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David K
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Old news on the ALMANAC (see other thread)
3-7-09 EDIT: The updated thread on the 2009 Almanac is here: http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=36515
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The Baja California Almanac is perhaps the most valuable tool to off highway exploration and travel on the peninsula. The last edition, now long out
of print, was produced in 2003.
The web site is http://www.baja-almanac.com
We have heard rumors for months (or years?) about a revised Almanac in the works from publisher Landon Crumpton... Finally something to share...
I recently received some good news (or should I say some hope) that there will be a new edition of the Baja Almanac topo map book... Before sharing
this email from a Baja friend, I did contact the person in San Diego mentioned in the email, who confirmed that it was what he understood to be the
facts and thought it was fine to share this news with the Nomads:
"Now to bring you up to date with Landon and his plans for the updated BAJA ALMANAC...
Landon was here at my house on April 3rd and personally showed me the new slicks and computerized updates for what was ready to go to print for a
New/Updated Baja Almanac. Looked good and he is planning to come out with both guns on this one...was making a final run into a few areas he wanted
to perfect some updates and changes in before sending everything off to the printer...he was very jazzed about the new Almanac when he was down here
before returning home to go to print. His hopes are to have the the new publication produced and out by late September or October. The good news
is... the NEW ALMANAC will be retailing for $20 USD, as opposed to the past retail price of $25. Looked good to me and he is enlarging it slightly in
size to really emphasize more detail for the off-road traveler to take advantage of the changes he has recorded. I'm jazzed with what he showed
me...FYI, he is also moving his base of operation to San Diego from Las Vegas. Contact *** ****** in San Diego for updates on how things are
going...according to Landon, *** will be kept abreast of how things are progressing."
[Edited on 7-1-2008 by David K]
Go newer thread...
[Edited on 2-27-2009 by David K]
[Edited on 3-7-2009 by David K]
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bajalou
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Good news
No Bad Days
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Hook
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I guess we can look forward to Landon registering on Nomads when the books come out, just like another recently re-published Baja author, and then
putting it in the "news" section. 
Or will he just rely on you, David, to promote sales? Congrats on your upcoming free copy.
I am guessing "pre-sales" of the almanac are just around the corner, if Landon resorts to past practices.............won't get fooled again.
You cant buy exposure like this.......................uh, actually, I guess one could. Seems that paid ads ARE possible on Nomads.
Pimpin' and a pumpin'................will it ever end?
DO THE RIGHT THING, LANDON. BUY AD SPACE ON NOMADS.
As much as some of us use it as a social crutch, it IS still a business by all outward appearances.
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David K
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Nobody asked me to post anything Hook. I don't get free Almanacs... I don't know Landon... It is good news and people who love to explore Baja are
anxious to get ANY news on the next Almanac.
Since the source was good (I know personally) and I checked with the second person that was mentioned (who I also know personally), I thought it was a
pretty good thing to share.
Not sure why you think it is anything but a bit of news on a book we all want.... geeze!
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Udo
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I agree with David regarding a book that will be useful to all of us Nomads. We'll probably be quoting from it later this year anyway.
I, for one, look forward to when the book comes out, and if I didn't hear about it from the Nomads, I probably would have found out through Discover
Baja or the Vagabundos Del Mar.
My book will probably be out in about four years, because I don't have all the facts down yet.
What is it going to be about? Part of it will include the food of Baja, but most will be about the long careful planning that is involved in figuring
out how and where to retire in Baja (with my apologies to Shari who is now a Baja citizen and runs a business, can't get more ideal than that!).
Again...congratulations to Shari!
Udo
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Neal Johns
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Wahoo! There are never enough maps of Baja. Thanks for the info, David. My several versions of the Almanac are showing signs of drool wear.
Neal
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Never let a Dragon pass by without pulling its tail!
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Ken Cooke
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Actually, David sleeps beside his Almanac nightly!  Here, he just woke up, and
is on his way to breakfast with Angel.
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bacquito
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I'll look forward to more information. Thanks David for sharing the news.
bacquito
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spike
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Thanks, for the good news, David. Made my day!
Mike
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David K
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De nada Mike... I hope it does happen... as I love maps! It's like having a window into Baja from where ever you are... almost like Baja Nomad!!!
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David,
Any up dated info here???
Thanks,
Corky
 
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rpleger
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I need a new one as mine went down the river in the great Mulegé flood...
Thanks for the news...
Richard on the Hill
*ABROAD*, adj. At war with savages and idiots. To be a Frenchman abroad is to
be miserable; to be an American abroad is to make others miserable.
-- Ambrose Bierce, _The Enlarged Devil\'s Dictionary_
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thebajarunner
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Good news. Thanks David
Do I remember correctly that someone, somewhere, out there in cyberspace, was offering their old edition for about $250 US?
Guess that tempers the good news, now my old one is no longer a part of my retirement....
(and David, you are doing a good job of ignoring the riff-raff and their endless snide commentary, keep it up amigo)
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David K
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Gracias Dick... I plan on doing the same thing as I have here since Doug made this forum in 2002: Sharing Baja info and promoting friendships!
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woody with a view
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Gracias Dick... I plan on doing the same thing as I have here since Doug made this forum in 2002: Sharing Baja info and promoting friendships!
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hey DK
please refrain from referencing the "areas that shall not be named"
PLEEEZE!
the season is coming, don't 'cha know.....and the saints of the sacred spots prefer anonominity, brah!
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CaboRon
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I would like to announce the upcomming sale of my new book.
"Sacred/Secret surf spots of the Baja Pacific Coast"
Information gathered over years of befriending surfers ...
My Ho-Dad persona was never discovered.
I am offering a special pre-sale deal ......
You may stop publication by purchasing the galleys for one hundred thousand dollars US...
CaboRon
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woody with a view
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oh ron, you won't be the last to sell out for a few thousand.....there is a difference between publishing a verbal account and a MAP. please don't
mistake one for the other.....and may your literary experience be a short one.....
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CaboRon
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| Quote: | Originally posted by woody in ob
oh ron, you won't be the last to sell out for a few thousand.....there is a difference between publishing a verbal account and a MAP. please don't
mistake one for the other.....and may your literary experience be a short one.....
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Darn Woody,
I forgot to put the smiley face on my post.
Here it is .... 
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amir
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HA HA HA
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... wish I had a smiley for "YOU'RE HILARIOUS, CABRON"
--Amir
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danamite
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AND it's mid OCTOBER 2008 & still no word on the official site. We are all still awaiting... and hoping.
>> "His hopes are to have the the new publication produced and out by late September or October."
So sad.
Someone should buy the copyright to this Baja map book & get it in the hand of a real publisher.
DanaMite
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Where I've been
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