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David K
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Rock slides near Coco's Corner and the flooded lagoon crossing near the harbor were the photos I saw. The bridges held up... unlike the October 2018
flash floods! Rock slide photo is posted on my VivaBaja Facebook group.
Here is the photo: https://www.facebook.com/groups/vivabaja/permalink/107860679...
[Edited on 9-12-2022 by David K]
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Punta Chivato Weather Station
I have the weather station at Punta Chivato which is on my casa roof and just east of the runway (PCH). It seems my rain gauge drain stuck open after
the rains on September 2&3. So it missed the rain from Kay but not the winds which gusted to 60 mph. Except for the rain gauge, all equipment
worked 100% thru the storms.
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David K
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Between Loreto and La Paz...
The road out to Los Burros (Ensenada Cortés) located just south of Los Dolores was destroyed as all the dirt was washed away leaving just rocks.
Modes Amador of Rancho La Capilla (La Pasión de Chillá mission site and campground) took photos and shared along with a note that the government is
of no assistance on the road.
PHOTOS: https://www.facebook.com/groups/vivabaja/permalink/107951068...
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I wonder if the buses are running.
I went to the ABC website but no news was posted and the reservation system isn't working.
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We are getting a little rain right now in San Vicente. I know highway 1 cut off in 5 places from Baja sur. Note to David San Vicente wash under bridge
. As of today still bone dry it will take more then Kay to send us water. What I have noticed in last 20 years many new ranchos . Up stream taking all
running water away form lower ranchos and cities.
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Quote: Originally posted by Fastbird  | | I have the weather station at Punta Chivato which is on my casa roof and just east of the runway (PCH). It seems my rain gauge drain stuck open after
the rains on September 2&3. So it missed the rain from Kay but not the winds which gusted to 60 mph. Except for the rain gauge, all equipment
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Thanks. That explains the huge discrepancy between rainfall amounts in Mulege and PC.
What internet source are you using out there?
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John Harper
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Yep, whiskey's for drinking, water's for fighting over. Just like here in the USA. I hope some Baja trout find a place to survive in the future.
The arroyo through Mike's was a good choice to relocate them so many years ago, it may be their last refuge except for the now protected (hopefully)
La Grulla area. I'm sure there was a torrent coming down from the canyon upstream. Maybe take a run out there during our Thanksgiving break and take
a look.
John
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David K
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| Quote: Originally posted by John Harper |
I hope some Baja trout find a place to survive in the future. The arroyo through Mike's was a good choice to relocate them so many years ago, it
may be their last refuge except for the now protected (hopefully) La Grulla area. I'm sure there was a torrent coming down from the canyon upstream.
Maybe take a run out there during our Thanksgiving break and take a look.
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Hi John,
Not sure if you have seen it before, but a few years ago, I posted a link to the history of how the trout "climbed" San Pedro Mártir...". They were
helped by a man named C.E. Utt from 1929 to 1937+, who transplanted the Baja native species from the one creek they were still living in, to the other
running creeks. I have these links on my Viva Baja web page, as well...
Text: http://www.leighrobertson.net/trout.html
Charles Edward Utt, catching trout in Baja to transplant (1929-1937)
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John Harper
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| Quote: Originally posted by David K | | Quote: Originally posted by John Harper |
I hope some Baja trout find a place to survive in the future. The arroyo through Mike's was a good choice to relocate them so many years ago, it
may be their last refuge except for the now protected (hopefully) La Grulla area. I'm sure there was a torrent coming down from the canyon upstream.
Maybe take a run out there during our Thanksgiving break and take a look.
John
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Hi John,
Not sure if you have seen it before, but a few years ago, I posted a link to the history of how the trout "climbed" San Pedro Mártir...". They were
helped by a man named C.E. Utt from 1929 to 1937+, who transplanted the Baja native species from the one creek they were still living in, to the other
running creeks. I have these links on my Viva Baja web page, as well...
Text: http://www.leighrobertson.net/trout.html
Charles Edward Utt, catching trout in Baja to transplant (1929-1937)
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Yes, I have studied that history for a long time. It's an amazing story, thank you for posting that link. I was aware of it before, after a story in
the San Diego Reader long ago about a rattlesnake incident at La Grulla. When it mentioned trout, I was determined to find out about them. And have
actually caught and released them. Kind of like your mission quest.
John
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Are those trout actually indigenous, or were they introduced?
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Cool stuff David, Thank you
I read about this in the past somewhere And also saw a vid of a older guy with his sons catching and releasing then ( no barbs & Don't touch um)
it's amazing to me that we've never met.. Maybe Manana.. That I always laugh at Gringos that think it means Tomorrow.
NOT !! It means just NOT Today
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Internet in Punta Chivato
Several of us homeowners have been and continue to use Viasat for internet. It has been doing the job very well for years. I run a weather station,
camera and battery system 24/7. Also works for streaming.
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The trout down there is a very cool Baja story. Amazing.
steve
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David K
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Utt transplanted them from one stream to others, but they were native Baja trout...
Perhaps left over from the Ice Age... from Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baja_California_rainbow_trout
"The Baja California rainbow trout or San Pedro Martir trout or Nelson's trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss nelsoni) is a localized subspecies of the rainbow
trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), a freshwater fish in the family Salmonidae.
Baja California rainbow trout is one of many species of Mexican native trout.
It is endemic to headwater tributaries of the Rio Santo Domingo in the Sierra de San Pedro Mártir mountain range of the Peninsular Ranges System,
located in Baja California state on the northern Baja California Peninsula."
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David K
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| Quote: Originally posted by Fastbird | | Several of us homeowners have been and continue to use Viasat for internet. It has been doing the job very well for years. I run a weather station,
camera and battery system 24/7. Also works for streaming. |
Thank you for having that weather station! Can you give us the web address so we can see it too?
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| Quote: Originally posted by lencho | | Quote: Originally posted by David K | | They were helped by a man named C.E. Utt from 1929 to 1937+, who transplanted the Baja native species from the one creek they were still living in, to
the other running creeks. |
Well that's a blast from the past:
I attended C.E. Utt Middle School in Tustin, and never had a clue why it was named that way.  |
Remember When: Rancher, developer, businessman, civic leader
Rancher, developer, businessman, civic leader and man of much enterprise described the career of Tustin's Charles Edward Utt, better known as C.E., or
Ed.
Coming to Tustin with his parents, Lysander and Emily Arvilla Utt, at the age of 8, he completed Tustin Grammar School and worked at an assortment of
jobs until his father died, leaving him in charge of the L. Utt Pioneer Store in 1891. He managed the store for about two years before selling it and
ending his merchandising career.
In 1896 he bought the floundering Water Works from the Willard Brothers and eventually turned it into a successful operation, which he renamed Tustin
Water Works. Although his stepson Walter Rawlings eventually took over the management, Utt remained part of the operation. The City of Tustin
purchased the water works in 1982.
Utt served on the board of directors for Tustin's first bank, Bank of Tustin, which opened in 1888 and closed in 1902. When the First National Bank of
Tustin opened in 1911, he served on the board of directors and later became president.
A great believer in education, Utt served on the Tustin Grammar School District Board and played a prominent role in the organization of the Tustin
Union High School District. C.E. Utt Middle School recognizes his contributions to education.
Utt began his agricultural career with Sherman Stevens in 1906 and soon became known as one of Orange County's most progressive agriculturists. The
two leased 1,000 acres from James Irvine and organized the San Joaquin Fruit Co. After they planted Valencia oranges, lemons, and walnuts on the
property, Utt introduced the practice of growing beans, peanuts and chilies between the rows until the trees came into production. Around 1914 Utt
planted a vineyard on Lemon Heights where he had built a home. The abundance of grapes produced on this acreage led him to another business adventure,
The Utt Juice Co. After bottling grape juice on his back porch for several years, giving it away to family and friends, Utt expanded the operation and
moved into a building which he owned at the corner of Prospect and Main. Archie Schellhous, who soon joined him as a partner in establishing the Queen
Isabella brand of juice, jams and jellies, took over the business in 1931. Utt was one of the first to plant peanuts and chilies as crops in the
Tustin area. Soon he was producing many sacks of peanuts for the market and became known as the "Peanut King." He also gained recognition by inventing
a chili dry house to replace the method of curing peppers by laying them in the sun to dry. Although not as picturesque as the colorful strings of red
peppers reflecting the sunlight, the drying shed was much more efficient.
Eventually the San Joaquin Fruit Co. used their experience gained on the Irvine Ranch to develop property in Ventura County. Utt formed the Utt
Development Co. in Oxnard and developed ranches in the Simi Valley and Point Magu areas. It was said that Utt, who died in 1951, had grown every major
crop possible in Orange County with the exception of sugar beets.
(Article by Juanita Lovret, Orange County Register, February 3, 2009)
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and here are some tales from spawn of ce utt...
http://www.leighrobertson.net/grandfathers.html
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Woke!
“...ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.” “My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America
will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.”
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Utt was quite the dynamo!
Back on subject: L.A. Bay highway was been made passable. Photos being posted on Facebook, and shared onto VivaBaja group. Here are direct links:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/vivabaja/permalink/108059922...
https://www.facebook.com/groups/vivabaja/permalink/108059499...
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It truly is amazing what a tremendous amount of damage unrestrained water is capable of causing. Hopefully future Baja governments can learn from
other countries and start redirecting and harnessing all that power.
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If Baja had more dams and recovered water drains systems we would be better off.
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