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[*] posted on 6-1-2007 at 08:21 AM


David K. Thanks for the pictures.:biggrin:Tracked Bighorn sheep in Oregon, even with radio collars they were hard to spot.:biggrin:
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[*] posted on 6-1-2007 at 08:22 AM


15... I took many more, but it become pretty hard to see them as they hopped through the palms and lower boulders at the far end of the pond from our camp.

I am posting so many, because these animals are so rare to see for most of us that I knew you guys would enjoy as much as we did seeing them...

In the next part, The Squarecircle and I hike down the canyon in search of the Padre's EL CAMINO REAL, stay tuned!

Part 5 at: http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=24915

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[*] posted on 6-1-2007 at 08:33 AM


David K. Thanks for sharing the pictures. Tracked Bighorn sheep in Oregon, they were wearing radio collars. Hard to spot even when you know were they are.:yes:
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[*] posted on 6-1-2007 at 08:52 AM


Thanks---love the photos. Hiked down a canyon in the San Gabriel Mountains once and the sides of the canyon were covered with big horn sheep---just beautiful creatures.

Thank for sharing what was a very good trip!

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[*] posted on 6-1-2007 at 09:18 AM


David, as usual, a fantastic set up trip reports and photos. You just have to get back in touch with Huel Howser to get him to extend his reporting range to south of the border. It's still part of the Californias. This would make for a great series of shows for you and him. I can just hear him saying over and over again...."Well, this is truely AMAZING!"
Looks like you guys had very good weather throughout this advendure.
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[*] posted on 6-1-2007 at 02:45 PM


Amazing, that many big horn sheep, and so close; you are very fortunate. In over 20+ years in Baja, we only saw two once while biking in the copper mine area north of La Gringa, BOLA; and these were very nervous, always a ridge away. We have started going to the Bahia Guadalupe area, and hope to site some there.
Is this oasis area north of El Marmol??
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[*] posted on 6-1-2007 at 03:21 PM


Awesome photos! Very rare to get pictures of Big Horns unless with a monster telephoto. You were extremely lucky. Thanks for sharing.
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Amazing, that many big horn sheep, and so close; you are very fortunate. In over 20+ years in Baja, we only saw two once while biking in the copper mine area north of La Gringa, BOLA; and these were very nervous, always a ridge away. We have started going to the Bahia Guadalupe area, and hope to site some there.
Is this oasis area north of El Marmol??


It is about 20-25 miles south of El Marmol... east of Cataviņa, west of Bahia San Luis Gonzaga. The 2003-2004 AAA map shows the mission, but they have it on the wrong arroyo, about 5 miles north of its correct location, on Arroyo Santa Maria.




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[*] posted on 6-2-2007 at 02:37 AM


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Yep, that pretty well sums it up in one word!!!:light::lol::biggrin:




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[*] posted on 6-4-2007 at 06:23 PM


wow great photos.

Sorry we didn't join you guys.
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[*] posted on 6-4-2007 at 07:15 PM


TW, we kept our ears open for you... There was no other humans within 10 miles of us!



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[*] posted on 6-14-2007 at 11:24 AM


The next part (#5): Roy and I search for the padre's El Camino Real, where it enters the mission valley: http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=24915



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Part 4 of 6 bump



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