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Sungirl
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End of May a good time to go to Baja?
We usually go Baja in March/April, but the first time I can get away this year is Memorial Day weekend and the following week.
Is that a good, bad or just normal time to go?
Does it get crowded because of the long weekend? Any big events going on? I like to avoid peak travel times...
We are thinking of going via San Felipe (never done before), as far south as Mulege or Loreto, and back maybe on Hwy 1 (which we know by now).
I have this weekend to figure it all out...
Any tips?
[Edited on 5-15-2015 by Sungirl]
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treuboff
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Actually July is still good on the SOC side but take a fan for the still nights for sleeping. The Pacific side August is perfect. Not too cold but
still need a sweater at night. I am a desert rat.
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bajabuddha
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Depends on your age and tolerance, Sunny. May is gorgeous, but can start creeping into HOT by the end of..... as in, not bad, but getting warmer.
Take a water spray bottle with for cooling off if it's still and humid. Be near water for a cool(er) dip, but have a 'ray - stick' handy when you go
wading, especially in shallow, sandy water.
A bad day in Baja is better than a good day anywhere else. 
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Marc
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I would think S Felipe would be jammed on Memorial day weekend. Try to get reservations if you plan to stay over. Depending on where you start it's a
long drive to the next accommodation from S Felipe. Forget Alfonsina's at Gonzaga Bay. Off road racing also draws crowds if that is going on.
The weather has been cooler than usual this season so extreme heat I don't think will be a factor. It has been very cold at night.
I have been using the S Felipe route for several years. I am done with the Mex1 north of S Quintin.
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rhintransit
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its still lovely weather here in Loreto...come on down!
reality\'s never been of much use out here...
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woody with a view
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Baja is not a small place. is there ever a "bad" time to be in Baja?
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Ateo
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Like Woodman said, there's never a bad time to go to/be in Baja. I'm leaving late May for a trip. Just go and if it gets too hot head back north and
towards the Pacific.
[Edited on 5-15-2015 by Ateo]
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Welcome to Nomads Sungirl. May is perfect in Baja, enjoy your trip...
"Life is tough".....It's even tougher if you're stupid.....
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willyAirstream
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April, May and June are my favorite months here in Mulege. Local events in june...rodeo, off road racing, horse racing , craft show, and more. Vamos
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Many consider May and October to be the two best months.
For us, who hate cold, May is just the beginning of the best time... and ending in October. In or close to the month of August is perhaps the only
'extreme' heat because of added humidity (on the gulf side).
However, as Woody and Jon said, there is no real bad time to go to Baja!
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Quote: Originally posted by willyAirstream  | | April, May and June are my favorite months here in Mulege. Local events in june...rodeo, off road racing, horse racing , craft show, and more. Vamos
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Is there a schedule for the horse racing or is it a certain day of the month? I like horse racing.
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I'll meet you in Mulege, Loreto, or halfdozen other places! See ya there. Get South! Tio
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Sungirl
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Thank you all for the tips! A ray-stick? I have to look that up. I know they hurt (luckily an observation not personal experience!). Can't make it
all the way to Mulege in a day, and when we checked, San Felipe looked busy. Maybe Hwy 1 down and then return taking the east route.
I always wanted to see the desert in bloom, definitively too late for that, if there was any this year at all.
Also want to bring my inflatable SUP and give it a try if the wind is not too bad.
Never a bad time, you are right.
See you down there :-)
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bajabuddha
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A 'ray stick' is anything that is about 4' to 6' long, preferably lightweight, and you tap the sand in front of you as you wade to avoid a very
injurious and painful pop in your vacation plans. I use either a stick of cardon or even a tube of 1/2" white PVC. Any stick will do. Rays are
gorgeous to watch fly underwater, just not to step on.
Have a good trip, and post some pics when you get there. Happy trails,
bb
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rts551
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For some us us we stay away from the heat and 100% humidity that June through August brings on the SOC. That is why we get visitors on the Pacific
side.
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woody with a view
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LA Bay is awesome in May!
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For a ray stick use an old golf club shaft. 
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bajabuddha
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I'd use a one-iron. No self-respecting ray would even come close to it.
Even God can't hit a one-iron.  
[Edited on 5-16-2015 by bajabuddha]
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welcome and what a great name :sungirl"!
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Equine One
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Don't know about the Sea of Cortez side, but northern Baja gets the "May Gray" and "June Gloom" the same as LA and SD. I don't know how far south you
have to go to get away from it on the Pacific side, as I'm only just south of Ensenada. If you're passing through this way, plan on very variable
weather and pack layers. The sun usually pokes out for a few hours here and there, but it can be foggy, windy, and downright chilly. Sometimes I
actually like it, as it's a change from the sameness of the weather much of the year here. And you'll have more of the beaches to yourself if you
don't mind a little atmospheric charm.
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