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Howard
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Location: Loreto/Manhattan Beach/Kona
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Mood: I'd rather regret the things I've done than regret the things I haven't done.
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Hey map boy... (The king of all maps)
Please provide some maps for us.
Thinking about trailering the RZR's from Loreto up to Mikes Buenaventura and dropping off the trailers and cars there and continue with the RZR's
north of there up and over to of San José de Comondú for the night. Then continue to Scorpion Bay for a couple of nights then back to Comondú for
one night. Maybe take the route that lets you off just south of San Javier Mission and then into Loreto. Will go back later to pick up the cars and
trailers.
Maps please, gracias.
Anyone, anyone?
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We don't stop playing because we grow old;
we grow old because we stop playing
George Bernard Shaw
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JZ
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About 15 years ago I use to call him Sun Boy regularly.
This was before the maps.
He has grown on me over the years.
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advrider
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His maps are a thing of legends! I've printed many of them and used while in Baja!!! Thanks maps guy, LOL...
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David K
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Posts: 64855
Registered: 8-30-2002
Location: San Diego County
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I have a name, I am a grandfather of 6, and I help anyone if I can.
My maps are all here in the Nomad Road Conditions forum.
I recommend the new Benchmark Atlas for more complete maps.
My maps were designed to be used with the road guide I wrote for Baja Bound. They have not published it yet, thanks in part to Covid travel
restrictions.
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paranewbi
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Location: San diego
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Completely accommodating, compassionate man. I have had the joy of shaking the hand of David K and to have personally gleaned the wisdom of his Baja
experience.
Worthy of a posting of support.
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Skipjack Joe
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Location: Bahia Asuncion
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I think his feelings were hurt.
Perhaps instead of Hey Map Boy you should've said Hail Map Boy.
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100X
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Not sure where Buenaventura is. However, see recent thread started by Perrro Viejo "El Rosarito to La Purisima." David, as he always does, graciously
posted a map there that may be helpful to you as well.
[Edited on 12-11-2021 by 100X]
A life of fears leads to a death bed of regrets.
Find someone who will take care of you, and take care of them.
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BajaBlanca
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I think Buenaventura is in Bahia Concepcion!
I thought it was cute to call you map boy, David! All in good fun, you are the map genius, bar none!
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Howard
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Posts: 2353
Registered: 11-13-2007
Location: Loreto/Manhattan Beach/Kona
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Mood: I'd rather regret the things I've done than regret the things I haven't done.
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Absolutely no bad feelings meant towards David. Actually it was meant more of a compliment as he is the map king (OK, does that sound better?) of
Baja!
I was referring to Mikes Buena Ventura around KM 93 towards the bottom of Bahia Concepcion. I read in older posts about a nice off road drive up and
over the hill from below Mulege to San José de Comondú.
If someone can suggest a place to safely keep the cars and trailers closer to the turn off that would be great.
Gracias
We don't stop playing because we grow old;
we grow old because we stop playing
George Bernard Shaw
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100X
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Might be easier to just drive the SXS's up the highway.
A life of fears leads to a death bed of regrets.
Find someone who will take care of you, and take care of them.
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Howard
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Location: Loreto/Manhattan Beach/Kona
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Mood: I'd rather regret the things I've done than regret the things I haven't done.
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There are some people in the group that would not be that comfortable for being on the highway for that length of time and distance.
Really doesn't sound like that much fun for me either if we have a trailering option.
We don't stop playing because we grow old;
we grow old because we stop playing
George Bernard Shaw
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AKgringo
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Location: Anchorage, AK (no mas!)
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Nobody who follows this forum had to ask "Who's that?". If David ever wants another vehicle to travel along on one of his mapping trips, I'm in!
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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David K
Honored Nomad
Posts: 64855
Registered: 8-30-2002
Location: San Diego County
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Thanks amigos!
It sure would be nice if we were all in Baja having fun together...
There was a time... and you can see those times we have four-wheeled and camped together, mostly 2001-2011 (yikes that's 10-20 years ago). Many times
we traveled with one other vehicle/ Nomad, such as with Roy 'The Squarecircle' or BajaRob & Connie, or Steve 'Baja Tripper'. When multiple Nomads
got together it was even more fun. On VivaBaja.com you can see photos from those trips:
Matomi Group 2001 Trip
2001 BBBB-1 & Viva Baja Van trip
Matomi Group 2004 Trip
Nomad El Rosario Festival Tour 2005
Mission Santa María Group Trip 2010
Lost Mission Search 2011
http://www.vivabaja.com/shell/
http://www.vivabaja.com/van1/
http://www.vivabaja.com/204/
http://vivabaja.com/705/
http://vivabaja.com/msm2010/
http://vivabajablog.blogspot.com/2011/07/lost-mission-expedi...
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David K
Honored Nomad
Posts: 64855
Registered: 8-30-2002
Location: San Diego County
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Quote: Originally posted by Howard  | Absolutely no bad feelings meant towards David. Actually it was meant more of a compliment as he is the map king (OK, does that sound better?) of
Baja!
I was referring to Mikes Buena Ventura around KM 93 towards the bottom of Bahia Concepcion. I read in older posts about a nice off road drive up and
over the hill from below Mulege to San José de Comondú.
If someone can suggest a place to safely keep the cars and trailers closer to the turn off that would be great.
Gracias |
The road south of Bahía Concepción goes to San Isidro & La Purísima and the side road south to the twin towns of Comondú (San José and San
Miguel).
My drives over these roads and photos are detailed in my 2017 Trip #2 report on Nomad. Since Photobucket has splashed their watermark on the pictures
and eliminated the pre-sizing to fit on Nomad a few months ago, see the trip report on Tacoma World forums, where the photos are still the way I had
them:
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/2017-baja-expedition-2-c...
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David K
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Posts: 64855
Registered: 8-30-2002
Location: San Diego County
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| Quote: Originally posted by 100X | Not sure where Buenaventura is. However, see recent thread started by Perrro Viejo "El Rosarito to La Purisima." David, as he always does, graciously
posted a map there that may be helpful to you as well.
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Playa Buenaventura is at Km. 93 and has the cantina operated by Mark, Olivia, and Nathan. Excellent Baja 'waterhole' with great seafood and
cheeseburgers!
Buenaventura with Mark & Olivia was featured in the 2019 Trail of Missions Recon Episode 5 (Minute 2:45 to 4:35):
If you watch the video clip: Yes, that's me sitting next to Curt LeDuc in Cameron's Raptor (Minute 5:06+) and talking about why Baja is the 'best' at
Minute 8:12 to 8:25.
[Edited on 12-11-2021 by David K]
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100X
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That place 
Howard, are you going to start your trip at k59 or k136?
A life of fears leads to a death bed of regrets.
Find someone who will take care of you, and take care of them.
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LancairDriver
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Cute. Got a little problem with jealousy syndrome?😂
[Edited on 12-11-2021 by LancairDriver]
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boe4fun
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Posts: 1040
Registered: 1-22-2006
Location: Margaritaville
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Mood: Circling the drain........
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| Quote: Originally posted by Howard | Absolutely no bad feelings meant towards David. Actually it was meant more of a compliment as he is the map king (OK, does that sound better?) of
Baja!
Howard, We all know DK’s DA MAN when it comes to all things Baja - maybe “Map Man?” |
Two dirt roads diverged in Baja and I, I took the one less graveled by......
Soy ignorante, apático y ambivalente. No lo sé y no me importa, ni modo.
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boe4fun
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Location: Margaritaville
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| Quote: Originally posted by David K | | Quote: Originally posted by Howard | Absolutely no bad feelings meant towards David. Actually it was meant more of a compliment as he is the map king (OK, does that sound better?) of
Baja!
I was referring to Mikes Buena Ventura around KM 93 towards the bottom of Bahia Concepcion. I read in older posts about a nice off road drive up and
over the hill from below Mulege to San José de Comondú.
If someone can suggest a place to safely keep the cars and trailers closer to the turn off that would be great.
Gracias |
The road south of Bahía Concepción goes to San Isidro & La Purísima and the side road south to the twin towns of Comondú (San José and San
Miguel).
My drives over these roads and photos are detailed in my 2017 Trip #2 report on Nomad. Since Photobucket has splashed their watermark on the pictures
and eliminated the pre-sizing to fit on Nomad a few months ago, see the trip report on Tacoma World forums, where the photos are still the way I had
them:
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/2017-baja-expedition-2-c... |
David, the last time I was on the road from La Purísima to Mex 1 was many years back. Brad Farrow (another volunteer at our La Paz clinic) and I had
visited and fit a prosthesis to an elderly woman there and decided to take that route back. Here we are, miles and miles from nowhere, Brad driving
his BIG Chevy Suburban, when he started cussing and immediately pulls over (as far as he can on that little dirt road!). Just then this off-road
vehicle passes us at about 90 MPH! We didn’t know that they were prerunning the Baja Mil. Lucky that Brad saw the dust cloud in his rear view and
was able to move over and out of the way!
[Edited on 12-12-2021 by boe4fun]
Two dirt roads diverged in Baja and I, I took the one less graveled by......
Soy ignorante, apático y ambivalente. No lo sé y no me importa, ni modo.
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bajatrailrider
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I agree driving sxs on highway sucks there all too low geared. David always helps all I had pleasure . Of showing him off road in my backyard . We
had great time just not enough.
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