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LoyeB
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Is the Baja Almanac out of print ?
I looked on amazon and they want 200 bux for it ! Is this thing out of print ? Any suggestions ? I have a AAA and Nat geo map but I like the looks of
the Almanac due to the mileage markings and small roads not present on the NAT GEO or AAA.
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Ateo
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Have you tried this:
http://www.baja-almanac.com
I need a new one so I'll try ordering.
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mulegemichael
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an amigo of mine tried to buy it all this past week and they say it is no longer available...what a shame, as it is such a resource when headed south
on 1...we have three of them but two of them are in tatters..i think i'll laminate every page to extend it's life.
dyslexia is never having to say you\'re yrros.
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Ateo
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I just emailed them. I will report back. If only they had one for the iPad.
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24baja
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I bought one for 35 dollars 4 weeks ago
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David K
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The 2003 is out-of-print... the current issue is 2009, much bigger, and were available at the normal price ($25?)... www.discoverbaja.com, www.bajabooksandmaps.com, and maybe the source, www.bajaalmanac.com ? At least it was a week or two ago...?
edit: Perhaps Landon has stopped printing the 2009 edition?
If anyone has any updated detail on a new edition, please post!
[Edited on 12-19-2012 by David K]
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LoyeB
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Perfecto
Thanks David ! You rock !
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LoyeB
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By the way has anybody been to the DiscoverBaja physical address in Sand Diego, seems like a pre-border crossing gold mine.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by LoyeB
By the way has anybody been to the DiscoverBaja physical address in Sand Diego, seems like a pre-border crossing gold mine. |
Lot's of times... Ken Cooke and I posted some photos there for the recent fiesta they had.
I-5 south to Hwy. 52 east (south of Del Mar/north of Mission Bay) to Regents Rd. exit, turn north (left) up the hill to Governor Dr. signal, turn
right (east) to the next signal, then left into parking lot (Sprouts strip mall).
The 52 goes east to I-805 and I-15 if you are south bound on them, then go west on 52 to Regents Rd. and turn north (right).
Open 6 days a week (Sat. half day).
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LoyeB
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Just called into discover baja today and they are out !  I ordered one through
bajabooksandmaps.com. Lets see if they come through...
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LoyeB
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And they are out of them too....
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David K
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Uh-oh...! So, is anyone going to get mad if I help Baja travelers with parts of these maps if it is indeed out-of-print and no longer being sold by
the publisher?
The 2003 Almanac was more detailed, larger scale... I think I preferred it, as well as being a better size for use on the road.
LoyeB, what area of Baja did you want to see on the maps?
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MMc
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Why don't you scan the whole thing and post it on your web site.
It would save you time.
"Never teach a pig to sing it frustrates you and annoys the pig" - W.C.Fields
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David K
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Oh, I have too much time as it is... you too, I see? 
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bajajudy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by LoyeB
Just called into discover baja today and they are out ! I ordered one through
bajabooksandmaps.com. Lets see if they come through... |
We dont have any either(BBAM)
And we dont know what is going on. No one answers our emails. No one is shipping us any books(which we buy by the case)
We hope that everyone is ok because this seems weird.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajajudy
| Quote: | Originally posted by LoyeB
Just called into discover baja today and they are out ! I ordered one through
bajabooksandmaps.com. Lets see if they come through... |
We dont have any either(BBAM)
And we dont know what is going on. No one answers our emails. No one is shipping us any books(which we buy by the case)
We hope that everyone is ok because this seems weird. |
Judy as soon (and if) you guys hear from Landon Crumpton... please let us know! I have tried many times to communicate with him in years past, without
luck. We have a common friend (Baja Bob/ Bicycle Bob Vinton) but even phone calls didn't work. Thank you...
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LoyeB
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I talked to bajamaps and they said there were a few available at certain BCS locations,but not to order online. I was interested in looking at the San
Felipe to Gonzaga area in hopes of checking out some palm oasies and possibly caves up near El Parral. I saw your report on the Blue Palm canyon which
looks amazing.The AAA doesnt seem to have enough.
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David K
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Canyons near Valle Chico, SW of San Felipe
| Quote: | Originally posted by LoyeB
I talked to bajamaps and they said there were a few available at certain BCS locations,but not to order online. I was interested in looking at the San
Felipe to Gonzaga area in hopes of checking out some palm oasies and possibly caves up near El Parral. I saw your report on the Blue Palm canyon which
looks amazing.The AAA doesnt seem to have enough. |
I have been to many of the eastside canyons (south to north):
Matomi, Parral, Berrendo, Carrizo, Agua Calienta and El Cajon.
I have made many posts on Nomad over the years on them, and have posted all sorts of maps (including ones I drew).
There are some shallow caves, one rumored to contain bones, in Matomi... I recommend you get Bruce Barber's book '... of Sea and Sand' for the most
recent details on the entire San Felipe desert area.
1972 edition of John Robinson's 'Camping and Climbing Baja'
Bruce's:
17) Providencia
18) Teledo
19) En Medio
20) Oso
21) Cajon
22) Barroso
23) Agua Caliente
24) Parral
25) Matomi
36) Hidden Valley
37) Arroyo Chanate (not on map, but same road as #36)
38) Arroyo Huatamote
39) Coyote Caves
40) Cougar Flats
41) Pumpkin Rock (misnamed in book as #40 also)
42) Sulfur Springs North
43) The Sulfur Mines
44) Sulfur Springs South
50) Valley of the Giants
45) Crazy Horse Canyon (aka Caņada el Parral or Azufre Wash)
46) Apache Tears
47 & 48) map numbers not mentioned in book text, but route described on pg. 232+
49) Arroyo Matomi
To order your own copy:
..of Sea and Sand." ~A Drama of Two Living Deserts~ by Bruce F. Barber, contains over 360 pages of desert exploration in northern Baja and Sonora.
$12.95 from Lavalands Publishing, PMB 480, P.O. Box 9019 Calexico, CA 92232-9019
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DianaT
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A little over a year ago, a friend who does research in our area lost his copy of the new 2009 Baja Almanac in an apartment fire. Since he was
leaving very soon for Baja, he contacted the author.
The author met with him and gave him a couple of cartons of the new 2009 Almanacs and asked him to give them to locals in the towns and ranches in
Baja, which he did. And the locals and ranchers loved them.
Maybe those were the last of what was printed? Just a possibility.
Since we have a couple of them, I like the price on e-bay. 
Not really, I wouldn't part with them. We still have the older one all held together with tape.
[Edited on 12-19-2012 by DianaT]
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Udo
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I saw 4 current Baja Almanacs at Mama Espinoza's, in El Rosario.
I can pick them up and you can reimburse me for them.
Udo
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