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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by tiotomasbcs
Thanks for the pics, DK! Baja Explorer got me headin south all over again. Don't forget The Flying Gargoyle by Jimmy Smith. And our Nomad brother
Greg Nieman's books. Go gettum David. Thanks for the post.  Tio
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The Grinning Gargoyle... It was sure fun to hear how Jimmy got that name from the person that gave it to him!
Choral Pepper, Desert Magazine editor, traveling with the Erle Stanley Gardner expedition, camping up on the mesa above San Ignacio (where the town
airstrip was originally), was annoyed at how Jimmy Smith would crash their campfire get-togethers (Jimmy was living in San Ignacio in the 60's)...
Choral said he looked like a "grinning gargoyle"... and Jimmy adopted the handle! Jimmy confirmed this when I met him, and it was all good fun when I
reconnected (via email) these two adversaries in their final years... and they had a good laugh.
The art work was by Dave (Big) Deal, a fun cartoonist who loved Baja, Off Road Racing, and Flying. Dave also did the logo for Baja Bush Pilots, the
Armorall viking, many of the cartoon living car characters in the movie Cars, etc. Dave was very religious yet had some fun with it (note the roof of
the mission).
Greg Niemann's Baja Books:
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GregN
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Thanks David and Tio for the mentions. For those interested, I have a few new Baja articles in recent editions of the Baja Bound Bulletin. Check it
out.
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pappy
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DK- i swear you have raided my baja library of books!
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by GregN
Thanks David and Tio for the mentions. For those interested, I have a few new Baja articles in recent editions of the Baja Bound Bulletin. Check it
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I have been putting links to the Baja Bound newsletters in the Nomad Baja Travel Articles forum, here is April's: http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=73082
It is fun that Greg and I have articles in the same publications... Here is perhaps when Greg and I first met (?) at Viva Baja #1 (Oct. 2000):
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BajaGeoff
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Classic photo!
Greg and David have put together a ton of great Baja articles for us. Here are their columns on our site...
Greg: http://www.bajabound.com/bajaadventures/bajafever/
David: http://www.bajabound.com/bajaadventures/bajatravel/
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David K
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Thanks Geoff, I am sure Greg is as happy as I am to offer some stories from Baja's past and present for your readers!
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wilderone
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"OK so what happened to all the promotion and travel to Baja? Where did it go?
What happened?"
Pre-Mex 1, the Baja peninsula was a grand adventure undertaken by a few. They returned and told their stories. There was little to go by except for
the AAA maps. Now, many many books are out there - the story has been told. Mex. 1 is now paved, there are hotels, big cities - just like other
tourist areas all over the world. Not as unique an adventure as it once was. I remember one of my first trips was around 1975 - just a short time
after Mex. 1 was completed - smooth, with no potholes yet. We'd pass a car about every 20 minutes - drivers waving at each other every time! Just
not the same, with Mex. 1 being a major trucking route now.
Still an appealing destination for me - and I'm glad it's not as popular as it was 10 years ago. I once waited 3 hours to get on a whale watching
boat for only 1/2 hr trip for $10 - there were so many people waiting. We were told to bring food and drink for the pangueros because they weren't
taking any breaks for lunch. Now, you can get on the first boat with no wait. But the peninsula is a big place - plenty of places to explore for a
lifetime - I'm still at it - until I can't crawl out of a tent anymore.
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sancho
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| Quote: | Originally posted by wilderone
Pre-Mex 1, the Baja peninsula was a grand adventure undertaken by a few |
Never did a pre Hwy 1, for me it was early '80's,
the first drive trip was the most memorable, wide eyed,
adventure around every corner, never knew what was ahead. Always characters
to meet, but there are definately good times still to be had. These
young whipper snappers, with google st view, pictures/
info abound, don't know how easy they have it. Mex Ins
was a big mystery, now you can print it out. I'm a die hard
tenter, just have a problem getting the wife to look
forward to tent trips. Worked with an old teamster from San Diego, had stories of charting the 1 st 1000, by motorcycle,
had cans
of gasoline strapped to his back
[Edited on 4-25-2014 by sancho]
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David K
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Pre-pavement days were epic! I wished I turned 16 a year or two sooner so I could be behind the wheel on the old road. My first trip (without parents)
was Spring Break, 1974 (5 months after Highway One was opened) and still had fun on side trips and the gulf route (Calamajué to Gonzaga to San Felipe,
all dirt).
In 1974 or 75 (on a repeat trip) going into El Marmol in my VW Myers Manx (16 or 17 years old):
In 1966, going all the way to the tip in our Jeep when I was 8:
Baja dust in my blood since 1965... addicted for life with Baja Fever!
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Cabo in 1974
This is not the best picture but it shows what the beach was like in 1974. It has changed a lot since then. We walked down to the beach and rented a
panga to take us out to lovers beach where we went diving.
post a picture
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David K
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That's a great photo! Also an interesting photo resizing site! Thanks!
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wiltonh
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Photo Site
That site is very easy to use. I just uploaded the picture to the site and then they listed a number of ways to use it. One was to put it into a
forum. I copied the link and added the picture to my post.
No thinking necessary.
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