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burro bob
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Or you could go up Canyon Cajon for an overnight and get to some real big waterfalls. On the way (if you know where to look) you will pass a rock
painting site.
Not sure why you would want to go to the canyons when you could come into town this weekend and play find a parking spot. Or you could go to any beach
around town and play spot the floating bales. This is a favorite game of many young soldiers and you often see them strolling the beach in their free
time.
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Arthur
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Another beautiful shot. What a country!
We'll probably see enough soldiers coming down 5 to satisfy our lust for uniforms.
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Arthur
The atlas ddoes not have the canyons named correctly. They have the same mistakes as the mexican topos. My list of canyon names comes from my rancher
friends who live and work out there. Davids list has different names that he has compiled from other map sources. From canyon Cajon on north to canyon
Providencia the names vary depending on who you ask. I'm not trying to say he is wrong and I am right but I haven't seen any two lists of the canyon
names that is in total agreement. So be aware that people might be talking about two different canyons. The climbing map calls it Teledo and Bruce
Barber used to call it Tulare.
Again I am not 100% sure but I think the entrance to canyon Toledo, on Davids map, is the arrow just north of the 1.9 distance.
This canyon doesn't see much traffic so will most likely be overgrown with plants with spines. I recomend long pants for hiking.
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Arthur
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I was just out in a place like that. I don't wear long pants up in the canyons much, but I was glad I had 'em. Thanks a lot for the tip.
If you have time, could you list a few canyon names in order so I can make your names jibe with David's and the atlas' ? Not that we have to have
names when we're out there, but it sure wouldn't hurt, Don't have any climbing maps, but my buddy bought a couple of the Mexican topos when we were
thinking of coming in from the west, and one of them covers some of the northern canyons.
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Burro Bob is very correct!
The names vary, and the ranchers have their own preference... The best description comes from John Robinson's Camping and Climbing in Baja c1967!
Bruce Barber writes the most and his book is awesome, but is a bit confusing as his maps and text don't always line up.
Toledo (Teledo) is the third canyon north of El Cajon (about 10 miles). The first is El Oso, the second is De Medio (En Medio).
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And the names change over the years. The map E.W.Nelson included in his reports of exploration of Baja Calif. which was published in 1922 has the
canyon we call Cajon named Santa Rosa with a trail over to the west side of the Sierra San Pedro Matir in the vicinity of the mission. There was a
meadow called Santa Rosa on the west side of the crest also.
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And in the San Felipe area - check out Valle Chico area |
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Just checked at the REI Coop in Corte Madera for that Robinson book, but no luck. Too late to order it, but I may look it up when we get back.
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Arthur, here is the one with so much detail on great desert trails and finds north and south of San Felipe!
Bruce Barber's Book
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