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BOLABOUND
Junior Nomad
Posts: 61
Registered: 1-25-2006
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Mood: wish I was lost in deep BAJA
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Going to get lost and found in baja
Im going south.
How far? Who knows, 5,7,10,15 days maybe longer.
Who wants to come?
Missions, mines, beaches, are the few places to visit any
suggestions where to stop first, any secret spots? I like to
stay close to the beach. Ive been to Bahia de los angeles 100xs.
I ll probably end up living there some day.
Probably be leaving mid Feb. So start packing.
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mcgyver
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Posts: 444
Registered: 8-22-2003
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You will find a lot of us in those secret spots ( most it seems in Toyota Tacoma's) You could spend a hundred years between the border and BOLA and
still have places left to see... Stop and say hello.
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boe4fun
Super Nomad
Posts: 1040
Registered: 1-22-2006
Location: Margaritaville
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Mood: Circling the drain........
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I'll be leaving around Feb 17th and head to Guererro Negro to whale watch and look at Indian Cave Paintings, then on to El Arco/San Franciscito and
end up at Doc's Camp Gecko. Plan on staying a total of 12 days, taking my brother for his first trip down. Let me know if you want to caravan:
boe4fun@msn.com. Pura Vida.
Two dirt roads diverged in Baja and I, I took the one less graveled by......
Soy ignorante, apático y ambivalente. No lo sé y no me importa, ni modo.
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David K
Honored Nomad
Posts: 64857
Registered: 8-30-2002
Location: San Diego County
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Mood: Have Baja Fever
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Have fun... wish I could join yah!
This is the great central region of Baja with just SOOOO much to see and do!
As always, if you need a list of places I consider hot spots, let me know.
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Bruce R Leech
Elite Nomad
Posts: 6796
Registered: 9-20-2004
Location: Ensenada formerly Mulege
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Mood: A lot cooler than Mulege
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there are lots of secret spots but I cant tell you where they are 
Bruce R Leech
Ensenada
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Mexray
Super Nomad
Posts: 1016
Registered: 8-30-2002
Location: California Delta
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Mood: Baja Time
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Look for my new book...The Secret Spots of Baja...
...as you open the book, the first page will have an out lined map of Baja California. All the populated areas, cities, villages, etc will be
'blacked out', leaving only white blotches remaining - The Secret Spots of Baja!
All the remaining pages will be 'blank', leaving lots of space for the reader to enter details of their own personal 'Secret Spots'...
According to my clock...anytime is \'BAJA TIME\' & as Jimmy Buffett says,
\"It doesn\'t use numbers or moving hands It always just says now...\"
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Bob and Susan
Elite Nomad
Posts: 8813
Registered: 8-20-2003
Location: Mulege BCS on the BAY
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Mood: Full Time Residents
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boe4fun
i'm leaving on the 17th too...
wave if you see my tractor....
[Edited on 2-7-2006 by Bob and Susan]
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David K
Honored Nomad
Posts: 64857
Registered: 8-30-2002
Location: San Diego County
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Mood: Have Baja Fever
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Funny Mexray! Will you have a GPS waypoint for each 'secret spot'???
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Mexray
Super Nomad
Posts: 1016
Registered: 8-30-2002
Location: California Delta
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Bob...
...won't that be a 'long' trip down...that tractor couldn't have a road speed over 15 mph....
[Edited on 2-7-2006 by Mexray]
According to my clock...anytime is \'BAJA TIME\' & as Jimmy Buffett says,
\"It doesn\'t use numbers or moving hands It always just says now...\"
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Mexray
Super Nomad
Posts: 1016
Registered: 8-30-2002
Location: California Delta
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Mood: Baja Time
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David...
...we're going to call them 'SSoB Waypoints'...and use large red 'stars' on the map...each star will cover about 50 square miles so as to really
'pinpoint' that SSoB....
According to my clock...anytime is \'BAJA TIME\' & as Jimmy Buffett says,
\"It doesn\'t use numbers or moving hands It always just says now...\"
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BajaDanD
Senior Nomad
Posts: 745
Registered: 8-30-2003
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We're heading down to San Ignacio to Kuyima's leaving on the 17th early AM from SD And would'nt you know it We're in a Toyota Tacoma 4x4, Red with
pipe rack and a Big dog. maybe we will see you along the way.
DanD
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mcgyver
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Registered: 8-22-2003
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Here is my rig, the Geo allows me to carry more camp comforts like extra ice and gas and gives me a second chance in case of the ultimate "STUCK"
since we are by our selves most of the time and it can get lonely in some of those secret places!
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BajaDanD
Senior Nomad
Posts: 745
Registered: 8-30-2003
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towed vehicle
I like the idea of pulling a tracktor behind my truck better that way I can just dig out and make a road.
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bajarich
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Wow! 8wd! Is that a 4-Wheel Camper? The "ultimate stuck" is when you drive both vehicles into the mud up to the axles. There are also 8 tires to
have flats and twice as many parts to break. All you need is a bigger truck with a good winch and a Pull Pal.
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Debra
Super Nomad
Posts: 2101
Registered: 10-31-2002
Location: Port Orchard Wa./Bahia de Los Angeles BC
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I'm already packed, see ya there.....
Green 4Runner, Wa St. plates, Lot's of Baja stickers.
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bajalou
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Registered: 3-11-2004
Location: South of the broder
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajarich
Wow! 8wd! Is that a 4-Wheel Camper? The "ultimate stuck" is when you drive both vehicles into the mud up to the axles. There are also 8 tires to
have flats and twice as many parts to break. All you need is a bigger truck with a good winch and a Pull Pal. |
There are lots of other back road hazards than just "stuck" that can attack us. Second vehicle sounds good to me.
No Bad Days
\"Never argue with an idiot. People watching may not be able to tell the difference\"
\"The trouble with doing nothing is - how do I know when I\'m done?\"
Nomad Baja Interactive map
And in the San Felipe area - check out Valle Chico area |
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bajarich
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You can take a friend with a second vehicle. You don't have to tow it. I seems to me thats quite a load for a Tacoma with a 6 cyl. engine,
especially when it gets rough. Do you unhitch, drive 1 through and then the other?
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mcgyver
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Well the Tracker thinks its a Tractor so lets not tell it any different! Yes, that is a 4 Wheel Popup that I got from Westy. Yes I have a pull-pal
but my winch is kuput.
Last year at Mallarimo when we had broke everything else , Butch Fletcher rode 128 miles in that tracker being towed behind the Tacoma from EL Queen
to Vizcino to get his Carryall and trailer for the 6 passenger VW that was broke. ( the Tracker had ate its rocker arm screws from overreving down
sand dunes.) He is tougher than me!! just imagine being in a towed Geo 6 foot behind a Taco on a gravel road doing 50-60MPH , No visibility 128
miles!!!
The 6 cylinder engine is great, good mileage, good highway speed. We typically make 2000 miles trips from Puertocitos to Bahia Guadalupe, BOLA, Las
Animas, San Fransquito, EL Arco, Mallarimo via Bahia Tortugas, then back on the Pacific coast goat trails and never had to unhook but 2 or 3 times.
Other than to turn around in canyons etc. Not much of that is paved.
One time I was glad I had it behind me was going down that grade at Buena Vista heading down to Puerto Caterina, the road had some fresh gravel on it
and the Tacoma was slideing down it with all wheels locked, putting the Geo into 4WD Low range and 2nd gear gave me control going down, I measured
parts of it at 24%.
Coming backup with all the approach speed possible in 4WD and down shifting as needed with wide open throttle got me to the top. Neal Johns and David
K sold me on Tacoma's , although Neal can break parts on them that the factory says is impossible. (Tie-Rod/Balljoint Connection).
If it gets bad I take the Geo first!!
We are packing now for the run south, hopefully next week, will probably make it to La paz before turning around, we will look for all you Nomads,
even those who don't have Tacoma's.
PS: I have Michlin LT ATV 265 75 R 16 tires with an agressive tread.
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David K
Honored Nomad
Posts: 64857
Registered: 8-30-2002
Location: San Diego County
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Mood: Have Baja Fever
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajarich
You can take a friend with a second vehicle. You don't have to tow it. I seems to me thats quite a load for a Tacoma with a 6 cyl. engine,
especially when it gets rough. Do you unhitch, drive 1 through and then the other? |
The V-6 now is 4000 cc's and over 236 horsepower... state of the art engine technology... Even the previous 3400 cc V-6 had more power than I ever
could use.... put 136,000 miles on it in 5 years... Believe I could easily do twice that with no problems.
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bajarich
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I have considered buying a used Tacoma to replace my Dodge Dakota. I also have a 4-Wheel camper. What kind of milage do you really get with the
camper on and a full load for Baja. Do you have a stick or auto trans, and how does the thing handle the weight. I talked to a guy who had a 4-Wheel
camper on an older Tacoma and he told me about his bed making popping sounds like it was oilcanning under the camper. I added Air-Lift bags to my
Dakota, but the supports they gave me bent with the load, so I added an extra leaf to my springs and junked the Air-Lifts. I carry a lot of stuff:,
mountain bikes; 2 sea kayaks, snorkeling gear, extra water and gas, + the weight of the winch, pull pal, & high lift jack. I also haul a 14' boat
& motor & gas & fishing gear. It all adds up to more than I should have on the Dakota. I don't know if a Tacoma could take it all. I
sometimes think I should move up to a 3/4 ton truck, possibly a diesel, although the oil companies seem to have taken the economic advantage out of
the diesels up here in the States.
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