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BajaGeoff
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What Is West Baja walk
The What Is West Baja walk is officially under way! Yesterday morning I met up with Bryan and Justin down in San Ysidro to spend some time with them
as their journey got started. After a ceremonial walk across the border, we drove out to Playas de Tijuana to the border fence to have lunch and get
the walk under way. The guys were in good spirits as we took pictures and said our goodbyes. They are hoping to average 10 miles a day and I am
waiting to get the Spot tracker info so I can post their progress on this thread. Here are some photos from yesterday:
Bryan and Justin geared up in San Ysidro
Bryan, Drake, Steve and Justin on the International road
Lunch at Playas de Tijuana
Let's do this!
Justin and Bryan checking out the border fence
And they're off!
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Baja Bucko
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What Is West Baja walk
Once they get into the REAL Baja....how will they carry the tons of water they will need?
Just curious...
My other 4WD is a Baja Mule!
La Mula Mil Survivor 2013-2014!
1000 miles by mule from the tip to Tecate!
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BajaGeoff
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What Is West Baja walk
They are following the coast most of the way and have a compact desal unit with them to convert sea water to fresh. The tough part is when they depart
San Ignacio for the Sea of Cortez....actually...I think the whole trip is the tough part!
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BajaNomad
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What Is West Baja walk
From their Facebook page, they posted that they slept here last night:
http://www.facebook.com/WHATISWEST
When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.
– Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
We know we must go back if we live, and we don`t know why.
– John Steinbeck, Log from the Sea of Cortez
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BajaNomad
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Original thread prior to the trip:
http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=64837
When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.
– Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
We know we must go back if we live, and we don`t know why.
– John Steinbeck, Log from the Sea of Cortez
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ligui
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Good luck guys ! Wish you well , not my kind of trip, to much walking , but always like a good story . Keep us up dated on how things go.
Viva Baja 
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DENNIS
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I guess I lost track of their plans. Do they have a Pit Crew with support vehicles?
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mtgoat666
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Why don't they hire a Sherpa to carry the surf boards?
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaGeoff
The What Is West Baja walk is officially under way! Yesterday morning I met up with Bryan and Justin down in San Ysidro to spend some time with them
as their journey got started. After a ceremonial walk across the border, we drove...
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So they got all of 100 meters before "cheating" and traveling by car!
Tenderfoot wimps!
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EnsenadaDr
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I think it's great...guys have at it at your new adventure. Passion is what keeps the human spirit alive. We followed others who weren't as well
prepared and they ended their journey all too soon. I sincerely hope you will keep us informed as to your activities. Very nice pictures, and I will
follow your journey on Facebook. It will be interesting to see the perspective of Baja through eyes that aren't jaded.
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chuckie
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Not to be cynical, but how many times are we supposed to get excited about people walking Baja?
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EnsenadaDr
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The same old thing...
Chuckie, I noticed your post last year about your travels, tell me, is this post more interesting reading than the boys' adventures? I think we are
all here to share our experiences and for each of us, the experience is unique, whether sitting behind the computer as a keyboard commando or getting
out there carrying your laptop as you go, so tell me, what is exciting for you to read? Is your post more relevant because you were traveling by car
and not walking?
Headed Norte
Left Mulege at 6, am in the Motel Chavez in San Quintin, lots of new toreup road, LOTS Of army and Federales, they asked for my passport twice...Hit
the champion of all potholes and bent something in old smokies hip..vibration over 65...My dog "Flash" scored a hot dog off the Federales north of
Jesus Maria... | Quote: | Originally posted by chuckie
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BajaGeoff
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They made it to Rosarito Beach last night and camped in the sand....
Chuckie...they are not just walking Baja. They are also carrying their own video equipment and documenting the whole adventure for National
Geographic. At this stage they are carrying all their own gear (including a surfboard) and have no support vehicle. They do have a vehicle meeting
them in Loreto to bring down stand up paddleboards that they will then paddle from Loreto to La Paz. So...it's a different experience than what
Graham, Mike and the Packs have done....and I think it is great!
I am meeting up with them this Wednesday to say hello.
Here is the spot map from day one:
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Best of luck to these inveterate travelers, we will be watching with regard and respect. You have more hair than I do amigos!!
Nice work Geoff, you get them launched in style.
Thanks for keeping us posted. I hope their desal system is low tech....they are going to need it.
Speaking of desal....do you have a link to what they are carrying?
Well done amigo, well done.
Iflyfishconminamadamigos
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BajaGeoff
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Day two....they went from Real del Mar to Rosarito Beach....covering almost 10 miles.
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BajaGeoff
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Thanks Iflyfish!
I don't know what desal unit they are carrying, but I will find out. It would definitely be a good item for any Baja adventurer to include in their
gear....
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David K
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Thank you for posting the Spot maps Geoff! I know what that takes to do! 
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BajaGeoff
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Thanks DK! I am going to try to make the maps bigger...they seem a little bit too small to really get all the detail.
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BajaGeoff
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Here's another shot from Tijuana on Saturday....Justin, myself and Bryan.
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David K
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OK, but it looks okay.... When I did Mike Younghusband's maps, I went with the satellite image then made a map of the route using the AAA map, because
for most of Mike's route there was no detail at all on the Google map of roads, ranchos, etc.
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