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BajaGringo
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Graham, I took Mike some more rechargeable batteries and another solar battery charger yesterday.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by grappler
What a class act the boyz from solosports are.
As for David K ~ you sir, are an idiot.
p.s. to David K's worshippers, dont waste your time bashing me with your walking canes. I really dont care 
Happy Holidays all...
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How so? Are you usualy rude to people you don't know? Just joined Nomad to make enemies here?
If you don't want to see Mike's progress then ignore the thread with it.
Obviously a majority here do enjoy seeing his progress...
As for the other thing, after I made a phone call to verify the signal and people who received it, I did exactly what Mike wanted me to do if it was
sent out... and that was to post it on the Internet where someone who was able and wanted to, could help.
Happy Turkey Day to you sir.
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Graham
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A picture of my backpack along that coast in 1983. Not great but shows kind of terrain Mike had to negotiate with his burro... tough, tough country.
Up and down, in and out.
Fantastic job Bajagringo. Your efforts were heroic. I could have done with you around when I was doing that stretch.
And thank you David for all your hard work on this thread. And with getting the word out.
Mtngoat... Mike buried his stashes near obvious landmarks, with GPS positions recorded, and accepted he may lose some... but I'm sure it's wrapped and
bagged. He did a lot of hard work alone with his shovel in summer heat.
This is not some harebrained scheme... but a pasion he has thought out for over a year. And he's clearly learning fast about the load on Don Kay and
what his limitations are. He's making the sacrifices to ensure that the burro finishes the trip with him. He won't find another like him.
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David K
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Thank you Graham... see these photo of you (for the first time) is great!
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BajaBlanca
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Grappler - I find it so offensive that you would openly attack someone. I know you said you dont care, but this is not about David, this is about
you. go somewhere else. do not waste our time. get over yourself. so rude. so unnecessary. you dont have the right, imho, to write this where i am
forced to read it.
do not answer me. you have wasted enough of my wondereful fantastic beautiful amazingly great life.
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Brian L
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaBlanca
Grappler - I find it so offensive that you would openly attack someone. I know you said you dont care, but this is not about David, this is about
you. go somewhere else. do not waste our time. get over yourself. so rude. so unnecessary. you dont have the right, imho, to write this where i am
forced to read it.
do not answer me. you have wasted enough of my wondereful fantastic beautiful amazingly great life. |
Here Here
Brian
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Mulegena
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What Blane said.
"Raise your words, not your voice. It's rain that grows flowers, not thunder." ~Rumi
"It's the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." ~ Aristotle
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tripledigitken
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What's his problem with walking sticks?
By the way they are 25% off at REI right now!
[Edited on 11-25-2010 by tripledigitken]
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Skipjack Joe
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Graham
A picture of my backpack along that coast in 1983. Not great but shows kind of terrain Mike had to negotiate with his burro... tough, tough country.
Up and down, in and out. |
Wow!
It's worse than it appeared on google earth.
Still, there is something inviting about it.
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toneart
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DavidK,
At times I have criticized you, but in the part you played in this rescue, instigator, coordinator, locater and communicator, you have my utmost
respect. You have done a wonderful thing here. Good Man!
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Marc
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| Quote: | Originally posted by toneart
DavidK,
At times I have criticized you, but in the part you played in this rescue, instigator, coordinator, locater and communicator, you have my utmost
respect. You have done a wonderful thing here. Good Man!
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Amen to that Bro!
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Neal Johns
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I'm a little late, but... Kudos to everyone involved in this rescue!
My motto:
Never let a Dragon pass by without pulling its tail!
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Mulegena
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
| Quote: | Originally posted by Graham
A picture of my backpack along that coast in 1983. Not great but shows kind of terrain Mike had to negotiate with his burro... tough, tough country.
Up and down, in and out. |
Wow!
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Still, there is something inviting about it. |
Agree, its a stunning photo that speaks to the heart of all of us who love so very deeply the land that is of Baja California Norte and Sur.
There's an awakened resonance we feel here that is like nowhere else on earth or in our hearts.
Its a combination of a lyrical mysticism, of dream-like gossamer heaven-on-earth lightness of being in counterpoint to the raw, ragged realism of the
sheer power of the land that will wake you and shake you to the very depths of your soul.
If it is your fate to know this, you are forever possessed, not entirely discreet unto oneself ever again. You belong to and are a part of that land
forever and are cleft to it in the very ages of time itself.
"Raise your words, not your voice. It's rain that grows flowers, not thunder." ~Rumi
"It's the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." ~ Aristotle
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wilderone
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oooo-whee, Graham - that photo tells it all.
Mulegena - did you just write that? Very profound.
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tripledigitken
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Mulegena
Agree, its a stunning photo that speaks to the heart of all of us who love so very deeply the land that is of Baja California Norte and Sur.
There's an awakened resonance we feel here that is like nowhere else on earth or in our hearts.
Its a combination of a lyrical mysticism, of dream-like gossamer heaven-on-earth lightness of being in counterpoint to the raw, ragged realism of the
sheer power of the land that will wake you and shake you to the very depths of your soul.
If it is your fate to know this, you are forever possessed, not entirely discreet unto oneself ever again. You belong to and are a part of that land
forever and are cleft to it in the very ages of time itself. |
That is some wonderful prose Mulegena! I'm sure your passage speaks to a lot of other Nomads as well.
cudos
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woody with a view
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^^^^^what Mulegena said^^^^^
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wilderone
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"...how did he stash his water and supplies? bury plastic containers? containers hidden behind rocks? seems like a lot of work to create a stash, and
seems risky that people would find and mess with them, or animals would dig them up."
He pre-ran the trip route and buried them in the ground. The one we dug up at Agua Blanca had a gallon of water and a cardboard box, taped with duct
tape, containing various items. It had been partially dug up by coyotes (guessing), and a corner of the cardboard box was chewed open. We found that
two pouches of tuna and a small package of cookies had been eaten. The caches are all part of the planning to install a measure of safety.
Serendipity is one thing, but hard core strategy to the best of one's ability is a big factor of success.
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Mulegena
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Thank, Nomads, and thank you Graham and Mike and Crew
Yes, these words came as I took in Graham's awesome old photograph.
All of us have had profound experiences in Baja and when I find a moment
to step out of my own way, well sometimes words filter up and linger a bit.
"Raise your words, not your voice. It's rain that grows flowers, not thunder." ~Rumi
"It's the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." ~ Aristotle
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Ken Bondy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Mulegena
Thank, Nomads, and thank you Graham and Mike and Crew
Yes, these words came as I took in Graham's awesome old photograph.
All of us have had profound experiences in Baja and when I find a moment
to step out of my own way, well sometimes words filter up and linger a bit. |
Muy buen dicho amiga!!
carpe diem!
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