July 2007 Baja Trip
July 2007 Baja Trip Elizabeth and I enjoyed an eight day trip down Baja that began with the El Rosario Cultural Festival. Our vacation included a visit to the Las Pintas petroglyth and fossil grotto, a 200 mile dirt road down the Pacific side of Baja, a visit to Bahia Asuncion and Shari and Juan’s […]
July 2009 Baja Trip to San Ignacio, Mulege, Loreto and More!
July 18, 2009 (OUR FIRST ANNIVERSARY) Lobster dinner at Baja Jardines Restaurant, San Quintin. Beer break in the Vizcaino Desert along Highway 1 on Day 2 of our vacation. IGNACIO SPRINGS Bed & Breakfast entrance… Located in the oasis of San Ignacio. The San Ignacio River at Ignacio Springs. Our yurt Mongolian style canvas homes […]
Fifteen Fabulous Days to the Tip of Baja and Back, 2012
Baja California July 2012: 2,622 miles Day 1 (Saturday July 14th): To Shell Island via Tecate, Mexicali, San Felipe. Day 2 (Sunday): To Bahía Concepción via Coco’s Corner, Calamajué, Guerrero Negro, Santa Rosalía. Days 3, 4 (Monday, Tuesday): At Bahía Concepción plus Mulegé dinner. Day 5 (Wednesday July 18th): To La Paz via Loreto and […]
4th of July, 2009 On Shell Island
Elizabeth and I really enjoy the heat of summer and the warm Sea of Cortez to swim in. Two months earlier on our last visit, the water was still a bit brisk: http://vivabaja.com/509 My 2005 Toyota Tacoma has been a great vehicle for Baja. Looking north from our camp. Percebu is in the distance, across […]
8-11-06 Nuevo Mazatlan Weekend
When extreme high tides prevented access to Shell Island, Nuevo Mazatlan makes a great back up camp just 4 miles away. Lunch in Ensenada We decide to go via Hwy. 3 from Ensenada which makes a great stop for tacos… and mariachi music! Elizabeth and Sarah get an ear full! Ensenada is home to a […]
Neal Johns Explores Baja, September 2002
Neal Johns (aridologist) explores Baja with friends John Perko and Alan Romspert, 9-02. All Baja photos taken by Neal Johns, the aridologist. Read Neal’s travels and exploits at http://froums,bajanomad.com as well as his contributions at http://www.desertexplorers.org/ Such beautiful, isolated country… a desert explorer’s paradise. The rock tower is Pico San Juan. Photo looking NW towards […]
Neal and Marian Johns Exploring Baja in February, 2003
Join these two Desert Explorers* as they find palm filled arroyos, the El Camino Real, odd rock formations, springs and water holes in the central Baja Norte desert. GPS directions at the end. Enjoy the magic and beauty of Baja California, Mexico! LATE ADDITION: At the end, after the GPS list, see what happens on […]
Nuevo Mazatlan
Nuevo Mazatlán, Baja California 30°43.31′, -114°42.32′ (WGS 84) Nuevo Mazatlan was originally known as Agua de Chale, named after a well and ‘Charley the China Man’, from almost 100 years ago. Some maps still show the name as Agua de Chale even though the name was changed about 35 years ago. Developed into a beautiful […]
3 Days in Baja 10/05
1) Hector’s Monument on Hwy. 1 2) Casa Humfreville, Bahia de los Angeles 3) La Lobera Sea Lion Crater 4) Mision Santo Domingo, 1775-1836 Mexico Highway 1, east of El Rosario. Monument to Hector (Km. 116-117) 41 mile highway to Bahia de los Angeles New paved turnouts along the highway are about 3 miles apart. […]
Shell Island in October, 2009
Our May and July weekends on Shell Island were so nice this year that when we had a three day weekend in October, we had to go just one more time! The place where we get onto the island is 2 miles south of where we like to camp on the 4 mile long barrier […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]