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oldjack
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BAJA ALMANAC .... Status/Used availability/or??
What is the status of reprinting/revision of THE ALMANAC??? Is there a source for used copies(I have tried many online sources..no luck).
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David K
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Landon is 'working on' the next edition...
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Hook
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Has Landon accepted payment from people for the new version? That would be his MO.
Sorry, but I really cant trust the guy after the Baja Explorer fiasco where he ceased publication at the beginning of one year, after accepting new
subscription money. I know myself and others never got a refund, despite many attempts at trying.
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Steve in Oro Valley
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Dave:
Landon Crumpton? The same that produced the large atlas sized one about twenty years ago?
I use that older one for comparison to the new snmaller versions which are quicker to use and easier to store.
Steve in Oro Valley
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Neal Johns
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Yes, same one Steve
The retailers can't get in touch with him - so ????
My motto:
Never let a Dragon pass by without pulling its tail!
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oldjack
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DAVID K to the rescue???
If David K could be coaxed into publishing a similar book ... I would be among the first to order and prepay... I am not sure of his "free time"; but
this looks like it gets a lot of references on the board and I am not alone in wanting an updated "version" of this information... self publishing
could be the way to go...
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motoged
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Nomads,
Some of us have scanned the Almanac and have it on CD. Maybe if we started to sell a few bootleg copies this guy would surface soon enough with a
lawyer chomping at our heals.... A price of about $10 per CD would sure solve the problem and a lot of folks could print their own as needed.
I use copies of the pages that I need printed out for my Baja times and don't have to worry about the original being wrecked with taco drippings or
spilled Tecate....
Don't believe everything you think....
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DirkEXC
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Motoged, Please PM me and let me know where I can send the $10 for the Cd. I would like to get an atlas before I am to old to go anymore.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Steve in Oro Valley
Dave:
Landon Crumpton? The same that produced the large atlas sized one about twenty years ago?
I use that older one for comparison to the new snmaller versions which are quicker to use and easier to store.
Steve in Oro Valley |
YES... Neal Johns is right on, as usual!
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by oldjack
If David K could be coaxed into publishing a similar book ... I would be among the first to order and prepay... I am not sure of his "free time"; but
this looks like it gets a lot of references on the board and I am not alone in wanting an updated "version" of this information... self publishing
could be the way to go... |
You know I would really love to... Publishing books is not easy because of costs and distribution required to make it a success (ask Bernie).
I still have a wonderful m/s from the late Choral Pepper that she gave me. I would like to get that published before any new projects. You guys would
love it! I did post a couple chapters from it, and they are still here on Nomad in the Historic Literature forum.
I will continue to post trip reports with maps and GPS details to satisfy some of that hunger to explore we here have.
I hope Landon does get the new Almanac out soon... This panic happened in 2001-2002 before the last edition came out in mid 2002.
I don't have any contact with him, but I have emailed him an offer to correct the Mexican cartographer's errors that appear in the topos... no reply.
Nomads will help other Nomads if they need to see the Almanac... I live in north San Diego County, near I-5.
I have the both editions of the Almanac and the older LARGE SCALE Baja Atlas, as well.
[Edited on 3-26-2007 by David K]
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Hook
Has Landon accepted payment from people for the new version? That would be his MO.
Sorry, but I really cant trust the guy after the Baja Explorer fiasco where he ceased publication at the beginning of one year, after accepting new
subscription money. I know myself and others never got a refund, despite many attempts at trying. |
Landon sent all subscribers (at least I got one) a letter explaining why and how the magazine failed... He kept trying to make deals to keep it going
right up to the end. In place of the subscribers not getting anything for the money they had sent, Landon arranged for another Baja publication or
maybe it was two, to send copies of their Baja magazine (at no charge) to the end of the subscription period.
Landons magazines were great and I treasure my copies of the Baja Explorer and Baja Traveler magazines!
[Edited on 3-27-2007 by David K]
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Barry A.
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Landon replaced my subscription to the defunct BAJA EXPLORER with a free subscription to the "BAja Sun" news paper which I renewed subsequently until
it "died".
I also got a copy of the letter of explanation that David K described.
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bajalou
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Didn't know who it was, but got my check back for Baja Explorer as well as referred to Baja Sun. That's a long time ago.
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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David K
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Baja Traveler cover (Winter 1990)
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David K
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Baja Explorer cover (Nov-Dec 1991)
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Hook
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Myself and two other I know never received anything.......no letters, no offers of other publications, no nutin'. This was after two requests in
writing.
Since he clearly had our addresses for the subscription, wonder why he didn't just send us a check, despite the requests?
It appears my last issue was Mar/Apr 1992. Anybody get ones after that?
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BAJACAT
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I bought two copies in T he B.Dalton Book store in Plaza Bonita, will call tomorrow to see If the have anymore
BAJA IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO BE, FUN,DANGEROUS,INCREDIBLE, REMOTE, EXOTIC..JUST GO AND HAVE FUN.....
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BAJACAT
I bought two copies in T he B.Dalton Book store in Plaza Bonita, will call tomorrow to see If the have anymore |
I would buy all they had, sell them here on Nomad, and pay for your next Baja trip that way!
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Barry A.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Hook
Myself and two other I know never received anything.......no letters, no offers of other publications, no nutin'. This was after two requests in
writing.
Since he clearly had our addresses for the subscription, wonder why he didn't just send us a check, despite the requests?
It appears my last issue was Mar/Apr 1992. Anybody get ones after that? |
Hook------that was the last issue I received, also. I never requested any rebate, quite the contrary------I sent him a letter asking if there was
anything I could do to help out------he responded with a thankyou note, and the explanatory letter, stateing that he was just out of funds. That was
the end of that. I felt badly that he was not able to "make it".
It was after that that I got the free subscription to the "BAja Sun".
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Hook
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Thanks, Barry.
Oh well, businesses fail. I guess I am "twice shy".
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