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nico
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So are you and your wife geologists too?
I'm living in central Mexico... for 3 years now, and am seriously thinking of a move to Ensenada. I think it would be more my style.
When/if I do... I will probably check out some of your hiking areas...  thanks
for all the work you have put into sharing the info. Much appreciated.
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David K
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Quote: Originally posted by nico  | So are you and your wife geologists too?
I'm living in central Mexico... for 3 years now, and am seriously thinking of a move to Ensenada. I think it would be more my style.
When/if I do... I will probably check out some of your hiking areas... thanks
for all the work you have put into sharing the info. Much appreciated. |
Thank you for asking... no, we are just lovers of the outdoors and four wheel drive trails. I am an irrigation specialist working mostly with low
volume sprinklers and drip systems for landscape and gardens, and my wife is in the health care services.
The only Nomad I know personally who is a geologist is 'GeoRock' (Suzanne), but she rarely posts here anymore. You can see her sharing her geology
knowledge with our Nomad 'Matomi tour' members, here: http://www.vivabaja.com/204/page6.html
[Edited on 5-4-2015 by David K]
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Cliffy
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Interesting that you mentioned the Sierra Nevada range as I am quite familiar with it from traveling there for 60 years. Its fun the watch it grow in
stature as you go north from Mojave. Its been my understanding that up north under Mono Lake its all a big caldera that my let go someday. The Mono
Craters are there and as I also understand they are the youngest volcanic craters in NA.
I wonder what some of the earthquakes were like way back then? WOW!
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bajaric
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Cool map, thanks. I downloaded google earth to use the link from SDSU. It is striking to note the large blob of rust brown in the Puertecitos area
noted as TPV undifferentiated volcanic on the geologic map. Lots of volcanic activity in that area. A gazillion years ago the whole place was buried
under a thick layer of molten rock and ash.
I was looking at the google earth satellite view and I noticed in the area around Isla Huerfanito it shows the new road under construction. This is
the same as the mapcarta image I have been using http://mapcarta.com/20303926 so it would appear that both google and mapcarta are using the same satellite data that is a few years old.
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David K
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| Quote: Originally posted by bajaric | Cool map, thanks. I downloaded google earth to use the link from SDSU. It is striking to note the large blob of rust brown in the Puertecitos area
noted as TPV undifferentiated volcanic on the geologic map. Lots of volcanic activity in that area. A gazillion years ago the whole place was buried
under a thick layer of molten rock and ash.
I was looking at the google earth satellite view and I noticed in the area around Isla Huerfanito it shows the new road under construction. This is
the same as the mapcarta image I have been using http://mapcarta.com/20303926 so it would appear that both google and mapcarta are using the same satellite data that is a few years old.
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Correct, that is Hwy. 5 (which is now over 35 more miles south). The newer satellite images on Bing Maps shows the new construction 25 more miles
south, all the way to Papa Fernandez', with the new bridge just north in place.
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MMc
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If you would like a better understanding pick up: Markes E. Johnson's Off Trail Adventures in Baja California. The Univ.of Arizona Press. The writing
is such you don't need to be a geology student, ( I did wiki a few words).
It's at good read and if you wonder around where he did it fills in a bunch of gaps you had not known about. Who knew the is Opel in Baja?
"Never teach a pig to sing it frustrates you and annoys the pig" - W.C.Fields
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