuck in slick slop down in Baja. Just keep your eyes peeled for trouble and watch out for
slippery stuff - avoid it if you are traveling alone.
[Edited on 6-26-2010 by Ken Cooke]
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David K
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Ken, tires like that will bury you in the sand!
Driving on sand is best done with smoothest tires as possible...
I had these STTs from Cooper and renamed them Grave Diggers when it came to sand driving!
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BajaNomad
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Baja Haters
http://www.breaking-down.com/content/baja-haters
[Edited on 6-27-2010 by BajaNomad]
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mtgoat666
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hey, i resemble that.
he does seem a bit immature. i guess he assumes all criticism is hate.
he ripped pictures from here to promote his TV episode on his website. i did not see citation of source of photos, so wonder if he views his use of
pics ripped from here as non-commercial use or ?
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DianaT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mtgoat666
hey, i resemble that.
he does seem a bit immature. i guess he assumes all criticism is hate.
he ripped pictures from here to promote his TV episode on his website. i did not see citation of source of photos, so wonder if he views his use of
pics ripped from here as non-commercial use or ?
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Always amazed when people feel free to use the photos of others----unless they ask permission. Tacky, really tacky unless permission was asked for
and given.
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SyntaxJO
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Sorry Diana and Goat - taking the photos down. And yes - I'm using them to promote the episode by showing the dangers - why else would I use them? Is
it that strange that I would want to promote my show? I'll have plenty to contribute because of them. However, I have no problem keeping them off -
it's not like anyone is reading my site anyway.
A lot of you have been awesome in your advice and support - even people warning me about not going is something I see as constructive. You are not
the haters! When I talk about the haters the term "haters" is contemporary slang used to describe people who are negative - not necessarily people who
HATE. I can understand how it might appear immature - it's a common enough term and I also wanted to write about my first encounter with someone who
put down the show as a whole - which is what happened. It doesn't feel good so i wanted to express it. It's real easy to sit at your computer and
criticize someone who's actually trying to do something - it's another thing completely to be the one DOING something and hearing someone "hate on"
your whole idea. I thank you for your negativity - but ultimately it doesn't help me in any way. And as I mentioned in the article - negative
criticism is something I'm going to have to get used to. There are a lot of haters out there. So thank you Mr. Goat for being the first one - I think
you and I could easily sit and have a round of beers between us. I think my vent was pretty light and I didn't blast you too hard - I just had to get
it out. Now, I can move on.
Sorry if I caused any upset with anyone. It's not my intention to be tacky or disrespectful - certainly not with my article. You guys have been
great.
[Edited on 6-29-2010 by SyntaxJO]
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David K
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SyntaxJO, the photos would probably have been okay with the person (who posted above) whose Jeep is in them or the photographer who posted them,
specially if you gave them a credit in your blog. Just ask and it is probably okay... I know both of them and they are not hard noses, just cool Baja
off roaders who wouldn't want someone else to go through that!
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Ken Cooke
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My TrXus MTs work great in the sand, but normally I air the Jeep down to about 11 p.s.i. for the tires to work as well as they do, and for the
sidewall tread to do its' job.
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SyntaxJO
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
SyntaxJO, the photos would probably have been okay with the person (who posted above) whose Jeep is in them or the photographer who posted them,
specially if you gave them a credit in your blog. |
Absolutely - should have asked permission and even more-so should have credited them. Lessons learned. Sorry to get off topic everyone!
I have received permission to use the photos from Neal and I will take him up on it. Thank you all - there's nothing like a hefty, heaping spoon full
of tough love. It's still about half way down my throat but it's getting there. I'll let you know when I have the Episode up 
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Bajamatic
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CHRIST! I cn't even look at those photos without reaching for the anxiety meds. Even the slightest color shift while driving the flatlands freaks me
out. Sand is almost always recoverable, but baja mud flats = a VERY bad day.
yuletide
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by SyntaxJO
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
SyntaxJO, the photos would probably have been okay with the person (who posted above) whose Jeep is in them or the photographer who posted them,
specially if you gave them a credit in your blog. |
Absolutely - should have asked permission and even more-so should have credited them. Lessons learned. Sorry to get off topic everyone!
I have received permission to use the photos from Neal and I will take him up on it. Thank you all - there's nothing like a hefty, heaping spoon full
of tough love. It's still about half way down my throat but it's getting there. I'll let you know when I have the Episode up |
You sound like a good human being... I would welcome you to use my photos and stories if you wish and ask... Only about 45 years of Baja traveling
history in my head... Viva Baja!
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SyntaxJO - Absolutely OK by me if you would like to use either of my photos. I have those muddy hours permanently embedded in my memory, as you might
imagine. Jeep is long gone and the "things may not be as they seem" lesson learned. Good luck with your venture!
Cheers,
TacoFeliz
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
SyntaxJO, the photos would probably have been okay with the person (who posted above) whose Jeep is in them or the photographer who posted them,
specially if you gave them a credit in your blog. |
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DianaT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by SyntaxJO
Absolutely - should have asked permission and even more-so should have credited them. Lessons learned. Sorry to get off topic everyone!
I have received permission to use the photos from Neal and I will take him up on it. ) |
Great that you have the permission. That is a good thing.
It has nothing to do with people be hard noses as someone suggested, it just is a matter of respect. Most people around here will give permission and
enjoy seeing their photos being used.
Your response was great. It says a lot about who you are as a person. Good luck no matter what you decide to do. Look forward to seeing the
results of your trip.
BTW--if you are in Bahia Asuncion and we are here, stop by. We have a separate guest room with a small refrig and private bath. If we are here and
do not have family or friends here, you would be welcome to stay with us as our guests. We are not business, just traditional hospitality. u2u if you
are interested.
We are easy to find. And right now the back road from Bahia Asuncion to San Jose del Castro is in excellent condition past the turn off to San
Pablo--- before that, it is not a problem, just needs some grading to keep the teeth from chattering. We did the circle a couple of days ago.
In contrast, the main road to Tortugas from the Bahia Asuncion turn-off to where the pavement begins just after San Jose del Castro is TERRIBLE.
MAJOR wash board right now.
Sorry, but you cannot avoid the paved road from Vizcaino to the turn off to Bahia Asuncion that is in terrible shape in places. The broken road and
major pot holes are just awful and dangerous. It is worse right out of Vizcaino---then there is a good part, and then it is dangerous and awful. As
one of our friends who owns a grocery store here keeps telling us, the governor keeps saying this month they will start to fix it--but as he says, it
is talk, talk, talk and nothing happens yet.
You will have a great time.
[Edited on 6-30-2010 by DianaT]
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SyntaxJO
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I must say I'm quite emotional right now. Thank you all for your kind words. I'm glad I could clear up my blunders - I'm glad I can stick around on
these boards. And I would like to take you guys up on some of these offers. I feel very fortunate.
..and now the beach!
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by SyntaxJO
I must say I'm quite emotional right now. Thank you all for your kind words. I'm glad I could clear up my blunders - I'm glad I can stick around on
these boards. And I would like to take you guys up on some of these offers. I feel very fortunate.
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We are here for you... a great group of explorers and campers... your adventure in Baja has begun!
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bajafam
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Syntax ~ we have been tossing around the idea of a Malarrimo exploration ourselves. So thank you for asking the questions so we don't have to!  Of course, we won't have a film crew or a TV show, but when you travel with two kids
under 5 and two crazy dogs, I'm thinking a TV show should be in the works!!
We are traveling late July through early August....maybe we'll be there to pull you out of the mud!
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SyntaxJO
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Hiiii guys! Remember this drama post? Well - I shot the documentary and I'm fixing to have it done by Nov. I'll be coming down to Baja the entire
month of November and I plan on having a showing in Tortuga. Thanks for all your help and we have one hell of a show! I'll make an official
announcement in another post when I'm 100% sure that I can get off my lazy butt and finish it before then.
How you doin these days, Goat?
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DianaT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by SyntaxJO
Hiiii guys! Remember this drama post? Well - I shot the documentary and I'm fixing to have it done by Nov. I'll be coming down to Baja the entire
month of November and I plan on having a showing in Tortuga. Thanks for all your help and we have one hell of a show! I'll make an official
announcement in another post when I'm 100% sure that I can get off my lazy butt and finish it before then.
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Hi Jordan! Wondered when it would be completed. It has been a while.
Hope to maybe see you again in Bahia Asuncion and if we are around when you have your showing, maybe we can make it out to Tortugas.
John and Diana
[Edited on 9-19-2011 by DianaT]
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Rathackman80
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Ursidae...glad you said it about the beach not being as exciting as you'd hoped. That was my sentiment exactly...what i experienced was a whole lot of
plastic garbage...I mean tons of it everywhere...it was hard to beach comb through all the junk...your eyes just get tired of seeing crap. It was neat
to see some big logs but we didnt find anything interesting at all...just gathered some floats and driftwood boards.
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I agree completely:
The winter of 1999/2000 my wife and I drove out the Castro route by ourselves in our 4wd Suzuki Samurai and enjoyed the drive out and back and the
camp, a quarter mile back up the wash from the beach, which gave us a very close serenade by some prowling coyotes, but all in all I thought it was
nothing at all like we had read about and while we walked a ways in each direction, all we saw was a lot of plastic trash, none of which was remotely
interesting except as a statement about the human species....I would never bother going again nor suggesting it to anyone....
That said I know it changes by the day but those days were very underwhelming....
Until this last ten years, I have never lived far from the ocean somewhere and I have sure done a lot better beachcombing in almost every place I have
lived....
The trip I think I may have used 4wd once on the way out and back, just to pass through some soft sand but the road was quite good and very
interesting that winter....we never saw a soul in about 5 days....
JMHO and YMMV,
Brian
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.” Mark Twain
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SyntaxJO
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| Quote: | | Originally posted by DianaTHope to maybe see you again in Bahia Asuncion and if we are around when you have your showing, maybe we can make
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Hey Love, so nice to see you still on the boards! I think I can make a run to the Asuncion. This time maybe I can take it a little slower than last
time. Such a run and gun situation last time - takes me a couple days to ease into Baja. I'm getting off topic so I'll wrap it up - I'll u2u you
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