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TacoFeliz
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I'm dreaming of a white Baja
Holy Moly! We ran down the pavement on the Pacific side stopping at La Lobera, El Rosario and then LA Bay and Montevideo. Then out, north and east
through a very pretty and wet Calamajue canyon to Coco's to drop off the photos friend Stan fixed and blew up for him. When we arrived the wind was a
steady 20 knots and gusting and everything that wasn't tied down was getting taken down and stowed.
Headed for a late lunch at Alphonsina's and watched two shrimpers (one broken, the other towing) try to moor in a heavy offshore breeze. One of the
local gringos came in and said his anemometer was reading a steady 40 with gusts to 70. The water was solid whitecaps with flying foam and churn
about six feet off the water! We stuffed ourselves and had a beer.
Went up the Puertocitos road to run into the last of the San Felipe 250 racers, gassed up in town and headed out 5 to 3 to camp in the desert. Came
across a freshly VERY wrecked Tundra chase truck with no one in sight and camped a couple of miles down the dirt road. Blew and rained hard (water
through the window stitching on the pop-top) all night, then got up to find snow from one end of the San Pedro Martirs to the other down to about 2000
feet. 34 frigging degrees. Crossed 3 and more snow, a foot or more deep from Mike's turnoff to Valle de Trinidad and beyond.
Headed home, usual border mayhem but our crack homeland security guys had their computers down so the vehicle check was 'old-style'.
Wow. Amazing Baja.
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BAJACAT
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Happytaco
Sounds like a good trip, how is the road, headind to Coco's and Bola begining of april..
BAJA IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO BE, FUN,DANGEROUS,INCREDIBLE, REMOTE, EXOTIC..JUST GO AND HAVE FUN.....
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TacoFeliz
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Roads no problem
The roads are pretty much like the last couple of years, though the LA Bay road has turnouts added and some newish pavement. The off-pavement tracks
have some new washouts and ruts, but no real eye-openers. You'll have no problems if you're paying attention. Have a great trip!
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David K
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New Turnouts on L.A. Bay Hwy.
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Frank
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Im calling BS without pics....
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TacoFeliz
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Cold Cold Cold Baja 3/12/06
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TacoFeliz
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Cold Cold Cold Baja 3/12/06
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TacoFeliz
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Cold Cold Cold Baja 3/12/06
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TacoFeliz
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Cold Cold Cold Baja 3/12/06
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TacoFeliz
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Cold Cold Cold Baja 3/12/06
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TacoFeliz
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Cold Cold Cold Baja 3/12/06
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TacoFeliz
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Cold Cold Cold Baja 3/12/06
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TacoFeliz
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Cold Cold Cold Baja 3/12/06
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TacoFeliz
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Cold Cold Cold Baja 3/12/06
WAY too dang cold 
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Frank
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Wow thanks for the pics. I only go to Baja when it reaches 100 degrees, hard to
imagine snow where its hot enough to make my truck bedliner soft. Thanks again.
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David K
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Great photos! The last ones looked like Valle Trinidad area (San Matias, too)??
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bajaandy
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Nice photos! I'd been wanting to see the latest shots of the Sierra San Pedro Martir as I'll be attempting Picacho del Diablo soon. Granted it won't
be 'til the first weekend of May, but knowing what it looks like now will help with the planning. Again, nice shots!
subvert the dominant paradigm
"If you travel with a man, you must either fall out with him or make him your good friend."
JBL Noel
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TacoFeliz
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Good eye David
Early AM on Sunday in the foothills by highway 3 camping, then on through Valle de Trinidad. The snow was all the way to Ojos.
Jay
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White Angel
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While the snow might be a fun event for you Baja residents; it's not what I've got in mind as an escape from the New England weather! Was this just a
fluke storm last week? We're headed to Melings in about two weeks. Do I pack my ski clothes? First few days are on the Pacific-Estero Beach and San
Quintin. Is it chilly there too? Thought we'd avoid Gonzaga this trip; but I'm already missing the warm beach at Alfonsinas.
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bajalou
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In 96 or 97, highway 3 between Ensenada and Hghy 5 was closed 3 days because of the snow.
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
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