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thebajarunner
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In the 70's that road defined all that was rugged about Baja driving,
last time I went over it the grades had been changed and it was a mere memory of the definitive Baja rough road.
The races almost always went over those grades, and when someone broke down on a grade it got real dicey to clear the road.
Generally, when enough guys stacked up behind the "broke-down" got sent over the side.....
not a pretty sight, but what else could you do.
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baitcast
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 How about the early 60,s,never forget the first trip when we got into the
grades my wife wanted to get and walk when she saw the crosses,she asked "what are those for" and I answered "don,t know dear" but what freaked her out most was the wrecks at the bottom of the canyon on the last
hill.
Ah yes those were the days
Rob
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Cypress
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Go for it! Don't get in a hurry. Take your time. Don't get in a hurry.Enjoy the ride.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by baitcast
How about the early 60,s,never forget the first trip when we got into the
grades my wife wanted to get and walk when she saw the crosses,she asked "what are those for" and I answered "don,t know dear" but what freaked her out most was the wrecks at the bottom of the canyon on the last
hill.
Ah yes those were the days
Rob |
Getting to Gonzaga Bay was the prize!
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baitcast
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Dave that IS a old pic,I used to walk out on punta willard,thats the point lower left and get some of the nicest fish,didn,t have anything that
floated,think of that often,I miss it.Rob
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by baitcast
Dave that IS a old pic,I used to walk out on punta willard,thats the point lower left and get some of the nicest fish,didn,t have anything that
floated,think of that often,I miss it.Rob |
Yes, about 50 years old, from Desert Magazine...
Natalie Ann has the greatest modern Gonzaga from above photos! My web site home page is a photo of Gonzaga Bay taken from the trail up the island from
Alfonsina's sand spit, 1986: http://vivabaja.com
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