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[*] posted on 1-30-2023 at 01:49 PM
Where in Baja am I? Let's have some fun! Part 1 (+ Flying Sportsmen Lodge runway)



1) The Wonderer wins: Punta Bufeo (looking north)

2) JZ wins: William Lacy's grave at Molino de Lacy, near Punta Final

3) StuckSucks wins: Guillermo's (L.A. Bay)

4) bkbend wins: near Punta La Gringa

5) JZ wins: Beto's (Puerto San Francisquito)

6) StuckSucks wins: Tres Virgenes Eco Lodge

7) JZ wins: Punta Chivato (abandoned hotel)

8) StuckSucks wins: Playa Buenaventura (Cantina of Mark & Olivia)

9) TMW wins: old pier, Loreto (Flying Sportsman Lodge)

10) StuckSucks wins: Playa Ligüí

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StuckSucks: 4 :bounce::bounce::bounce:
JZ: 3 :bounce::bounce:
TMW: 1 :bounce:
The Wonderer: 1 :bounce:
bkbend: 1
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[*] posted on 1-30-2023 at 02:44 PM


# 9 is the old pier in Loreto near Hotel Osais
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[*] posted on 1-30-2023 at 02:50 PM


#6 Eco Tour Las Tres Vírgenes





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[*] posted on 1-30-2023 at 02:52 PM


#8 Playa Buenaventura




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[*] posted on 1-30-2023 at 02:54 PM


#10 Playa Ligüí



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[*] posted on 1-30-2023 at 02:54 PM


#1 Punta Bufeo
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[*] posted on 1-30-2023 at 02:56 PM


#3 Guillermo's



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[*] posted on 1-30-2023 at 02:59 PM


#5 is behind Beto's place at San Fransquito.





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[*] posted on 1-30-2023 at 03:00 PM



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#3 Guillermo's


That's the only one I recognized.
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[*] posted on 1-30-2023 at 03:16 PM


#7 is likely Punta Chivato.





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[*] posted on 1-30-2023 at 03:19 PM


#2 might be Lucy's Grave near Punta Final.





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[*] posted on 1-30-2023 at 03:45 PM


Lacy, yes.

You guys are really good today!!

TW, that's what was left of the Flying Sportsman Lodge pier, made famous on the cover of Ray Cannon's 1966 book, Sea of Cortez.





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[*] posted on 1-30-2023 at 03:48 PM


Actually I thought #4 would be one of the first guessed.
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[*] posted on 1-30-2023 at 04:12 PM


Is #4 one of the coves north of La Gringa looking back south toward it?
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[*] posted on 1-30-2023 at 06:37 PM


#4 looks like it is somewhere in Bahia Concepcion.





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[*] posted on 1-30-2023 at 10:05 PM


Quote: Originally posted by bkbend  
Is #4 one of the coves north of La Gringa looking back south toward it?


Yes, on the gulf side near La Gringa, north of L.A. Bay entrance.




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[*] posted on 1-30-2023 at 10:08 PM


Quote: Originally posted by JZ  
#4 looks like it is somewhere in Bahia Concepcion.



BKBend guessed it... By La Gringa, L.A. Bay area.
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[*] posted on 1-30-2023 at 10:22 PM


are that power poles on the hill in #4?



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[*] posted on 1-30-2023 at 11:23 PM


Quote: Originally posted by David K  
Lacy, yes.

You guys are really good today!!

TW, that's what was left of the Flying Sportsman Lodge pier, made famous on the cover of Ray Cannon's 1966 book, Sea of Cortez.



can you post a copy of the page about Flying Sportsmen Lodge airport in the Senterfitt book? Would like to figure out the direction.




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Quote: Originally posted by 4x4abc  
are that power poles on the hill in #4?


No chance of that, no... I would imagine they are cardóns? Is Google Earth sharp near La Gringa?




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