When I try to explain why (respectful, reasonable) surfers try to keep from blowing up spots, I always ask - have you ever been fly fishing?
There's a zen and peace that comes with fly fishing which doesn't involve large numbers of people being packed into a small area.
Imagine that you are serenely working a perfect little pond that you stumbled upon by yourself when others arrive up at full speed, snapping selfies
and rocking Fall Out Boy.
Your fishing moment is immediately ruined, better pack up your gear and head on home, maybe the next time your fishing hole won't be over-run.
But soon you become aware that these donkeys are posting glowing reviews, pics and maps of this fishing hole to other Fall Out Boy fans.
If you simply commit to heading south in a prepared manner, you show a little respect and don't trash the place, you take turns in the water and smile
and be nice, people down there will share info. So you don't need maps and GPS coordinates to get the goods, and you certainly don't need to post
stuff on the web to show how hard you scored.
TLBaja79: I don't mean to suggest that you listen to Fall Out Boy.
Ateo: That's very kind & generous of you.
You guys shamed TLBaja79 so badly, he deleted the opening post, so now it looks like Woody is asking the question! LOL
Everyone that would be a threat to your wave ownership knows about the Seven Sisters... you could give directions all day long and that would not
increase the surfers there on any one of the 365 days out of the year.
It is in Mexico, a big filter to most. Other filters are:
It requires the correct vehicle and 4WD is advised.
It requires some mental comfort with backcountry driving ability.
It requires camping.
It is good roads that bring in more people, not maps or photos. Friendly are the off road vehicle equipped Baja Nomads. Remember, you once went there
a FIRST time...!
^^^ Fully agreed (to BajaNaranja). They remained fairly secret for many years really.
What sucks now is that guys are really running in "crews" now... so rather than 1-2 guys showing up, you've got 10 dudes all aggro. I'm over going
down there anyways now. Waves are so ficklee.
[Edited on 3-24-2016 by BooJumMan]
In that pre-Google Earth and social media epoch, The Code was adhered to. It was based on a simple verity: if a locale had been transformational for
you, and you had put the hard yards in to get there and to learn it, to know it, why in god�s name would you broadcast the news, thus ruining the
future experience not only for yourself, but for future adventurers?
When I try to explain why (respectful, reasonable) surfers try to keep from blowing up spots, I always ask - have you ever been fly fishing?
There's a zen and peace that comes with fly fishing which doesn't involve large numbers of people being packed into a small area.
Imagine that you are serenely working a perfect little pond that you stumbled upon by yourself when others arrive up at full speed, snapping selfies
and rocking Fall Out Boy.
Your fishing moment is immediately ruined, better pack up your gear and head on home, maybe the next time your fishing hole won't be over-run.
But soon you become aware that these donkeys are posting glowing reviews, pics and maps of this fishing hole to other Fall Out Boy fans.
If you simply commit to heading south in a prepared manner, you show a little respect and don't trash the place, you take turns in the water and smile
and be nice, people down there will share info. So you don't need maps and GPS coordinates to get the goods, and you certainly don't need to post
stuff on the web to show how hard you scored.
TLBaja79: I don't mean to suggest that you listen to Fall Out Boy.
Ateo: That's very kind & generous of you.
Zen and peace of wilderness. That's why I hate motor bikes, quads, snow machines and the other loud obnoxious motorized vehicles of fat flock heads
that should stay home or lose 100 lbs and buy a mountain bike (as in bicycle).
What sucks now is that guys are really running in "crews" now... so rather than 1-2 guys showing up, you've got 10 dudes all aggro. I'm over going
down there anyways now. Waves are so ficklee.
"If it were lush and rich, one could understand the pull, but it is fierce and hostile and sullen.
The stone mountains pile up to the sky and there is little fresh water. But we know we must go back
if we live, and we don't know why." - Steinbeck, Log from the Sea of Cortez
"People don't care how much you know, until they know how much you care." - Theodore Roosevelt
"You can easily judge the character of others by how they treat those who they think can do nothing for them or to them." - Malcolm Forbes
"Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others
cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else's hands, but not you." - Jim Rohn
"The best way to get the right answer on the internet is not to ask a question; it's to post the wrong answer." - Cunningham's Law
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