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 Gonzaga Bay, and El Rosario Oct. ’08: Guadalupe Canyon for Halloween Jan. ’09: A Lost Mission Found! May ’09: Shell Island Fun in […]
July 18, 2010 Shell Island, Gonzaga Bay, Coco’s Corner
The Beach, Birds and Bumps in Baja: July 17-20, 2010 It was our second wedding anniversary on the 18th, and our favorite place to be just to ourselves is Shell Island, about 20 miles south of San Felipe where the Sea of Cortez is on one side and the Percebu lagoon is on the other. […]
July 4 weekend 2010: Shell Island with friends
We came back north through Ensenada and stopped at the Halfway House to enjoy dinner prepared by Chef Johnny. Thanks for coming along… See more Baja Travels at www.vivabaja.com
New Years 2010 Bahía Santa María & the Sulfur Mine
Rob and Connie invited Elizabeth and I to spend the New Years weekend at their beautiful home, about 25 miles south from San Felipe. My new Toyota Tacoma on the sand for the first time: Kite Boarding on Bahía Santa María: To the Sulfur Mine (5 miles west of Bahía Santa María) 5 Photos: […]
2005-2007 Baja Trip Albums
Jan. ’05: New Year’s in Baja, Rock Art, Bahía de Los Angeles & Bahía San Luis Gonzaga Feb. ’05: Weekend with Aletha & Marvin Patchen in the Anza-Borrego Desert Feb. ’05: San Felipe 250 Race Weekend – including trip to Shell Island Apr.’05: Off Road Day Trip to Cantamar Apr. ’05: Pyramid Resort’s Third […]
Halloween 2008 at Guadalupe Canyon
Happy Halloween 2008 from Guadalupe Canyon Hot Springs (Trip Report originally published in 2008 on Baja Nomad forums) Baja Angel and I just got back home from a very, very nice weekend in Guadalupe Canyon with Nomad Hotschott and his esposa Val… Hotschott even brought pumpkins and carved them! Being that Halloween was Friday and […]