California - The Adventure Republic

thanks that you like it.

i'll get hold of tbarstow (vegas resident) and see what he has.

we'll figure out something and send you a pm.

after mike's we took the short cut to san felipe via laguna diablo.



the crew without maria


todd


larry


rich


john


eric


joel


time to play


john again


the berg likes to fly


so is the big pig


rich


the ground shook when todd made contact with the earth....hahaha


by this time, larry became a frequent flyer

Great RR. Did Inte post any pic's?

thanks slog. inte had a russian camera - lomos? with regular film?, and took pics. i wonder where he's going to post them. meantime, i'll send him a link to this rr.

you gotta love this place




near the edge of the dry lake bed we stopped at jose's shack. he has food and fuel





though i don't need it, good i asked him if he sells gas. later i will need it (long story)

there were few vehicles and people there too


after the break, we rode towards san felipe.

this is the easy section. it wasn't as tough as last year and we made it far enough that what's left is the easy stuff



while waiting for the rest, i was told that eric broke one of his legs and that we have to turn around so we can get him safely back to the highway. the sandy section is the shorter route, but may not be suitable for an injured rider.


knowing i don't have the fuel range to go around and take the pavement to san felipe, i stopped at the shack to top off my tank. others didn't.

after 20 miles or so, larry ran out of gas and now dipping into mine....hahaha


45 minutes later, we made it to san felipe...wohooo


lunch at 3pm was super delicious

this thread need fresh pics....

late lunch in san felipe


riding along the east coast


topped off at puertocitos. same gas attendant as last year. i'm sure his name his jose....hehe


keep note of this sign; never take for granted baja has gas everywhere




the hills robbing as the much needed daylight



the long dirt highway to gonzaga bay is almost gone now, only 5 miles of dirt is left....8(

made to alphonsinas in the dark just minutes before the big group of adventure riders showed up. yes, we took the preferred parking.




we are eating again....huh


shrimp and fish.....awesome

3rd day, waking up in this beautiful morning. gonzaga bay was very calm


alphonsina's and surrounding



posers waiting for the sunrise



maria also waiting, meanwhile todd setting up the music as the sun comes out



wtp!......hahaha



there it goes



fishermen



beach lovers



the petite senorita pallitto

Nice shots Joel

thank you john. next time come out, and bring the super tanker 640A, fuel range is utmost here in baja.

heading south to coco's corner. some high speed pursuit



once the gap gets too big, we regroup












we can still see the dust from the PPs






finally, we're at coco's



i wonder how long it will take the mex gov to pave the road to coco's????

los hombres y una mujer


if you see the pyypp sticker, i buy you a beer















time to move on
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hombres y senorita at coco's corner


if you see the pyypp sticker, i buy you a beer
















time to move on
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after coco's corner, it was a looooong straight shot to mex 1



where the dirt highway meets mex 1, they sell gas in barrels



heading north to make towards el rosario (planned stop for lunch)



another road side gas vendor



shameless self portrait



proud to say the highway was in great shape



we made it to el rosario on time for lunch





mama espinoza...http://www.bajaquest.com/espinosas/



happy bunch



some memorabilias of baja 1k






at one time the xr rules



more later

Really enjoyed this report. Thanks for putting in the work to share it!

thanks byways. i'm not an articulate writer but i can post a lot of pics to compensate.....

damn...that's you tony....i have 2 of your books...

back to the RR.

after a good lunch at mama espinosa, larry took us east of town for more dirt





the water here is not good, it will eat up your aluminum sprocket (long story)...hahaha






we hit sand and more sand later



i crashed here too and pinned my left leg; thanks to todd and jnyrav for getting me out



eventually it became a swamp






of course it's not a ride without a sleeping pig




todd was back on 2 again



maria by now is an expert in water crossing



larry scouted the road ahead which was rutted and loose. for the safety of the group and lack of enough daylight, we decided to take the pavement


on our way to san quentin, larry ran on some mechanical problem. todd summoned us to proceed and pick our reservatios, while he and jnyrav will stay with larry and get him to the hotel

at our hotel, the japanese ena riders pulled it after we arrived.


it's obvious, they brought their discipline with them


finally, all are accounted and having fun over dinner

Ah, those pics tell the story mo betta than words!

me like....

after leaving san quentin, we heated immediately to the coast of camalu.



the waves caught the attention of this surfer









we pretty much stayed as close as possible to the shoreline



it rained a few days before, thus good traction and no dust; pics turn out better too, just like watering the driveway when posting pics of cars for sale.



riding between private properties


lots of room to play


my wingman likes it


more coming.

Phew ... intermission at last ...

tony, i'm back...

easy now todd






wohooo...a single track









pristine sand dune



we took the short cut. you haven't ridden baja if you haven't gotten salty water on your rims.



todd wishing he has a surfboard









nice discovery



i love sand.... :lol:



pirate's hideout



pyypp's ride

:dg

at one time the xr rules



more later[/QUOTE]

Watch it! Till I get something else mine still rules. Great RR Joel.

if the race include fixing flats, you win ben.....

glad to hear you like it. yeah, we missed you.