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[*] posted on 5-7-2009 at 01:36 PM
Icons of Baja


Here are some places, things and scenes that are to me symbolic of Baja and "the road". What inspires you on the way down that you have captured on "film"?

Tres Virgenes




Burros




Hector's Shrine






Nopales in a row




Loncheria on the "shores" of Lake Chapala



Olives and other canned goodies



Santa Rosalia's panga's




Colorful buildings



Osprey nests.... on about anything higher that it is wide, in this case a parking lot light.




[Edited on 5-7-2009 by tripledigitken]
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[*] posted on 5-7-2009 at 01:53 PM


Beautiful shots. How about some Cardon cactus photos?



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[*] posted on 5-7-2009 at 02:02 PM


Great fotos....keep em coming



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[*] posted on 5-7-2009 at 02:30 PM
Photos


Nice, thanks for sharing.
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[*] posted on 5-7-2009 at 02:40 PM


Ken, these are beautiful pictures, and a start to a really enjoyable thread. Thank you sooooo much for getting it going! I still haven't figured out how to size and post pictures with my new "improved" iphoto, but this may be good incentive! I have a few good ones...
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[*] posted on 5-7-2009 at 02:44 PM


Nice photos, Ken!



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[*] posted on 5-7-2009 at 03:36 PM


I don't know about you guys but when I think of Baja, Cardon's always come to mind... but maybe its just me.


And of course seemingly endless roads come to mind as well...

and skulls...


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[*] posted on 5-7-2009 at 04:04 PM


Awesome photos! What do they do with the Nopales?
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[*] posted on 5-7-2009 at 04:12 PM


Thanks for the comments.

Mc Nulty, exactly what I was talking about...........very nice images.

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[*] posted on 5-7-2009 at 04:13 PM


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Awesome photos! What do they do with the Nopales?


They are eaten. Can be very good and not so good.

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[*] posted on 5-7-2009 at 04:19 PM


Whenever I see "Hector" it always reminds me to slow down a little and be careful. Someone must have loved him alot to make such a memorial.



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[*] posted on 5-7-2009 at 04:55 PM


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Awesome photos! What do they do with the Nopales?


They are eaten. Can be very good and not so good.

Ken



A little more specifically, they are surprisingly good in scrambled eggs, sometimes good in a sort of stew with beef and tomatoes, and really, really good in the ensalada de nopal that I was making while you guys were making these posts:

boiled, rinsed and drained diced nopalitos
julienned jicama with lime squeezed over it
sliced radishes
thinly slices red onion
thinly sliced jalapeno chile
chopped cilantro
lots of sliced and quartered oranges
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[*] posted on 5-7-2009 at 04:56 PM


Thanks Paula! Yum!
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[*] posted on 5-7-2009 at 05:03 PM


Ken, thanks dude!- somehow I managed to forget about the boojum tree (Fouquieria columnaris)... Boojums have to be the weirdest looking plants i've ever seen... they look like something from a Dr. Seuss book

although I think I like cardons a little more




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[*] posted on 5-7-2009 at 05:15 PM


CARDON'S do it for me to..




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[*] posted on 5-7-2009 at 05:23 PM


Fabulous shots Ken!!



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[*] posted on 5-7-2009 at 05:34 PM


A few of my old icons:



















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[*] posted on 5-7-2009 at 05:38 PM


Missing the biggest icon..
:light:


You have to throw in some missions...




Night time on the Malacon in LaPaz..



El Pinon on La Purisma



Cactus to let you know you are in a magic place..





The burros watching over journey..





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[*] posted on 5-7-2009 at 09:33 PM


This is a great thread!!!



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