Blair
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Moto Trip Pictures San Ignacio to the Cape and back
April 14 23, five riders, eight days, 1,436 miles:
http://s36.photobucket.com/albums/e12/bfaulwetter/Facebook/A...
Day 1 San Ignacio to Lopez Mateos - Through San Juanico
Day 2 - Lopez Mateos to La Ventana - Through Mision San Luis Gonzaga, San Evaristo, and La Paz
Day 3 - La Ventana to Todos Santos - Via east cape to SJD, then NW over mountains to Todos Santos
Day 4 - Todos Santos to La Paz - Northeast over mountains
Day 5 - La Paz to San Carlos - Through San Evaristo and Cd Constituciσn
Day 6 - San Carlos to Loreto - Through San Javier
Day 7 Loreto to Mulege - Through La Purisma/San Isidro, Guajademi & Mulege
Day 8 Mulege to San Ignacio - On the pavement; too tired to do anything else
Highlights:
Hitting a sheep west of San Javier not a good experience on a dirt bike. We found that sheep cost 1,250 pesos and make your bike stop in a hurry.
The road between San Isidro and Mulege (I call it Guajademi) some very hard sections on a bike, but very well worth it. Nice to see remote areas of
Baja still exist. Thanks to those on this site that helped me research this.
Very long trip on a bike but well worth it.
Toward the end I told myself this was my last Baja bike trip; now Im sitting here planning the next one Im screwed.
[Edited on 4-27-2012 by Blair]
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Blair
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Another interesting encounter was this guy. I ran across him in San Isidro just east of La Purisma. He is walking from Ensenada to the Cape with two
burros. I didnt get much time with him but I'm thinking there is more to the story. Anybody ever seen him?
Heres his gear:
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Blair
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Hi Blair, the link is to a 'Private Album', so none of us can see it. Please post the photos here using the [IMG] code link under each picture, or
change your settings to allow public viewing... Thank you! |
Oops, I changed it to public - thanks David
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David K
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Not a problem Blair!
You can reverse the order the photos are shown in your album, too! Just go to your album, and click ORGANIZE!  You can go from Newest First (the way I think yours are now, to Oldest first or Alpha by filename to have them
appear in the order they were taken on your camera... 
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Blair
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Not a problem Blair!
You can reverse the order the photos are shown in your album, too! Just go to your album, and click ORGANIZE! You can go from Newest First (the way I think yours are now, to Oldest first or Alpha by filename to have them
appear in the order they were taken on your camera...
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Done!
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shari
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great trip Blair...was the walking man (I LOVE his sombrero) mexicano? nice luggage racks all right.
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Blair
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| Quote: | Originally posted by shari
great trip Blair...was the walking man (I LOVE his sombrero) mexicano? nice luggage racks all right. |
Yes Shari he was quite Mexican. In hindshght I wish I had spent more time with him but we were running late. He said he had been walking for 45 days.
[Edited on 4-27-2012 by Blair]
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Neat! The flat hat. Thanks.
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Thanks for the pic Blair.
[Edited on 4-28-2012 by Cyanide41]
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shari
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I wonder what "quite Mexican" means. Juan sometimes looks over my shoulder at the threads and made a point that maybe he's mexican american because no
baja mexicano in their right mind would be walking like that...osea...no mexicano would have nothing better to do than walk to Cabo and I gotta
say...he probably has a point. It just didnt make sense to Juan.
So this of course makes me more curious about this guy...his sombrero isnt really typico for a ranchero type. Perhaps you have some other hints from
your short conversation with him Blair that would shed some light on this?
....so keep your eyes peeled for this hombre nomads and try to find out what his story is...a challenge to you all...I know how you all step up to the
plate for solving mysteries!!!
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GREAT pictures and looks like you had a great time.
I know you wish you had spent more time with the man who is walking---I just hate it when I have after thoughts like that! I should have -----
Maybe someone else will meet up with him. Your photo of him is a real classic!
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Very Very nice, thanks for sharing
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Blair
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As for the walking man, he spoke no english (at least not to me) and he seemed to be very knowledgeable of the missions. He was obviously an explorer
of some type and had an air of sophistication about him. He had just completed the ~65 mile road between Mulege and San Isidro (I call it Guajademi).
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what an amazing trip ...that is quite a distance you covered !
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Bob H
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Absolutely loved your photos! What a great trip report, thanks.
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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What a trip! Great pics. Thanks for sharing the good times!
No worries
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Hey Blair, Do you use any goop (slime etc) in your tires or what is the best. I'm doing a trip soon. thanks
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Great Trip Report thank you for the share. Wonderful pics and .... very Intriguing!
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Blair
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Islandhop, slime helps for small holes (cactus) but wont stop a tube pinch from hitting rocks at speed. The best insurance is to get the bridgestone
ultra heavy duty tubes. four of us went all 1,400 miles with them flat free. The one guy that did not use them was changing tires. The previous trips
we had not used them we were plagued with flats. They cost ~ $30/ea but well worth it.
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