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Baja California Trip Resource

Discussion in 'Trip Reports' started by David K, Dec 31, 2021.

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  1. May 6, 2022 at 2:41 PM
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    Nice thread! Thank you.
     
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  2. May 6, 2022 at 3:13 PM
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    Great the book got there... a few days later than the post office guessed! I hope you enjoy the story it tells, from the discovery of California to the first explorations to the Spanish colonization, using missions and the road network, called El Camino Real.
    Thanks for the offer of a co-vehicle! I will always help you with trip planning even if I cannot come along!

    Those are some BIG rocks in your photo!!
     
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  3. May 6, 2022 at 3:21 PM
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    In case anyone here did not see the post, I went to Mission Santa María, in a TW friend's Tacoma... His name is also 'TW' or Tom. This was just over a month ago, and I made this photo-filled web page for our 4-day adventure: https://vivabaja.com/msm2022/ [​IMG]
    Coming down 'the widowmaker' a mile from the mission.
     
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  4. May 7, 2022 at 5:33 PM
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  5. May 8, 2022 at 8:08 AM
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    Just so beautiful, Jim! One of these days, I will figure out how to take good photos or get a program that makes them good for me! LOL
     
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  6. Jun 3, 2022 at 3:09 PM
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    Herding cows on Laguna Diablo (during a Baja 500 race, on/near the course)
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    Looking north from Microondas Tiburón, BCS
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  7. Jun 4, 2022 at 9:04 AM
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    If anyone wants maps of where Stuck Sucks took his beautiful photos... I can help!
     
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  8. Jul 3, 2022 at 4:20 PM
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    Hi @David K , Girlfriend and I are planning a trip down to Baja from here in NV. I have a few general questions about travel down there and I figured I would check if Tacoma world has a designated thread for Baja travel, this is the one that came up first. You clearly seem very knowledgeable so we would love your input. Would you mind answering a few questions? If so would you rather I PM you to keep this thread uncluttered? Thanks!
     
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  9. Jul 3, 2022 at 5:58 PM
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    Hello and thanks for reaching out... as a travel writer, I am very happy to assist!
    Yes, we can use my email for details... but in general (and for all others reading this), I have a website FULL of travel ideas and aids, plus history as Baja is the original California and the historic sites are a big attraction (along with the incredible beaches, off road drives, great food, and friendly locals). Go to www.vivabaja.com and begin exploring my pages, photos, and links. Email me at: info @ vivabaja.com (no spaces) when you have specific questions (or even general ones)... I also have two Facebook Groups, one for historic sites and one for my website chat, Baja camping and exploring and more!
     
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  10. Jul 6, 2022 at 3:10 PM
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    That is stunning!
     
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    There is a public beach down there (several actually)...
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    and in the mountains to the west, 300-year-old Spanish missions:
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    Baja, where California began! www.vivabaja.com
     
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  12. Jul 6, 2022 at 3:24 PM
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    I'm sure I can find it on your website, but do you know the coordinates of this beach? I'm just starting my research of Baja and placing pins on maps. Also, thanks for sharing!
     
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  13. Jul 6, 2022 at 3:26 PM
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    Just found it on your interactive map! thank you!
     
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  14. Jul 6, 2022 at 4:04 PM
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    Great... well that would be Playa Ligüí (Km. 84)... A Spanish mission (California's third) was just 1/2 mile from that beach from 1705-1721. Flash floods washed away it's foundations in 2001 and some years later, a memorial for it placed a few hundred feet away, was also washed away. Bad location! The first beach photo is at Bahía Chenque, next to Juncalito (Km. 97).
    Km. markers are handy ways to find places off the highways in Baja. I have a full kilometer list on VivaBaja.com.
    See my trip photo album with location details for this part of Baja: https://vivabaja.com/p217/
    Or, my Trip Report posted here on Tacoma World: https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...baja-california-san-ignacio-to-loreto.474872/
     
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  15. Jul 17, 2022 at 11:42 AM
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    Baja is such a special wonder!
     
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  16. Jul 17, 2022 at 4:48 PM
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    Indeed!
    Get your Baja fix or plan your Baja adventure, by using my site: www.VivaBaja.com
    [​IMG]
     
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  17. Jul 18, 2022 at 8:17 AM
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    Here's what that beach looks like at Ligüí - our traditional rest stop when driving the length of the peninsula.
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    A few more inspirational Baja photos, starting with the Pacific coast at Punta Cabras:
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    Bahía Concepción:
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    Playa Burro:
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    Misión de Nuestra Señora de Loreto Conchó, aka Loreto Mission, October 19, 1697:
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    Thank you so much! Your website has so much info. It's gonna take me weeks to get through it all haha
     
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    This does look like the perfect stop. Do you guys generally carry extra fuel when going to these off the beaten path beaches?
     
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