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Old 01-12-11, 09:35 PM   #81
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Mike is taking a very interesting route, which I am sure will provide him with some fantastic experiences. I hope he is taking detailed notes along the way. I'm sure he is meeting some very interesting locals at many off the beaten paths on his treck South. Could be on the Discovery Channel!!!!!
Old 01-13-11, 01:46 AM   #82
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I did some searching for Rancho El Alamo and didn't find much. Do you know anything about the place David???
I don't see it on the 1930 map of the area...



The Lower California Guidebook mentions El Alamo, along the road in 1961 simply as a ranch.
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Looks like his planned route via the ranchos in the foothills has been changed to go do some whale petting on the lagoon?

Mike passed the El Patrocino road ('a' on maps) as well as another shortcut route south ('b' on maps) in favor with heading to Laguna San Ignacio.

Today Mike, Don-Kay, and Solo walked an estimated 13 miles making a total miles walked so far in January, 100.






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Don-Kay wanted to go out whale-watching. Can't blame him...
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Old 01-14-11, 03:19 PM   #85
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Don-Kay wanted to go out whale-watching. Can't blame him...
I am just concerned that his route was going to be the 'high road' through the several ranches (with water)... as Doug posted on Nomad... Perhaps he has water hidden along a lower route beyond Laguna San Ignacio?

Since he passed the highest road (El Patrocinio-San Jose de Gracia), and the shorter middle road... He now can either go from the lagoon south via El Cuarenta (graded road) or El Datil (salt flat road)... Both have a couple of 20-30+ mile stretches of no ranchos.

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Mike, Don-Kay and Solo walked 6 miles today and are on the shore of Laguna San Ignacio at the first camp the road comes to...





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I can't wait to see Mike's photo log!!!
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Maybe after some sight seeing he will backtrack out to the high road?
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Maybe after some sight seeing he will backtrack out to the high road?
Maybe... but we shall see! As soon as I see the email from SPOT, I get to work to make the maps to show everyone... takes me about 45 minutes each day. Expect to see them nightly between 5-6 pm PST if Mike sends out a signal at his typical 3-4 pm time. Sometimes he doesn't until later and sometimes I am not yet home to get online.
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Where is Mike going???

We shall see!

Tonight he is 7 miles southeast of the lagoon camp of last night.

He is not along a road, sort of between roads heading towards the big mesa. Where he intends to go tomorrow we will have to see.

On the map for today, I am not sure of his route... If he walked a straight line, then he walked about 7 miles with Don-Kay and Solo. If Mike stayed on the road, then headed into the bush to camp, maybe more miles... That is sort of what I high-lighted on the map.







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Maybe he got ass-napped again!

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Mystery Solved!

Mike, Don-Kay and Solo walked southward 10 miles today and set up camp about 4 miles from El Cuarenta:

View is looking east:



Normal view with north at top:



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Old 01-16-11, 05:03 PM   #93
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Sheesh! And I was so looking forward to a photo of Don-Kay in a panga!
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Wow.......... right arm, farm out!!
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If you read Shari's reply on Nomad tonight, you will learn that Don-Kay was not feeling well... Shari and Juan checked on them at the lagoon. That is why a couple of days of little progress and a new route from the planned high ranch road route.
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Mike, Don-Kay and Solo walked at least another 10 miles today and they are camping about 6 miles south of El Cuarenta.

That puts them approx. 35 miles from San Juanico... at this pace about 4 days away... maybe 3 if the wind is at their backs!





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"Big" WooHoo!!!
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Mike, Don-Kay and Solo covered another 10 miles today (3 days in a row!)!!

They have set up camp in Arroyo San Juan (on the AAA map) or Arroyo El Valle as named on the Baja Almanac.

They are now just 25 miles from San Juanico... two or three days if all remains well!







Time for a new map... I have also added in the new paved highway running south from San Juanico and according to satellite images taken less than a year ago, the pavement now runs all the way to Arroyo La Purisima... but not additional roadbed or bridge construction was seen.

A dirt road goes from the new pavement over to near the Pacific then goes south to Las Barrancas where a paved road leads out.

Mike has mentioned going into La Purisima then back to the Pacific... but perhaps he can shave 2 days off by just taking the new road to Las Barrancas?

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Hopefully Mike set up camp at the upper edge of the arroyo....rather than IN it! Rainfall even in distant mountains could cause major upheaval to his camp if he's in an arroyo!! I'm assuming Mike is smarter & more experienced than setting up camp in an arroyo regardless of current weather.
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Looks like Mike is back to making his normal progress every day. All must be feeling well! Is Solo still with them? Haven't heard much abou Solo lately.






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