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MrBillM
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Remember ??
The Baja California travel guides written and published by Cliff Cross ?
We bought our first one back in 1971 and the last in 1974. Does anyone (David K, maybe ?) still have theirs ? Somewhere I've got one packed away,
but haven't found it yet.
I just found a used bookseller online that has various copies for sale. Ordered two. Memories of the Old days.
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David K
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here it is....
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Bob and Susan
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You can still buy one....
http://cgi.ebay.com/Baja-California-Mexico-by-Cliff-Cross_W0...
5 times as expensive
[Edited on 8-22-2005 by Bob and Susan]
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David K
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Cool maps...
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David K
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lot's of photos...
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David K
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[Edited on 8-23-2005 by David K]
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MrBillM
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Cool Books
A friend of mine bought a copy in 1972 (I believe) and read it cover to cover more than once. He then arranged to make a two-week trip to La Paz
using that book. He was very disappointed to find that the Highway 1 Construction was well under way and many roads in the guide no longer existed.
All worked out, though, because he fell in love with Gonzaga Bay (Alfonsinas) and later bought a house there.
The following site also has a number of copies available:
https://www.alibris.com/
[Edited on 8-23-2005 by MrBillM]
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Neal Johns
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Don't you love those old hand drawn maps in it? Great!
My motto:
Never let a Dragon pass by without pulling its tail!
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JZ
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Very cool. On the cover, what are the guys doing in the picture with the boat. Hard to make it out.
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comitan
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JZ
They just had toooo much to drink.
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
“The sincere pursuit of truth requires you to entertain the possibility that everything you believe to be true may in fact be false”
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PacO
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Think I'm gonna get one. And the one on the Yucatan peninsula. I love that old stuff.
Pompano had some really cool hand drawn maps that I'd love to get hold of. I'd love to have his stuff hanging in my living room. Plus he's a great
nut!
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JZ
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| Quote: | Originally posted by comitan
JZ
They just had toooo much to drink. |
Apparently!
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surfer jim
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Still got mine...my favorite... I always wanted the AMIGOS de BAJA to write a book ...with all the knowledge we had there It would have the best BAJA
book ever....but for now got to stick with my old copy slowly falling apart.....
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David K
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bbbait
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Yeah, one of my favorites too. Lots of trails and roads that the new books don't provide.........
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John M
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Cliff Cross for ten bucks
Here is a link to a dealer selling one for $10
http://www.biblio.com/details.php?dcx=21831990&aid=aa&am...
John M.
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Skeet/Loreto
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Great Book!
I have a copy{Only One}. I started Flying down in 68, used a Map made by the AAA and on my trips would mark the progress of the road.
The Book really tells it like it was!!
Skeet/Loreto
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surfer jim
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Did anyone ever meet CLIFF CROSS?.....and where is he now?....somebody has got to know......
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bajalera
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I have a copy too--it's one of my favorites.
\"Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest never happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.\" -
Mark Twain
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eetdrt88
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thanks for the link...
i just ordered one...cant wait to check it out
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