Ultimate Baja Adventure

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Today my friends, Sherry and Jim, took me up to the Ramal al Coro which is a small village of a few "ranches" about 15 miles or so from Mexico Highway 1 --the only paved highway that runs the length of the peninsula. The road up to the Ramal al Coro is actually a pretty well grated two track. It is some of the most beautiful landscape that I have seen--remember that it is a desert! We climbed almost 1800 feet above sea level. The little village of Coro has about 4 ranches that are totally self sufficient and very infrequently visited by "outsiders". It is hard to believe that there are folks that live out in the middle of this vast expanse of land with little electricity, running water, telephones etc. The main means of communication among many of the ranches is via CB radio! Much of the power is supplied by solar panels which I find very impressive.

I cannot put into words the landscapes and vistas......................I hope the pictures speak for themselves.....

Here also are a few pics from our bird bath creations...I made a table since I had already made a birdbath!
Where else can you play on the beach and make mud baths????? I love it sooooooooooooooo much!

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Photos

Satellite Dish
....am almost ashamed that we gave in.....

Rustic style table
Since I already had made a bird bath, I decided to try my hand at a little table.

Shrine to Our Lady of Guadalupe
This little shrine was on the side of the 2 track going up to El Coro. In that little basket are coins, prayer cards, rosaries and other beads depicting the Virgen Morena.

Baby Goat!
Up in El Coro, the villagers raise goats, chickens, pigs, cattle, sheep.

End of the road
The 2 track ended here--a very tranquil ravine with fresh water running down. Cattle gathered here to graze.

Sherry's chair
This is the chair that I found for Sherry!! Here we are retrieving it!

Comments

[Nancy]

impressed
I love reading your blogs and the pics are great; I know how hard it is to capture the real beauty of this earth........

[Sue]

Tetnus shot, perhaps???
Have you thought of getting a tetnus (sp>) shot??????? When I saw you on that huge pile of stuff so that you can get a chair, all I thought was, "I hope she doesn't cut herself!" Love your table. I don't think the scenery came through as you saw it. I think it is hard for the desert to come through that way. Going to pick up Sean in Las Vegas. We won't get home until 1 a.m. or so. Yawn!!!!!!!!!!! Love, Sue

[niki]

looks like macedonia
kathy, its gorgeous....the goats and the village is like being in macedonia.....with the fig tree....beautiful...thanks for sharing...your adventure....you ladies are so creative.....table is gorgeous....need instructions on making it.....have fun....