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chrisx
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how did you celebrate wrens day?
I pedaled all the way around the coast of Ireland without a single problem
years ago
[Edited on 12-30-2010 by chrisx]
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bajajudy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by willyAirstream
Are Patti and Tom Higginbotham, authors of Backroads Baja in this forum? Is this book available in Mulege. Sorry, for the on topic question  |
Claudia at La Tienda should have this book!
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chrisx
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what about
BAJA CALIFORNIA ALMANAC
any stores in Ensenada or Mulege or Santa Rosalia or San Ignacio have a good map book?
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willyAirstream
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Thanks BajaJudy
Chrisx- look here
http://www.bajabooksandmaps.com/ under "maps" then here under "Buy Books in Baja " for retailers
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shari
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chris...i think a good way for you to find answers to your local questions is asking them to the people you meet en route...the ranchers, store
owners, familes etc. Locals know the area well and where you can get water and food, easiest trails, roads...like Mike & Don Kay are doing...he
checks with folks he meets where he can get food, water ( and whiskey:biggrin and
gets the up to date info on the days trek ahead of him...that way, you can plan a bit on destinations....they may also share tidbits about good
camping spots, points of interest etc.
hey chris....didnt Sirenita give you a lift down Mex 1????
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by chrisx
what about
BAJA CALIFORNIA ALMANAC
any stores in Ensenada or Mulege or Santa Rosalia or San Ignacio have a good map book? |
Here is the 2003 and bigger 2009 Baja California Almanac... either one will work well for you... The older one has more detail and will be easier to
carry at 8.5" x 11'... But, it is long out-of-print.
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chrisx
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| Quote: | Originally posted by shari
hey chris....didnt Sirenita give you a lift down Mex 1???? |
yes what a blessing
if I see a life size chocolate teddy bear I will send it to her
[Edited on 12-30-2010 by chrisx]
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chrisx
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| Quote: | Originally posted by shari
chris... Locals know the area well and where you can get water and food, easiest trails, roads...like Mike & Don Kay are doing...he checks with
folks he meets where he can get food, water ( and whiskey:biggrin and gets the up
to date info on the days trek ahead of him...that way, you can plan a bit |
are mike and don the folks walking the crest of the mountains?
if so where would one click to read all about .... ..
whisky  yuck
[Edited on 12-30-2010 by chrisx]
[Edited on 12-30-2010 by chrisx]
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chrisx
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you don't know what we can find
why don't you come with me little while
on a magic bicycle ride
I like to dream
right between the summer shade
on a rusty old bike I drift in the night
any place it goes is right
pedal far, roll near to the stars away from here
you don't know what we can find
why don't you come with me little while
on a magic bicycle ride
you don't know what we can see
why don't you pedal along with me
bicycles will set you free
open your eyes now
look around now
let your bike take you away
last night I rode a floating bike
and so I wished that I could stay
before the thing could answer me
well, a screeching brake quick took my dream away
I looked around, a lousy band aid was all I found
you don't know what we can find
why don't you come with me little while
on a magic bicycle ride
you don't know what we can see
why don't you pedal along with me
bicycles will set you free
open your eyes now
look around now
let your bike take you away
you don't know what we can find
why don't you come with me little while on a magic bicycle ride
you don't know what we can see
why don't you pedal along with me
bicycles will set you free
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chrisx
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http://www.peopleforbikes.org/?email=20101230
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Cypress
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Just go down that road and see were it goes!
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motoged
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| Quote: | Originally posted by chrisx
you don't know what we can find
why don't you come with me little while
on a magic bicycle ride |
This is starting to get a bit embarrassing  
Don't believe everything you think....
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Bajatripper
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| Quote: | Originally posted by chrisx
Lots of archaeological sites, but you have to know what you're looking for - they're not signed or on the map because they've always lacked
professional scrutiny. E.g., the entire Bahia San Ignacio area is covered with indigenous indicia. Not many structures to see - what you'll be looking
for are tools, points, agave roasting pits, pot shards.
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While I know this is a quaint notion, archaeological remains are protected by Mexican law and any collection of them is prohibited (unless you are an
archaeologist with a permit issued by the Mexican government in hand). While I'm not naive enough to think that will slow many people down, I don't
think it is wise to announce on a public forum of intentions to do so.
By the way, pottery technology never reached Baja California. The only pot shards (save porceline found along the Pacific Coast, which has been
attributed to a Manila Galleon ship wreck) were trade items brought in from the north. So if you find any of them in the San Ignacio region, they
likely come from a nearby ranch dating from the post-colonial period. Don't get too excited about them.
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David K
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You do mean Baja California Sur, yes? In Baja Norte, pottery pieces are all over the desert near the water filled canyons.
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BajaBlanca
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Mike is the hiker
Don Kay is his burro who is carrying stuff
Solo vino is the cutest dog walking with them
To see their picture - scroll down to the bottom of this page
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chrisx
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To be clear: Seeing signs of the ancient ones is a good thing.
where they are found is where they belong, yes. If a thing sits in a place 5,000 years, that's a good thing, 5,000 more would be better
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lookingandbuying
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What I don't get about all this banter back and forth is "WHY" a guy that is crusing his bike in some of the most beautiful country almost anywhere
seems so angry and ungrateful??  What am I missing here?
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motoged
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| Quote: | Originally posted by chrisx
I pedaled all the way around the coast of Ireland without a single problem years ago[Edited on 12-30-2010 by chrisx] |
Chris,
Ireland is a country known for its consumption of alcohol....how were the drivers there?
Don't believe everything you think....
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wilderone
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"While I know this is a quaint notion, archaeological remains are protected by Mexican law and any collection of them is prohibited (unless you are an
archaeologist with a permit issued by the Mexican government in hand). While I'm not naive enough to think that will slow many people down, I don't
think it is wise to announce on a public forum of intentions to do so."
Nobody said anything about collecting them. It's very interesting to come upon an area where evidence of indigenous habitation exists. Knowing what
you're looking at enhances your acquired knowledge and understanding of the history of Baja California. Because the paleontology and archaeology of
Baja CA has been largely ignored, there is still plenty to see if one ventures off Mex. 1. I intend to see and learn as much as possible. Not
illegal.
"By the way, pottery technology never reached Baja California. The only pot shards (save porceline found along the Pacific Coast, which has been
attributed to a Manila Galleon ship wreck) were trade items brought in from the north. So if you find any of them in the San Ignacio region, they
likely come from a nearby ranch dating from the post-colonial period. Don't get too excited about them."
Trade items brought in from the "north"? It is my understanding that in northern Baja CA pottery was made by the indigenous and in more southerly
locations it was not. I've found pot shards all over northern Baja CA, and would have to disagree that any of it came from Southern California or
Yuma, AZ. Regardless of the boundaries of the pottery-making inhabitants, if one finds pottery in Baja Ca, assumptions such as yours ("they likely
come from a nearby ranch dating from the post-colonial period") is the antithesis of exploration and understanding of the history of that artifact and
its surrounding environs. I've found pot shards at San Ignacio - right where there is now an "eco camp" plunked down right on top of them. If they
were trade items from the northern indigenous, then that artifact and its significance, use, the trade route, the relationship between cultures, etc.
is what is to be learned. Are you suggesting that the archaeology of a place be ignored, further study curtailed, that tourists should not be
interested in the history of North America, that we already know everything there is to know?
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sanquintinsince73
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| Quote: | Originally posted by lookingandbuying
What I don't get about all this banter back and forth is "WHY" a guy that is crusing his bike in some of the most beautiful country almost anywhere
seems so angry and ungrateful?? What am I missing here?
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Something broke his heart down south and he's taking it out on "Yanks".
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