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bajabum
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bahia de las animas
Planning on a 1 week camping/yak fishing trip to Bahia Las Animas and have a few questions. Ive been to BOLA many times and have been out to Las
Animas by boat but have never driven or camped there. How far from Gecko is La Animas (time wise driving)?. Is the turn out to Las Animas easy to
find? are there any clam beds (like La Gringa) or any other unique land/water features out there? Any tips on Do's and Dont's? Muchos Gracias in
advance!
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Sharksbaja
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Secluded yet accessable. Don't get stuck in the deep sand around there! Watch out for animas!
DON\'T SQUINT! Give yer eyes a break!
Try holding down [control] key and toggle the [+ and -] keys
Viva Mulege!
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Martyman
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When I went out to San Rafael I was kinda looking for the turn and did not see it. Keep your eyes open.
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Bahia de las Animas
2 years ago this was the marker. It took about 45 min as I recall from Gecko. We camped at the northernmost site north of the Estuary. As you
approach the Bay you should see the fish camp head left (north) around the Estuary and you will find a nice campsite right on the beach. Enjoy your
trip.
Ken
By the way take Krocodile lures with you as I caught a nice halibut from shore!
[Edited on 4-30-2008 by tripledigitken]
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shari
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Beware of the sting rays!!!!!!!!! good idea to know what to do if stung...Have a great trip amigo.
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thebajarunner
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Pretty hard to miss the turnoff, it is marked, and it is well traveled.
Just mind your odometer a bit and you will be fine.
We went out there last year, drove by the turnoff a few weeks back en route to San Francisquito.
Very soft sand and ruts as you get close to the beach, and my pickup got some serious "pinstripes" in the last mile or so.
Also, not sure about the clams, but I believe it is illegal to take them if you are not a Mexican citizen.
(which makes them taste even better when you fetch a fresh bucket for dinner)
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4baja
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about a hour, there was a old piece of wood last time with faded directions left. when you get there thers a few trees were theres a fish camp, keep
going north around the lagoon and theres some good camping there. if you have a boat i would park the truck at bola and boat in and you would get the
best of both worlds and camp along the way. alltho it is against the law to take clams, if its for your own use they dont have a problem. its your
choice. i have camped along with the feds along the pacific and brought them clams and never a mention of the law. you decide.
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Sharksbaja
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I think the authorities are more inclined to enforce clamming laws in the BOC or BOLA than say, SQ or TS.
If you HYM and HAW than usually they will MLK you for a GOB.
DON\'T SQUINT! Give yer eyes a break!
Try holding down [control] key and toggle the [+ and -] keys
Viva Mulege!
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajabum
Planning on a 1 week camping/yak fishing trip to Bahia Las Animas and have a few questions. Ive been to BOLA many times and have been out to Las
Animas by boat but have never driven or camped there. How far from Gecko is La Animas (time wise driving)?. Is the turn out to Las Animas easy to
find? are there any clam beds (like La Gringa) or any other unique land/water features out there? Any tips on Do's and Dont's? Muchos Gracias in
advance! |
GOT GPS?
Bahia Las Animas Rd. (North): 28°40.52'/ 113°21.72',
Las Animas: 28°48.57'/ 113°21.34'
Map Datum at NAD27 Mexico
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GPS and Milage Notes (map datum NAD27 Mex.)
0.0 Camp Gecko Driveway (4.1 mi. so. of pavement/ town): 28°53.96', 113°31.85'
5.7 The old Las Flores jail is 0.3 mi. to right.
8.1 Poor road ahead (28°46.98', 113°32.00') to reach the railroad terminal platform (3 mi.). Main road bends left. Platform at 28°44.73', 113°32.54'
18.5 Old road south via La Bocana valley 28°40.72', 113°25.41' (rejoins main road after 33 rough miles.)
22.3 Las Animas road, turn left 28°40.52', 113°21.72' (stay left at both forks, going in)
33.6 Bahia las Animas 28°48.57', 113°21.34'
[Edited on 5-1-2008 by David K]
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bajabum
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Any problem navigating the area in a 2 wheel drive full size pickemup...I have a compressor so I can air down if needed. Any blue crab in the lagoon?
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David K
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It's real sandy in some spots... So, my advice is NO... Baja is all about 4WD.
If it is absolutely something you gotta do... AIR DOWN to 10-15 psi in deep stuff.
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thebajarunner
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David, I love you like a brother, but....
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
It's real sandy in some spots... So, my advice is NO... Baja is all about 4WD.
If it is absolutely something you gotta do... AIR DOWN to 10-15 psi in deep stuff. |
Baja is NOT "all about 4wd"
never have had it, never have needed it.
raced for 12 years, pre-ran thousands of miles,
4wd is for people who get in places they should not be.
I took my F-150 out to the beach at Animas, it was soft about the time we could see blue water, maybe 2 miles out, then got better,
be smart, don't sweat the 4wd mentality,
they are nice people,
they just don't get it....
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bajabum
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I too have put in many miles on just about every road/path imaginable all over the peninsula over the last 25+ years in both 2 wheel and 4 wheel rigs
and have never been stuck. A liitle common sense goes along ways weather you have 2 or 4 wheel drive. There have been many times I wished I had 4
wheel drive and have avoided a few places I would other wise have bonzied through...it is what it is, you just have to drive within the limitations of
the vehicle and your personal driving skills. 90% of Baja is do-able with 2 wheel drive but it sure does open alot of doors if you have 4 wheel
capability!
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Gadget
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| Quote: | Originally posted by thebajarunner
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
It's real sandy in some spots... So, my advice is NO... Baja is all about 4WD.
If it is absolutely something you gotta do... AIR DOWN to 10-15 psi in deep stuff. |
Baja is NOT "all about 4wd"
never have had it, never have needed it.
raced for 12 years, pre-ran thousands of miles,
4wd is for people who get in places they should not be.
I took my F-150 out to the beach at Animas, it was soft about the time we could see blue water, maybe 2 miles out, then got better,
be smart, don't sweat the 4wd mentality,
they are nice people,
they just don't get it.... |
Boy Bajarunner, there are alot of pre-runners and racers out there that wish they had your luck over a period of time like that.
Like one of our crew members that got his Walker Evans Ram Charger prerunner high centered in a silt bed south of Conejo before the last 1000. 2 hour
wait and a ranchers tractor to get the 500 hrspwr rig out. Kinda hard to not go somewhere when your trying to develope navigation for it, but I guess
you have the secrets.
Their comment was " wish you'd been there Gadget, in the AWD GSB, we would have been out in 5 minutes".
Baja doesn't require 4wd...it EXPECTS IT. 
"Mankind will not be judged by their faults, but by the direction of their lives." Leo Giovinetti
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Barry A.
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I have made several trips into Animas with 2-wheel drive trucks and vans coming with me------------most of the time I have had to tow them out over
the soft spots in the desert wash 2-track access road--------traveling in the remote areas of Baja without 4-wheel drive, coupled with no buddy
vehicle is an open invitation to getting stranded, or worse. That is my opinion, anyway, after 53 years of Baja travel.
4-wheel drive opens up so much more Baja------I know as I traveled Baja in a 2-wheel drive truck for years.
ps I was a professional desert driver.
barry
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David K
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Thank you Gadget and Barry for making my point clear...
Yes, 90% (or more) of my Baja driving is in 2WD... It is that final 10% that gets me where MOST others cannot get to, by having 4WD and off road
driving skills. That is what makes camping in Baja that much more special... solitude in nature... as far from city life as possible in the time we
have off from work.
It is 2WD vehicles (in the hands of underskilled drivers) driving where 4WD should be used that destroys the roads and damages the landscape more...
Without front and rear traction, you spin tires, make ruts, mess up the road, get buried in sand, etc.
4WD permits SLOW crawling up steep grades with no or limited spinning of tires, low impact on dirt roads, and less or no damage to vehicles using
speed to 'make it' up hills or through soft stuff.
Do you remember the Gonzaga road before 1986...? Like from '74 on when they stopped coming south from Puertecitos because Hwy. 1 was completed... ?
Spinning tires ate it up.
It IS amazing where one can take a 2WD... but if one can afford to race the Baja, can't one afford a 4WD for camping and exploring the beautiful
places that are missed when you are racing?
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thebajarunner
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David, I agree with almost all of what you say
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Thank you Gadget and Barry for making my point clear...
Yes, 90% (or more) of my Baja driving is in 2WD... It is that final 10% that gets me where MOST others cannot get to, by having 4WD and off road
driving skills. That is what makes camping in Baja that much more special... solitude in nature... as far from city life as possible in the time we
have off from work.
It is 2WD vehicles (in the hands of underskilled drivers) driving where 4WD should be used that destroys the roads and damages the landscape more...
Without front and rear traction, you spin tires, make ruts, mess up the road, get buried in sand, etc.
4WD permits SLOW crawling up steep grades with no or limited spinning of tires, low impact on dirt roads, and less or no damage to vehicles using
speed to 'make it' up hills or through soft stuff.
Do you remember the Gonzaga road before 1986...? Like from '74 on when they stopped coming south from Puertecitos because Hwy. 1 was completed... ?
Spinning tires ate it up.
It IS amazing where one can take a 2WD... but if one can afford to race the Baja, can't one afford a 4WD for camping and exploring the beautiful
places that are missed when you are racing? |
But no..... "Baja is not all about 4wd"
I love the feeling of a "free" front end floating over the rough stuff, not a heavy laden front axle pounding all the bottoms of all the holes.
Yes, 2wd will absolutely eat up a hill like the old "Sisters Route" below Puertecitos, just as you described.
And no, we really cannot take a 2wd out to some beaches, but real close, just not through the dunes.
But, wow, have I seen some 4 x 4 rigs stuck!!!
You bet, they seem to get themselves stuck worse than 2wd, probably because of arrogance and false sense of security.
And finally, yep, I been stuck.... bad stuck
pre-running and in races.
Anyone who has driven extensively in Baja has been stuck,
even bikes get stuck.
'nuff sed...
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BajaWarrior
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I haven't been stuck.
I'm the guy the 2wd'rs coming running to when they're stuck!
Air down!
Haven't had a bad trip yet....
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bajabum
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With 2 wheel drive would it be best to air down all 4 tires or just the rear?
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Hook
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All four, by all means.
No sense in having the traction to stick the front wheels in deeper. 
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