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Mexitron
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Taco de Baja, RIP
Just to let you all know that my good friend, Brooks Smith, Taco de Baja, lost his valiant struggle on Monday. We'll be bringing some of his ashes to
Baja later this spring/summer. Enjoy life everyone, its precious!
[Edited on 3-31-2016 by Mexitron]
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woody with a view
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Hoping he pulls through. What happened?
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pappy
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Wtf? This is shocking to hear....come on brooks!
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Ateo
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We are thinking about you Taco de Baja! We hope for a quick recovery.
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David K
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Oh my... I sure wish Brooks a full recovery!
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Udo
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Prayers are always available, even to those whom we don't know personally!
Udo
Youth is wasted on the young!
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BajaBlanca
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prayers sent out for taco de Baja.
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Maron
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May God and the universe be with you.
Good thoughts and healing blessings forwarded to you.
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Bajahowodd
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A fellow OC Nomad. I wish him a complete recovery.
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DianaT
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I hope he is improving and will fully recover.
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Skipjack Joe
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I'm really sorry to be reading this. Hoping for a full and complete recovery.
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David K
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Only met these guys once, at the entrance to Parral Canyon, just north of Matomí Canyon, April 2004. They had just finished backpacking to Mission San
Pedro Mártir with Jack Swords and were headed for Matomí when we arrived.
Left to Right: Taco de Baja, Huddo (Hudson), Mexitron, Pappy.
I am praying for Taco de Baja (Brooks) to recover!!!
Some photos they took in Matomí Canyon, later that day and after: http://vivabaja.com/mexitron/page5.html
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Ken Cooke
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Prayers for Taco de Baja.. 
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woody with a view
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how does one rupture a femoral artery?
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Mexitron
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Its an aneurysm---more common in the brain but occasionally happens in the iliac artery. Brooks is still with us though still extremely
critical---the sudden blood loss(and he basically bled all out) really messes with the organ function and can cause necrosis. So they put him in a
coma for a few days to stabilize him and do a couple surgeries and are now trying to awaken him back out of it and slowly take him off the respirator
and get him breathing on his own again. Hopefully the organs won't be too damaged to start functioning again. Just to give you an idea---the
hospital he's at has never had a patient with an iliac rupture survive more than a day, so the fact that its been a week now gives us hope. Will
update when I get more info.
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Ateo
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Wow. Thanks for taking the time to update and educate us on the situation. Good luck Taco de Baja!
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willardguy
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 remember jimmy stocker from a SCORE event a couple years back?......get well
taco, we're pullin for you!
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David K
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Quote: Originally posted by Ateo  | | Wow. Thanks for taking the time to update and educate us on the situation. Good luck Taco de Baja! |
Same here Steve...
Let's pray for Brooks to recover!
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Mexitron
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Here's Brooks (on the right) a few years ago in Agua Caliente Canyon:
[Edited on 3-10-2016 by Mexitron]
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David K
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Nice photo Steve.
After you guys backpacked up to Mission San Pedro Mártir with Jack Swords, Brooks made some nice 3-D maps for me to show your route up from San
Isidoro. Always generous with his knowledge!
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