Punta Baja to near Punta San Carlos 12/05
On December 10, 2005 we drove the coast south from El Rosario. This made a very nice day trip out from El Rosario. The road log for the trip is in three parts: Log 1 is El Rosario to Punta Baja. Log 2 is Punta Baja to the coastal road south. Log 3 is the […]
New Year’s 2004 In Baja
Dec. 30, 2003 to Jan. 3, 2004 at Camp Gecko, Bahia de los Angeles. Side trips to Montevideo Pictograph site, Mission San Borja, ‘Lost Mission’ Hunt V, up Arroyo la Palma. Suzanne (‘GeoRock’) and Pete with their (her) Hummer, at the Montevideo pinturas. Pete and Mike Humfreville (holding a Dos Equis)! From top to bottom: […]
1202 (Dec 26, 2002-Jan 4) Baja Trip
Our Baja trip of December, 2002 to January, 2003 had my kids (Chris and Sarah) and I exploring unmapped roads north of Bahia de los Angeles. The day after Christmas, we drove all the way to Guadalupe Bay. The next day we continued over the next dry lake north and found the entrance to Arroyo […]
2017 Trip #1, Part 3
New Years Day 2017 at Bahía Las Animas. A final look at the Las Animas Bay, heading south. It was raining but the sun gave me a rainbow! The Las Animas road is an unimproved track between the cacti. The ‘mystery wall’ is just below the ridgeline on this hill, two miles from Las Animas […]
2017 Trip #1, Part 2
Highway 5 ends at Laguna Chapala, Highway 1 Km. 233.5. Turning left/ southbound to continue El Portezuelo, the peninsular divide, elevation 2,440’. Km. 243 south of Laguna Chapala. Map of the roads as they were in 2017. The paved road to L.A. Bay leaves Highway 1 at Km. 282, the former Parador Punta Prieta. It […]
2017 Trip #1
2017 Trip photos: Roads and side trips of Baja California All content by David Kier In 2017, I was sponsored by Baja Bound Insurance to travel and log the details of all the important roads in Baja California plus interesting side trips I knew or heard of. The goal was to have an online, interactive […]
2006 Baja 1000 Trip 11-06
In November, 2006 Elizabeth, her son Josh and I volunteered to help with race communications with Team Baja Pits at EL CRUCERO, over 300 race miles from the start. We also took a few days to show Josh some of the sites in Baja we would be near. La Lobera, Cataviña painted cave, L.A. Bay, […]
Thanksgiving Weekend 2005
We visit both sites of the Santo Tomás mission, then take an off road excursion into the high country north-east of El Rosario to see great boojum forests and discover petroglyphs! Finally we have another look at both sites for the mission of El Rosario. 1st site for Mission Santo Tomás de Aquino 1791-1799 The […]
El Rosario & Sidetrips, 11/04
Thanksgiving weekend I traveled south to El Rosario with my friend Antonio Muñoz, the owner of that town’s ‘Baja Cactus Motel’ and Pemex Gas Station. Baja Cactus Pemex in El Rosario The next gas may be 200 miles away, so it is wise to top your tank here. Credit cards accepted! Next door is Baja […]
11-03: Thanksgiving at Gonzaga Bay and Hiking ‘El Camino Real’
Alfonsina’s Beach Now, this is ‘Beach Front’ property! The small mountain is San Luis Gonzaga Island or sometimes called Willard Island, which sits in the bay and connects to the beach at low tide. Saturday and Sunday, after Thanksgiving, had perfect weather. The previous two days were windy. A light house is near the south […]
Baja Explorations 11-02 Agua Dulce & Gonzaga Bay Sidetrips
Veteran’s Day Weekend (Nov. 11) to Agua Dulce and Other Sites A lone blue palm grows from the gully containing the large spring. Located along the El Camino Real, Agua Dulce was a vital water source for early travels. GPS at the water’s edge is 29°52.98′, -114°49.42′ (WGS 84). Agua Dulce (Sweet Water) The spring […]
A Lost Mission Site (?): Found!
In February, 1966 a group of adventurous desert explorers lead by author Erle Stanley Gardner found a scraggly date palm, ruins of a reservoir dam, rock walls, and more while opening a new trail south of Bahia de los Angeles. What they found nearly 40 miles from Bahia de los Angeles was so impressive that […]
Guadalupe & La Vibora Canyons 1-08
Hot spring campground and petroglyph covered boulders in Northern Baja California 25 miles on the dry lakebed of Laguna Salada is the first part of the drive between Hwy. 2 and Guadalupe Canyon. Arturo’s Campo #1 has several choices of private camp sites with hot tubs and palapas. A fire had recently burned the palms […]
New Years Weekend 2006
Elizabeth (‘Baja Angel’) and I were invited to Baja Lou’s turkey feast in El Dorado (north of San Felipe) and Baja Rob’s beach house in Bahia Santa Maria (south of San Felipe)… Great hospitality from Baja Nomads! We also explored the sulfur mine, Cañada el Parral and blue palm filled Cañon el Berrendo on our […]
Baja New Years Weekend 2005
My (new) girlfriend Elizabeth joins me and takes her first trip into Baja, beyond the border region. Watch closely as she catches ‘Baja Fever’ and is captivated by the magic peninsula. We leave Thursday afternoon Dec. 30, and have a Puerto Nuevo lobster dinner at Chela’s. Antonio Muñoz of Baja Cactus in El Rosario had […]