the only ones

SD>san felipe

back in action.  returned from baja last night, with an even greater appreciation for our neighbor to the south.  had an epic trip with some epic people.  here's a little sample platter, hope you enjoy.

pollo al carbon

tortilleria in san felipe

tortilla press

sea of cortez

taco stand on the main drag in san felipe

making our way out to the beach south of san felipe

getting situated, setting up camp for the night

south of san felipe

awoke in time to snap a shot of an osprey with breakfast in tow

dining

mornin' coffee

the distant islands

emmett scores the first cabrilla on his new 130 cm rife

garen demonstrates how to fillet a trigger fish which made some mean ceviche

jame's and a nice haul of sierra's

san felipe>bahia de los angeles

burdened with an extra heavy load and soft sand, the white buffalo catches her breath

but not for long

the gas station attendant with his prized golf ball in mouth

met some cool bike tourers from seattle. kudos to them

emmett gets a lifestyle shot

david's truck's fuel tank didn't take kindly to rocks, so we had to patch some holes with epoxy putty

garen the desert marmot

group exploration while the epoxy sets

camper the wonder dog keeps a watchful eye 

finally made it to bahia de los angeles.  while restocking provisions at this little tienda we found this guy on the roof

the next morning we woke to a lovely moonset

and sunrise over cortez

bahia de los angeles>seven sisters

the welcome sight of rain

mmmm lard

camp

got a panga out to a very enchanted pinnacle, and each scored a cabrilla

uncle joe and his trusty 55" socal tracker

porgie, just like the snapper in NZ

at the filleting palapa

the next day, we crossed the peninsula to the pacific, with our eyes set on some waves.
here david's trusty little 2wd taco scampers up the hill under bobby's watchful eye

the sand points answered

...and answered

a fish taco, a lobster taco and in bed by 8

the pacific side

new years day, we awoke to a blustery offshore

though fully zipped, the fine dune sand blew right through the mesh on matt's tent

the indigenous ballena 12 pack

fish hook cactus with fruit

dudleya

hillside cave with midden slide

a steep but worth it climb

midden close up

a unique worn round rock...maybe for breaking shellfish?

luscious lichen

mongo no fit

some familiar faces in foreign places...justin, teddy and devon

brittany readies us for our long trip north to the frontera