Montevideo in photos (2002-2017)
This page is dedicated to the colorful pictographs of Montevideo, taken by my camera from New Years Weekend 2002 to my final visit in February 2017. The bigger, better images will be the newer ones, found by scrolling down past the older ones. The photos have been color enhanced so they are more like what […]
San Ignacio in photos (mission & river, 2007-2019)
Full name: San Ignacio de Kadakaamán Founding date: January 20, 1728 Mission #11 Catholic Order: Jesuit Founded by: Padre Juan Luyando Condition: Stone church construction from 1761 to 1767 and again from 1779 to 1786. Closing date: Closed in 1840. GPS: 27.283939, -112.898922 Access: Mex. #1 Km. 73 (San Ignacio entrance), south 1.6 miles (paved). Read more: CLICK HERE The mission of San Ignacio […]
Shell Island, 40 years in photos (1978-2018)
The long, narrow barrier island beach, between Percebu and Bahía Santa María, is backed by lagoons on the north and the south, that fill at high tide. During lunar high tides, these two lagoons connect and this narrow beach is surrounded by water. This is why I named it Shell Island (in 1978) instead of […]
Rosario de Abajo in photos (1925-2025 )
In 1802, the El Rosario mission (founded in 1774) moved two miles down the valley and across the river, after the spring by the mission failed. It was now located close to the river and farmlands. While the mission’s official name was Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Viñadaco, after the move the new location was […]
Santo Domingo in photos (1886-2025)
Full name: Santo Domingo Founding date: August 30, 1775 (relocated 2.5 miles east in 1798) Mission #20 Catholic Order: Dominican Founded by: Padre Miguel Hidalgo, Padre Manuel Garcia Condition: Adobe ruins at second site. Closing date: Closed in 1822 GPS: 30.770889, -115.937222 Access: Mex. #1, Km. 169, south of Ensenada, 5 miles east. The second Dominican California mission was named Santo Domingo and located […]
Rosario de Arriba in photos (1949-2025)
Full name: Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Viñadaco Founding date: July 24, 1774 (relocated 2 miles west in 1802) Mission #19 Catholic Order: Dominican Founded by: Padre Francisco Galistéo Condition: Adobe ruins at both sites Closing date: Closed in 1822 GPS/ Access: 30.066944, -115.718889 (first site) Mex. #1, Km. 58.5, south of San Quintín, just uphill. Read more: HERE The first ‘El Rosario’ […]
1974 Score Baja Internacional
In July of 1974, at the invitation of the government of Baja California and Ensenada businessmen, Mickey Thompson brought his SCORE organization (originally developed for Short Course Off Road Events, with grandstand viewing) to Mexico for the first of many point-to-point desert races on the peninsula (and in the U.S.). Mexico had cancelled NORRA’s permit […]
Santa Gertrudis in photos (2001, 2012, 2017)
Full name: Santa Gertrudis Founding date: July 15, 1752 Mission #15 Catholic Order: Jesuit Founded by: Padre Georg Retz Condition: Stone church construction completed in 1796 Closing date: Closed in 1822 GPS: 28.051117, -113.085325 Access: Mex. #1 Km. 189 (north of Santa Rosalia), east 47 miles. Read more: CLICK HERE >>To see where Mission Santa Gertrudis is, see maps and directions at bottom of […]
San Fernando in photos (1926-2025)
Full name: San Fernando de Velicatá Founding date: May 14, 1769 Mission #18 Catholic Order: Franciscan Founded by: Padre Junípero Serra Condition: Adobe ruins remaining date to the 1790s Closing date: Closed in 1822 GPS: 29.971109, -115.236434 Access: Mex. #1, Km. 121, south of San Quintín, 2.3 miles southwest, cattle gate at 1 mile (open in 2025). >To see where Mission San Fernando de […]
Santa María in photos (1906-2022)
Full name: Santa María de los Angeles Founding date: October 16, 1766 (relocated 30 miles northwest and renamed on May 26, 1767) Mission #17 Catholic Order: Jesuit Founded by: Padre Victoriano Arnés, Padre Juan Diez Condition: Adobe outlines at 1766 site. Adobe buildings at second site, from 1768-1769. Closing date: Abandoned in 1774 or 1775. GPS/ Access: 29.731742, -114.547379 (second site/ Santa […]
Longinos’ Travel log on El Camino Real,1792
Longinos Martínez, José (c. 1755–1803) José Longinos Martínez (b. ca. 1755; d. 1803), naturalist in New Spain (1787–1803). A native of Calahorra, Spain, Longinos studied botany at the Royal Botanical Garden in Madrid before traveling to Mexico in 1787. Longinos preferred the study of animals and spent his time in Mexico studying birds, butterflies, fish, and mammals. He traveled through […]
Auto Club maps of San Felipe South area (1930-2010)
Not all years included, see message at bottom. Maps shown for historical education. 1930: 1934: 1955: 1959: 1962: 1967: 1971: 1973: 1974: 1975: 1978: 1979: 1980: 1982: 1983: 1984: 1985: 1987: 1988: 1989: 1990: 1991: 1992: 1994: 1995: 1996: 1997: 1998: 2000: 2001: 2003: 2004: 2007: 2010: Missing some Auto Club Maps, can you […]
Gulick’s 1954 El Camino Real Maps and Notes
Gulick, Howard E. “The Baja California Mission Trail – Loreto to El Rosario.” *Unpublished paper made available by the author. Encompasses intelligent and informed suppositions about the route of El Camino Real. Although it is supplanted by first-hand field research, it remains a model preliminary study, marshalling all manner of indirect evidence of the trail. […]
Rock Art: Petroglyphs, Pictographs, Geoglyphs
The stories these forms of communications would be wonderful to know! What do we mean by petroglyphs, pictographs, and geoglyphs? *Petroglyphs are rock carvings (rock paintings are called pictographs) made by pecking directly on the rock surface using a stone chisel and a hammerstone. When the desert varnish (or patina) on the surface of the […]
Photographs
See over 1,600 location photos on this interactive map. Zoom in to reveal multiple photos at specific locations. CLICK HERE to quickly find photos at Baja locations (1999-2022)! Baja California Travel and Camping Photos (1965-2025): 1965-1999 Photos “David’s Old Baja Photo Album” 1974 Score Baja Internacional (Ensenada & Mike’s Sky Rancho) 1975 Score Baja 1000 1999 […]