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David K
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Yes, sure is... I might want to get out of town over the holiday and with that link you guys on Nomad can still see where his camp is each night!
Thanks again Ken!
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somomule
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Your Most welcome,
Glad we found you guys and Mike on this site. Graham helped us out and told us about it/ all of you great folks!
Ken
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Yes, sure is... I might want to get out of town over the holiday and with that link you guys on Nomad can still see where his camp is each night!
Thanks again Ken! |
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somomule
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Thank you we are happy to be part of this great site and community of fine folks. We don't want to be misleading, Mike purchased from us. We did
spend time trying to be as helpful as possible and answer as many questions as possible and help him with his product choices.
Thank You,
Ken
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my gosh he is moving fast !!
@ Southern Missouri Mule-Outfitter & Equine Supply - glad you found us at Baja Nomad and WELCOME !!!
so fantastic that you sponsored Don Kay's packing equipment !!! |
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BajaNomad
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| Quote: | Originally posted by somomule
Mikes Donkey Decker also came with a Half-Breed Pad... In the picture Mike is putting them on upside out. It was probably just an oversight.
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[Edited on 12-6-2010 by BajaNomad]
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Graham
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Mike may have been distracted packing that morning as I was asking all kinds of questions about his equipment and even making a video... SEE LINK
BELOW... while the poor guy was trying to feed and water and keep an eye on his burro and three dogs while also loading Don Kay.
You can clearly see the difference in the sides of the pad in the video... with the slats on just one side.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_MPojVRQHY
Anyway, that was early on in his trip and he might have learned to turn the pad around. He was pretty good at inspecting the burro and pack saddle and
certainly will have noticed if the Half-Breed pad was causing any problems.
Otherwise, as he approaches Guerrero Negro area and highway One I'm sure some kind passing Nomad will be able to tell him that we have it on good
authority that his pad is upside down.
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somomule
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No worries, the half breed will work either way just wanted to be helpful. Thanks for the video link I just added it to SoMoMule.com's Watch Videos
page and our Somomule OutfitterSupply Facebook page.
http://www.facebook.com/somomule
http://www.somomule.com/multimedia_videos.html
Thank You,
Ken
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[Edited on 12-6-2010 by somomule]
[Edited on 12-6-2010 by somomule]
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Hey, Ken,
I went to grammar school iin Willow Springs!
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My motto:
Never let a Dragon pass by without pulling its tail!
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somomule
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Yessir,
We have a language all our own over here. Nice to see cya!
Ken
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Neal Johns
Hey, Ken,
I went to grammar school iin Willow Springs!
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somomule
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Pac'n Fun How to Video's
I thought you'all might like to see some fun "How to Videos". I have more but thought I'd post this one and you can let me know if you want more?
Hm...just checked, does not look like it posted?
Thanks Ken
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[Edited on 12-7-2010 by somomule]
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David K
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DEC. 6, 2010
Mike sent the signal out before noon today from a location about 1,000 feet north from yesterdays!? Maybe he is just enjoying the sea view from the
tip of Punta Rosarito so much, he is spending a second night there...
See Dec. 5 and Dec. 6 SPOT locations on the Google Earth image:
The 'Rosarito' on the image is Arroyo Rosarito, not the town in this close up view.
[Edited on 12-7-2010 by David K]
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Don't anyone get their panties in a twist,............but..............
That looks like a nice surfing spot!!!  
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Looks like a nice right brake with a tube to the north!
| Quote: | Originally posted by tripledigitken
Don't anyone get their panties in a twist,............but..............
That looks like a nice surfing spot!!! |
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somomule
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How are you receiving the those signals from Mike?
Thanks,
Ken
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Mike sent the signal out before noon today from a location about 1,000 feet north from yesterdays!? Maybe he is just enjoying the sea view from the
tip of Punta Rosarito so much, he is spending a second night there...
See Dec. 5 and Dec. 6 SPOT locations on the Google Earth image:
The 'Rosarito' on the image is Arroyo Rosarito, not the town in this close up view.
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David K
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Good evening somomule!
I get the GPS SPOT emailed to me. Mike set it up so that Graham, Shari and I get the email notifications... as well as a couple others like his
daughter, etc. That email has a link to a Google Maps look down view.
What I do is then take that GPS and load it into my Google Earth program, change the GPS crosshair to the hiking man icon with the date. Then,
depending on the location I may do a 3-D side view instead of just a looking straight down view (as the Google Maps give).
Then I plot that location on the popular automobile club Baja road map (2007 edition) and highlight the roads or estimated route he walked and the
etimated miles walked.
I have been doing this since the beginning of his journey on Oct. 1... Just scroll back up this thread to see all the maps and images I posted.
As for where he is right now, Punta Rosarito... known as 'The Wall' as there is quite an intersting rock wall that campers have been building there
for wind protection. The coastline of the bay to the north is a wide flat sand beach with a wall like berm of gravel, shells and driftwood at the
storm-high tide point. The dirt road from Santa Rosalillita runs along that and that berm is so tall it blocks the ocean view... like a wall.
[Edited on 12-7-2010 by David K]
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somomule
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Very interesting. Great stuff. Glad you are doing that. Techology can be wonderful. II never stop learning more new things.
I want to keep my SoMoMule OutfitterSupply Facebook crowd up to date on Mike's trekk and of course I want to as well.
I am starting to see our facebook page watching his progress now. He's getting quite the following and I'm be asked "Hows Mike Doing", which is great.
You all are doing a terrific job in your posts and support! Thank You.
Ken
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Good evening somomule!
I get the GPS SPOT emailed to me. Mike set it up so that Graham, Shari and I get the email notifications... as well as a couple others like his
daughter, etc. That email has a link to a Google Maps look down view.
What I do is then take that GPS and load it into my Google Earth program, change the GPS crosshair to the hiking man icon with the date. Then,
depending on the location I may do a 3-D side view instead of just a looking straight down view (as the Google Maps give).
Then I plot that location on the popular automobil club Baja road map (2007 edition) and highlight the roads or estimated rout he walked and the
etimated miles walked.
I have been doing this since the beginning of his journey on Oct. 1... Just scroll back up this thread to see all the maps and images I posted.
As for where he is right now, Punta Rosarito... known as 'The Wall' as there is quite an intersting rock wall that campers have been building there
for wind protection. The coastline of the bay to the north is a wide flat sand beach with a wall like berm of gravel, shells and driftwood at the
storm-high tide point. The dirt road from Santa Rosalillita runs along that and that berm is so tall it blocks the ocean view... like a wall.
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David K
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Happy to do something that others enjoy seeing... I only wish it was me on a Baja adventure instead of behind a keyboard!
To add to the process described above, I forgot to mention that the satellite image is saved to my PC, and the map I made is scanned and saved to my
PC, then uploaded to Photobucket.com at the rduced size to fit on Nomad's 15" monitor size requested limit.... Then I copy and paste those image urls
here on Nomad. The entire process takes me 30-60 minutes every night.
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somomule
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Happy to do something that others enjoy seeing... I only wish it was me on a Baja adventure instead of behind a keyboard!
To add to the process described above, I forgot to mention that the satellite image is saved to my PC, and the map I made is scanned and saved to my
PC, then uploaded to Photobucket.com at the rduced size to fit on Nomad's 15" monitor size requested limit.... Then I copy and paste those image urls
here on Nomad. The entire process takes me 30-60 minutes every night. |
Love the dedication! I'm my own webmaster on SoMoMule.com but still behind the curve on many things. It just gets better learning more, never ending!
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David K
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Dec. 7, 2010
Mike and company walked an estimated 12 miles today and have made camp just off Hwy. 1 on a road that goes to El Tomatal...  http://vivabaja.com/et
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thanks DK
I had know idea that you were spending that much time everyday day keeping this post current. I just wanted to let you know how much I have been
enjoying reading about Mike's progress.
Thanks!!!!
If I ever meet you I will be buying you a beer!
Lori
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somomule
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| Quote: | Originally posted by skipowell
I had know idea that you were spending that much time everyday day keeping this post current. I just wanted to let you know how much I have been
enjoying reading about Mike's progress.
Thanks!!!!
If I ever meet you I will be buying you a beer!
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Me too!
Thanks for your hard work!
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