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salttram
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We camped at de la Pargo this time. There are things about camping on a cobble beach that recommend it. Easier to keep your feet clean, and you can
hear the coyotes creeping up on you at night!
 
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That is the Baja that I hold onto so dearly. Being able to find a solitary spot on a beach to your own and leaving it without a trace, other than a
few tire tracks.
It is rewarding to know that this is still possible after forty plus years.
Thanks to all here who contribute to all of our passion for a land that deserves all we can do to continue to enjoy it as we have for so long.
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salttram
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Agree 100%!
After visiting here, Los Burros, and getting tantalizingly close to the Mission Dolores del Sur ruin . . . I can't wait to go back. I could see
possibilities on a mountain bike or backpacking, as there is quite a bit of water in the canyons.
 
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David K
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Very nice photos... and looks like you were very near the 9th California mission (located down there from 1721-1741).
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Yeah, I'm kicking myself for not making the time to scramble down and see it . . . next time!
The whole region is so remote and beautiful . . . I just wanna eat it up! I'd like to go back and do the route between Gonzaga and San Evaristo again
too. I've never had the feeling of "Old Mexico" so much as in that region, at least in Baja.
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Great... Maybe see the ruins and graves near Rancho La Presa (also advertised as a 'Dolores' site)... Mission Los Dolores did move in 1741, to La
Pasión (also called Chillá), two miles east of La Presa. It is called Rancho La Capilla in the Almanac and at last Nomad visit, was a goat ranch on
the crumbled ruins of the mission.
Here are Jack Swords photos at La Presa:
http://www.vivabaja.com/swords/page4.html
http://www.vivabaja.com/swords/page5.html
Photos at both sites for Los Dolores are on this page: http://www.vivabaja.com/missions1/page5.html
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Thanks for the exceptionally beautiful images posted, this just makes me re-consider our possibilities of visiting Tembabichi next spring since we
don't have a 4x4 or even a TRD... but as salttram mentioned: "... doing the most with the least . . . " and also: "...The locals do
it in all kinds of vehicles, and with lousy tires to boot . . . so there's that. The village is very small, but the people are friendly, and it won't
be too far to walk if you need help...." We may just end up on the trail to Tembabichi anyway... it's all part of the adventure and discovering "old
Baja" before it disappears to golf greens and marinas. We've had our share of adventure and mishaps during our voyages down Baja... it just makes it
more interesting and joyful when you talk about it later on... VIVA BAJA...
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JZ
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Damn, I want to go here!! We took a boat from Loreto to La Paz a couple years ago, and pulled into Los Gatos for a quick stop. Looks like a great
drive in from Constitution.
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Mulege Canuck
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I am going to convince my buddy to head out there with me. I have a Bigfoot camper on a F350. Will I have any clearance issues along the rock cuts?
I’ve been down to Aqua Verde lots before they fixed the road up. I am assuming the road condition will be similar?
If I get in there I will post a report.
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JZ
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Quote: Originally posted by salttram  | ....and the road through Arroyo San Jose and San Jose de la Noria is one of the most beautiful and dramatic driveable canyons in Baja.
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Where is this?
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Mulege Canuck
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East of Constitution
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| Quote: Originally posted by salttram | ....and the road through Arroyo San Jose and San Jose de la Noria is one of the most beautiful and dramatic driveable canyons in Baja.
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No Arroyo San Jose in the area east of Constitucion
the Arroyo leading up to San Jose de la Noria is Arroyo San Juan
Harald Pietschmann
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Mulege Canuck
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Thought you were talking about Tembabichi. My mistake.
How narrow is the road grade along the rock cuts?
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I also am thinking of heading to this spot soon.
Does anyone have any recent road reports? I have an awd chevy express with KO2s , pretty light ,its great in sand and can get through rough patches
but is not up for rock crawling.
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JZ
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Is this on the route to Timbabichi. Or is it on the back door route into Agua Verde?
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JZ
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| Quote: Originally posted by tobias | I also am thinking of heading to this spot soon.
Does anyone have any recent road reports? I have an awd chevy express with KO2s , pretty light ,its great in sand and can get through rough patches
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Lots of ranches along that route, and it sounds like it's pretty well maintain. No rock crawling.
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Thanks JZ
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If you are talking about the road to Timbabichi it is a good road until maybe a couple of miles before the drop down the Mtn. That section is a little
rougher but not 4x4 bad. Just the rains cause ruts and carry rocks onto it. The drop down is spectacular. It's a single lane with wide areas to pass
so keep an eye for on coming vehicles if any, not much traffic. There is not much English spoken there so brush up on your Spanish.
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Thanks for the updates guys.
If I make it out there in the next week or two , I will leave a report.
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Mulege Canuck
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Thanks TMW
Should be fun
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