Pole Line Road 2015
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, there was genuine fear that the Japanese would strike California next. In those years, Baja California was sparsely populated and void of modern roads or communication. There was an actual fear that the Japanese could have secret airfields and submarine bases in Baja California, and Mexico would not have […]
Cliff Cross Maps
The 1970 & 1972 Cliff Cross maps found in his 1970-1973 guidebooks: For the 1974 edition, the new Baja Highway was drawn in over the earlier maps, but not completely accurate. The covers of 5 editions of this very popular book follow these 50+ maps. The Cliff Cross Baja Guidebooks (1970-1974): […]
Trail of Missions #1 (+Helicopter over Baja)
On Monday night, 10 pm I get a text message from Cameron Steele asking if I would like to ride a helicopter to Baja and back, to spend Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday with about 50 off road racing greats and their families so I can talk a little about the missions during this televised tour […]
David’s San Felipe South & Gonzaga Area Maps 1967-2007
Guadalupe Mission & Museum
On October 28, 2012, Max Kurillo and I examined the mission site of Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (‘Guadalupe del Norte’) which only existed from 1834 to 1840. It was the final California mission, established by Dominican Padre Felix Caballero. Read more at: https://www.bajabound.com/bajaadventures/bajatravel/guadalupe_valley_history and https://www.bajabound.com/bajaadventures/bajatravel/the_controversial_padre The museum staff points to a raised foundation outline by […]
Meeting the Governor in Tecate
On September 19, 2012, Max Kurillo and I were invited by Zella of CAREM to attend their museum’s night with the governor of Baja California, José Guadalupe Osuna Millán. First, we attended the public rally… Next, we move on to the CAREM museum https://en.carem.org/ Thanks for joining us! More Baja California adventures: www.vivabaja.com
New Years 2012: Fossils & Friends
From Jan. 5, 2012: Baja Angel and I headed south Saturday morning, crossed the border at Mexicali about 12:30 and loaded our ice chests with all the beer they could hold (Dos Equis, Carta Blanca Light) from a distributor at Km. 5.5 who added free ice above what we had. Very nice man runs the […]
Memorial Day Weekend 2011 was a hit!
In a nutshell, a great weekend on Shell Island for Memorial Day 2011! It would be the first trip there with Baja Angel’s daughter Kristi… Her son Josh and his girlfriend Jonna would also caravan with us. Jonna and Josh were last on the island this past Labor Day (Sept. 2010) and the four wheel […]
July 4th Weekend, Shell Island to Gonzaga Bay to El Rosario
FREAKY FOURTH: SATURDAY 7-2-11 Who would have guessed that such a textbook perfect July day in Baja could become so ugly in just a few hours? ———————————————————————————– Baja Angel, Kristi and I made the drive from San Diego Friday night… crossing at Tecate (to avoid Friday PM Calexico traffic into Mexico) for a quick drive […]
LOST MISSION EXPEDITION APRIL, 2011: In search of Santa Isabel
In Arroyo el Volcán, we search for Mission Santa Isabel The Lost Mission of Santa Isabel is an old legend, born out of the idea that the Jesuits had accumulated treasures from their seventy years on the peninsula. A totally false theory. When the missionaries got advance warning that the Spanish Court was about to […]
15 Days in Baja, July 2012
1949-1950 Marquis McDonald Mission Photo Correction Guide
The full-size photos of the locations named (in blue) are linked below. The names captioned with the photos is incorrect, except for the first (Descanso). On this UCSD site link, clicking on photos opens to a bigger photo, but of another place, except for Descanso (the only correct one). The name captioned with the enlarged […]
1927 Auto Club Maps
Three sectional maps, the three maps linked together to make one, and the vehicles used in 1927:
April 2011: Lost Mission Expedition
In Arroyo el Volcán, we search for Mission Santa Isabel The Lost Mission of Santa Isabel is an old legend, was born out of the idea that the Jesuits had accumulated treasures from the seventy years on the peninsula. A totally false theory. When these missionaries got advance warning that the Spanish Court was about […]
2008-2010 Baja Trip Albums
Jan. ’08: Guadalupe Canyon Hot Springs and La Vibora Canyon Petroglyphs May ’08: Pyramid Resort’s Book Signing Event #6 May, ’08 (& June ’07): Shell Island Weekend Sept., ’08: Shell Island to El Almacen, Gonzaga Bay, and El Rosario Oct. ’08: Guadalupe Canyon for Halloween Jan. ’09: A Lost Mission Found! May ’09: Shell Island […]