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gueribo
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journalism, Baja style
Journalism, Baja style. Michael E. Long for National Geographic, October 1972. Looks like a good gig!
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David K
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MORE PLEASE! Is there an article or video link???
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hombre66
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One year before the highway?
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In October 1972, the pavement south of Ensenada was between Colonia Guerrero and San Quintin and the pavement north from La Paz was between Santa
Rosalia and San Ignacio.
Looks like an off-road racer, maybe pre-running the 1000 (which was in November). That year, it started in Mexicali (first time) then crossed over to
the Pacific via Valle de Trinidad or Mike's Sky Rancho (racer's option) and back on the original route of the previous years. A chubasco destroyed the
road south of Puertecitos forcing the change from just going south... and making the race longer than before.
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gueribo
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Stay tuned and I'll post the article.
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BajaBlanca
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what a great vehicle! Les started coming south in the 80's!
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gueribo
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Testing page one . . .
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gueribo
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working on page two. sorry for the small print.
[Edited on 10-17-2017 by gueribo]
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page two
[Edited on 10-18-2017 by gueribo]
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ah! the olden days!
No satellite GPS, had to use those complicated maps and compasses; no SPOT emergency beacon to send help when stubbed toe or low on gin; no cell phone
to call mommy; no google to ask how to tie a knot; no AC in our cars; no facebook to share our every snapshot and inane thoughts; and smoking was good
for you!
Woke!
“...ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.” “My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America
will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.”
Prefered gender pronoun: the royal we
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gueribo
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I'm with you, goat. On remote roads I really like asking folks for directions. I've met the most wonderful people that way.
[Edited on 10-17-2017 by gueribo]
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My Son still has a Baja-Bug like that one, tricked out for racing tho he never did that. It's a wonderful little vehicle, but really noisy and very
dusty inside! He runs around the Eastern Sierra/Owens Valley/Death Valley in it. LOL
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page three
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I like the caption under the photo: "One of a hardy band who delight in their own discomfort, he threaded the peninsula in an open jeep."
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David K
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Thank you, Güeribo.
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Great find!
Udo
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You're welcome. Page seven.
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