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, 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 […]
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 […]
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: […]
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 […]
1757 Jesuit Map of (Baja) California with Lost Missions
Padre Miguel Venegas created this map from compiled Jesuit documents. The northern half of the map is shown here, and includes six mission sites. Three are known and three may be lost? The second frame has the six missions marked. Near the top is a waterhole called ‘Aguaje de Santa Isabel’ (between Bahia San Luis […]
Matomí Group Trip – Feb. ’04
Presidents Day Weekend FEB. 14 – 16, 2004 Campo Nuevo Mazatlan Km. 32 south of San Felipe, Baja California. Saturday we visit Shell Island. Sunday we tour Parral and Matomí canyons. Monday we check out the sulfur mine, then head home. All Photos c2004 from Bob H, David K, ‘Mexray’, ‘Tunaeater’, and Edie H (the […]
Feb.’05 San Felipe 250 Race Weekend
Feb. 26 & 27, was a fun weekend in Baja with Elizabeth! We arrived in San Felipe about midnight and were the guests of friends who have a beach home, some miles south. Just after the sun rose Saturday, I took this photo of the huge sand beach in front of where we stayed. Elizabeth […]
2/06 El Rosario’s Petrified Forest & La Bocana Beach
In February, 2006, Elizabeth and I returned to the petrified ‘forest’ canyon. We first saw it the previous July (during the El Rosario Cultural Festival http://vivabaja.com/705/page6.html). We also went to La Bocana beach, logging the milages on both roads from town (see below). Getting to the petrified wood canyon… After receiving permission from the property […]
Feb. 2007 President’s Day Weekend
We explored the top half of the La Turquesa Canyon grade, stayed at Gonzaga Bay’s Campo Beluga and then spend the last night on Shell Island. We visited with friends Antonio Muñoz in El Rosario and Rob & Connie at Bahia Santa Maria. Hwy. 1 to La Turquesa Canyon View Between Km. 213 and 214, […]
David K’s Links to Great Baja Sites: El Camino Real
I am happy to share with all of you a new El Camino Real hiking and exploring web-map. It is the product of many years work and finding the true mission road between Loreto and El Rosario using historical data and actual, on the ground research. I was introduced to these folks by Trudi Angell […]
El Gato Loco & Baja Barb to Matomi Feb. 2001
Well amigos, EGL(Matt) & Baja Barb have come forward to share or expose the actions of ‘The Matomi Gang’! Headquarters provided by El Camote, promoted by David K, and joined by a dozen plus Baja nuts! El Gato Loco scouts the horizon for witnesses The caravan prepares to cross through the pass into Valle Chico. […]
El Tomatal Is Baja’s ‘ET’
ET Located 400 miles south of the border on the Pacific coast, El Tomatal is truly a mystery spot. On one of her many desert explorations, Michelle and a companion, came upon some rock circles set back off the beach. One set of circles had a center stone and a recent ‘offering’ of a heart […]
El Tomatal
IS EL TOMATAL BAJA’S ‘ET’ ?? The main road down to the beach at El Tomatal. Esmeralda’s Fish Camp, located on the North side of the beach. Trailers located at the south end of the beach. Partial skeleton from what looked like a seal, found on the beach. Amidst the dunes near the water this […]
The Baja Cactus Cultural Fiesta, Aug. 22, 2004 In Tijuana, Baja California
The fiesta was heald at CECUT (Tijuana Cutural Center). We viewed the OmniMax film ‘Ocean Oasis’ in this buliding. Registration desk for Antonio’s guests was busy! Dennis helps David K hold the banner for today’s event. Satellite Man (Arman) and Kelly. David K and Antonio Sr. communicate… Behind is Bajaboy (Zac) and Tracy… to the […]