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elchinero
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Canon Guadalupe Torched
tony, we were pre-running for the code race this last week end, i strayed over to canyon guadalupe to show the boys
some place they have never seen............well, tues night it all burnt to the ground.looked bad we were there for about
an hour,pretty severe fire, everything went, palm trees, palapas, buildings, trucks,etc.
A retired investor, living on a pension
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fdt
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All the campos ? They are pretty spread out. 
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Taco de Baja
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To be expected when you build out of palm, in a palm canyon. All it takes is a careless spark.
Sad for the owner though. 
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bacquito
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Sorry to hear-It has been some time since I visited but I had planned a visit soon-oh well!
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jeans
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Oh no!!! Any word on Arturo...is he OK? Other injuries? That was the most unique place I'd even been to....
Let's hope it was not a total loss...
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David K
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Talked with someone who knows, Arturo is okay... Palms and most palapas are burned as is the cantina... Sad...
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bajabound2005
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So, we thought there were a couple different camps there - and planning to head there in the next month or so? Is EVERYTHING gone? Or should we just
go and report back. Beachbum1a: Isn't this the "destination spot"?
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David K
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I am sure that Canyonman Rob and Arturo would love customers... They need $$$ to repair the palapas, etc. Arturo has been repairing the water lines
that feed the tubs from the spring... So, maybe bring a tent for shade, shelter until the palapas are rebuilt...
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bajaguy
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and plenty of Pacifico's if BB1A is going!!!...
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jeans
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CanyonmanRob tried to post....He told me the tubs would be filled this weekend (some pipes did melt, but he said they were easy to replace) and the
repairs have been started.
He said there were no campers other than up at Castillo, so the fire is a mystery.
[Edited on 9-25-2007 by jeans]
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bancoduo
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Natures revenge!
Hopefully, it will go back to its primitive state.
Maybe the gods will make it a Anasazi exclave rather than a tacky campground. Nothing less than a Beautiful, pristine canyon deserves.
CANYONMAN?
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CANYONMANROB
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Guadalupe
| Quote: | Originally posted by jeans
CanyonmanRob tried to post....He told me the tubs would be filled this weekend (some pipes did melt, but he said they were easy to replace) and the
repairs have been started.
He said there were no campers other than up at Castillo, so the fire is a mystery.
[Edited on 9-25-2007 by jeans] |
I talked to Arturo on his cell phone from the canyon. He and Rigo are OK.
Arturo has lost his house 3 time due to fire. Now he builds with cinder block
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BAJACAT
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Wow thats very sad I was planning to go there in two weeks,I hope there were no fatalities'
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CANYONMANROB
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Guadalupe Canyon Fire
Fire was very bad, no one was injured. Hot tubs are OK. Some waterpipes were melted but are easy to replace.
Palms will grow back.
Arturo has lost his old wood houses and truck before from wild fires. his new house is made of block, cement and rock with a steel roof. It is OK.
the bathrooms and outhouse did not burn.
El Dorado, Castillo, San Marcos, Paloma and La Jolla camps were not harmed.
El Sol, El Mirador and La Cueva palapa and palms went up in smoke. Arturos store is wasted, all of Angels and Marios
camps and trees are gone. Ernesto south side of canyon also complety burned.
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CANYONMANROB
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Guadalupe Canyon
| Quote: | Originally posted by bancoduo
Natures revenge!
Hopefully, it will go back to its primitive state.
Maybe the gods will make it a Anasazi exclave rather than a tacky campground. Nothing less than a Beautiful, pristine canyon deserves.
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Maybe there will be a big flood next, wash the road away and people must walk in.
Wall Mart Family has made an offer the buy the entire canyon from the Loya family last year . Arturo said NO, but his brother wants to sell. Wall
Mart wants all or nothing.
big parking lot? they can trim all the palm trees. no more big fires.
that's all I know
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BAJACAT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by elchinero
tony, we were pre-running for the code race this last week end, i strayed over to canyon guadalupe to show the boys
some place they have never seen............well, tues night it all burnt to the ground.looked bad we were there for about
an hour,pretty severe fire, everything went, palm trees, palapas, buildings, trucks,etc. |
Have any pictures
to share..
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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Thanks Rob... welcome to Nomad... wish it was under better circumstances!
The palms will come back in short order. Let us know when as the palapas get rebuilt.
Arturo's Campo #1 in Guadalupe Canyon is a beautiful place that is as close to being a natural setting while offering hot spring water to its private
camp sites as I can imagine. The person who posted the negative comment above must have never seen it or spent any time there?
Some of my web site photos at Guadalupe Canyon:
http://vivabaja.com/bbbb2 (11/01)
http://vivabaja.com/405/ (4/05)
http://vivabaja.com/906/ (9/06)
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bacquito
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What caused the fire
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marla
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wow that is really shocking but even more shocking is the idea that someone in the Wal Mart family wishes to buy the entire canyon! That's obscene.
Rob, please elaborate!
If a man walks in the woods for love of them half of each day, he is in danger of being regarded as a loafer. But if he spends his days as a
speculator, shearing off those woods and making the earth bald before her time, he is deemed an industrious and enterprising citizen. Henry David
Thoreau
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edinnopolo
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You know the post states "TORCHED" with in my world means purpously set on fire.
Never a word on what caused that fire.
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