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GMann
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Drone video of blue palm canyons
Hi,
I've been lurking on this forum for a while. I just came back from a trip to Baja and made this drone video of Blue palm canyons. The location was
Rancho La Huertita, a little to the west of Matomi.
Hope you all enjoy it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQ44dh4SyCE
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David K
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Oh, awesome... welcome to Nomad!
[Edited on 12-6-2018 by David K]
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GMann
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Thanks David.
And if people are interested in visiting this ranch, I can highly recommend it. The owners are amazing hosts.
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David K
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Quote: Originally posted by GMann  | Thanks David.
And if people are interested in visiting this ranch, I can highly recommend it. The owners are amazing hosts. |
Nice to hear... Nomads Mexitron, Pappy, Huddo, and the late Taco de Baja would begin their backpacking trips from there to climb Matomi Peak and other
outings. Here is the web page of their photos I made to show: http://vivabaja.com/mexitron/
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GMann
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Wow amazing! That must have been a difficult hike.
Great to learn about the history of previous adventurers there.
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fishbuck
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I love those blue palm canyons...
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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StuckSucks
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Nice, thanks for sharing. Will watch on the big screen tonight when I get home. Palms are amazing things.
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StuckSucks
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How does one find Rancho La Huertita? Lat/lon, por favor?
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David K
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One road ends here: 30° 21.723'N, 115° 5.018'W
I just saw that the Google Earth images are now dated 2017 and there are a whole lot more roads in the area south and west of Matomi Canyon...
interesting!
[Edited on 12-6-2018 by David K]
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StuckSucks
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It appears you access La Huertita from highway 1? Also, I found a La Huertita to the west of of the above lat/lon. Is this it?
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advrider
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Good info, just might try to check it out this year..
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BajaParrothead
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Thank you Gmann!! Nice footage and a great first post  Just watched it on
the 75" and it was spectacular!!
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David K
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Yes, off the road to San Juan de Dios, passing El Sauce de Carter. No access from Arroyo Matomi, the cliff is too high!
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Thanks for sharing
Awesome video. Thanks for sharing with us. 
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Nice footage, that's a beautiful area, and right next to Arroyo Grande which will probably be good for a trek this spring if the rains keep coming.
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GMann
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| Quote: Originally posted by Mexitron | | Nice footage, that's a beautiful area, and right next to Arroyo Grande which will probably be good for a trek this spring if the rains keep coming.
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In fact the opening minute of the video is Arroyo Grande, here:
30°16'1.42"N, 115° 9'14.93"W
Then the middle of the video is at a Canyon close to the ranch lodging.
And then between 3:30-4:30 of the video is along an arroyo higher up in the Sierra Northeast of the ranch at:
30°20'41.98"N, 115° 6'30.73"W
That was my favorite because of the contrast of the color of the palms with the red earth.
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David K
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GMann, I shared your video on my Facebook (Baja CA Land of Missions) page and someone asked if he saw hot tubs just before Minute 5:00?
I looked but only saw boulders and cardón cacti? I am not aware of any thermal springs in that area...?
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GMann
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No there was no hot tub. What they most likely saw was a water trough for the cows on the ranch.
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Great videos. Been motorcycling through Baja this last week doing a lot of droning and a few days ago found out that effective Dec 1, 2018 drones are
now illegal in Mexico, in order to operate one you now must have a drone license, if you don’t have one it’s up to a 403000 (about $20000 US)
fine. To get a drone license you must have been born in Mexico, attend a drone class, etc. Here’s a couple links:
https://mavicpilots.com/threads/new-drone-laws-in-mexico-tou...
https://themazatlanpost.com/2018/09/24/fines-of-up-to-403-th...
So bull crap.
[Edited on 12-8-2018 by ljprusko]
[Edited on 12-8-2018 by ljprusko]
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Love it! Thanks so much for posting.
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