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David K
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'Baja California, July 1949' A Photo Story with Words By Penny Pickett
2014 PDF Link: http://picara1940.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/baja-photo-sto...
Dr. Penny Pickett of Washington, DC has been researching Baja and El Rosario to enhance the story of her and her parents trip of discovery into Baja,
back in 1949.
The story is now on Penny’s blog called “Picara” (no longer the web site called 'A Writing Life') and the Baja/Rosario story is one part... I think
many of you will enjoy both the story and photos, as well as appreciate the research Penny did. That is how she came to contact me, from my Internet
Baja web site and postings, to help a bit with her project.
The link above is to the Baja part that and you can click on 'Fullscreen' near the top of the page to read and view it best... at the bottom, click on
the right arrow to go to the next page. There are 111, and includes old maps and photos. The story has 85 pages; you will want to set your browser to
a zoom level high enough to read comfortably.
I will send Penny the link to this page so she can read any questions you might have for her... Perhaps she will register on Nomad to respond as well?
Anyway, enjoy this story of a young girl and parents seeking a calmer, less 'atomic' life in Mexico: Old link:
http//www.e-kc.info/baja-1-photo-story-1949.html
[Edited on 4-7-2014 by David K]
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desertcpl
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very nice read, well done DK
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drpsp71
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Baja photo story
Thank you, David, for the very nice introduction to my story and, most of all, for your encouragement, with and without your expert blue pencil, as I
developed it. I hope others will enjoy it. Will be happy to consider amending whatever needs it, as time goes by. I was only a visitor, and a long
time ago.
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Paulina
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Penny,
Welcome to the Nomad board, and thank you for sharing your story. Have you visited Baja since the trip with your family so long ago?
P>*)))>{
\"Well behaved women rarely make history.\" Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
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Bob H
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Wow, July 1949 would be three months before I was born!
Imagine going through Baja in 1949 in a 1947 Packard....
http://www.1947packard.com/pics.html
[Edited on 12-11-2011 by Bob H]
The SAME boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It's about what you are made of NOT the circumstance.
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shari
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Welcome Penny and thank you for your story...I really enjoyed it and my favorite photo was on page 39 of you and your mom in those lovely
dresses!....and the CAR!!!! what a class act your family was and I can only imagine the bewildered looks you got from the locals who you passed by.
What an adventure and I salute your papa for wanting to protect his gals and can only imagine what went through your mother's mind!!!
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dizzyspots
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great read Penny...thanks Dave for sharing this
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by drpsp71
Thank you, David, for the very nice introduction to my story and, most of all, for your encouragement, with and without your expert blue pencil, as I
developed it. I hope others will enjoy it. Will be happy to consider amending whatever needs it, as time goes by. I was only a visitor, and a long
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Good morning Penny,
Glad you got registered on Nomad okay... The depth of your research for this one trip story, of so long ago, is purely amazing!
Thank you for the 'Baja joy' you give with your writing and photos!
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O.G.
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Baja 1949 (from BPI)
http://www.e-kc.info/baja-1-photo-story-1949.html
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capt. mike
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Take a look... from Saturday morning (someone at BPI got it from me, here):
How can you be sure about that?
Perhaps someone at BPI found the publically available resourse themselves, posted it there and another brought it here.
there are many baja scholars, writers and enthusiasts participating on that board - most are pilots but many are more than just that - plus many have
significant others who contribute including lots of video and stories, links.
formerly Ordained in Rev. Ewing\'s Church by Mail - busted on tax fraud.......
Now joined L. Ron Hoover\'s church of Appliantology
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DavidT
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How ever it got here I'm glad it did. Very interesting story and great photos.
I think the credit should go to the author herself.
David
Not one shred of evidence supports the notion that life is serious.
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David K
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I helped edit the story... (for a few months we worked on it). I asked the author (Penny) if she would like it shared on the Internet, and I posted it
here and on Ron's forum (Talk Baja) to share as soon as it was ready...
I am glad that Baja Bush also is sharing it on their private forum... the more the merrier... My reply to the O.P. is that the story was already
posted on Nomad... You know Doug doesn't like duplicate threads, that's all.
[Edited on 12-12-2011 by David K]
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norte
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dON'T MESS WITH THE nOMAD POLICE!!!!!!
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bufeo
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That's a marvelous account. I've forwarded this link to friends who drove to our house at Pta Bufeo before the pavement from Puertecitos south and
before the repair to the pavement north pf Puertecitos in their Toyota Camry...which had even less clearance than the Packard.
Allen R
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wsdunc
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Great story, thanx
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Vince
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Loved the story and photos. It was about 1949 or so that I took my first trip with my parents, but we got only as far as San Quentin, pulling a
trailer. This story also reminded me of one of my many trips to Mulege, on the way back, about 1978 or so, the bridge over the river went down @
Rosario due to heavy rains. I just made it thru, but the folks behind us were stuck for 2 weeks! Thanks Penny and David for the great article and
photos.
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David K
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Thanks for the replies...
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David K
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You know, I think there are still a lot of Nomads who don't use 'TODAY'S POSTS' to read Nomad... and go just to General Discussion or seperate forums
here???
If you click 'Today's Posts' at the very top you will see ALL new activity from ALL the Baja forums, on one page... so you don't miss anything... and
don't need to click on a bunch of seperate forums to see what's new.
I posted Penny's link on Baja Articles forum, 2 days ago... Here is what it looks like (as you can see I put the authors name right in the title of
the thread):
'Baja California, July 1949' A Photo Story with Words By Penny Pickett
Old dead link: http//www.e-kc.info/baja-1-photo-story-1949.html
New good link: http://picara-blog.blogspot.com/p/baja-photo-story.html
Dr. Penny Pickett of Washington, DC has been researching Baja and El Rosario to enhance the story of her and her parents trip of discovery into Baja,
back in 1949.
The web site is called 'A Writing Life' and the Baja/Rosario story is one part... I think many of you will enjoy both the story and photos, as well as
appreciate the research Penny did. That is how she came to contact me, from my Internet Baja web site and postings, to help a bit with her project.
The link above is to the Baja part, and you can click on 'Fullscreen' near the top of the page to read and view it best... at the bottom, click on the
right arrow to go to the next page. There are 111, and include old maps and photos.
I will send Penny the link to this page so she can read any questions you might have for her... Perhaps she will register on Nomad to respond as well?
Anyway, enjoy this story of a young girl and parents seeking a calmer, less 'atomic' life in Mexico: Dead link:
http//www.e-kc.info/baja-1-photo-story-1949.html NEW LINK: http://picara-blog.blogspot.com/p/baja-photo-story.html
[Edited on 4-4-2014 by David K]
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tripledigitken
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Vince
Loved the story and photos. It was about 1949 or so that I took my first trip with my parents, but we got only as far as San Quentin, pulling a
trailer. This story also reminded me of one of my many trips to Mulege, on the way back, about 1978 or so, the bridge over the river went down @
Rosario due to heavy rains. I just made it thru, but the folks behind us were stuck for 2 weeks! Thanks Penny and David for the great article and
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Vince,
A friend of mine and I were on a two week trip to the mainland via train from Mexicali to Tepic, ferry to Cabo San Lucas and bus to Tijuana that same
winter. When we went to get bus tickets in Cabo we found out about the El Rosario bridge damage. We opted to try and get on the ferry from Santa
Rosalia to the mainland. Luckily we managed to get two of the last tickets. We rode the bus from Guaymas to TJ. Quite the adventure! I have run
into a couple of others that experienced that bridge washout of 1978 over the years.
Ken
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tripledigitken
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My dream baja rig.............................
1947 Packard.
Looked freshly washed in almost every shot, he must of really loved that car.
Ken
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