Punta San Francisquito.

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Pictures from the April 2004 trip across the Sea of Cortez.

Getting ready to go:

On the road to Baja:

On the road in Baja:

The miracle of the Virgins on the regrigerator:

I tried to convince Roger to hug a boojum tree:

Our first view of many islands from Isla Angel de la Guarda on the left to the San Fransiquito peninsula on the right. Scroll your browser on the larger image to see everything:

No trip to Baja is complete without at least one tire emergency:

Packing up to launch:

A short evening paddle to the first camp:

Packing and launching our first full day:

The pictures of the 2004 expedition continue here.


Views back at Isla San Lorenzo and forward to Punta Ballena on Baja.

Left to right, Islas Salsipuedes, Los Animas, San Lorenzo and San Esteban.

Our first landing spot back on the main Baja penisula:

Self portraits of the "ascent team" who made it across and back:

Paddling to "Dolphin Beach" meet up with everyone else:

Views of Dolphin Beach:


Easter Island? No, roger by morning light:

Launching to leave Dolphin Beach:

Exploring Punta Ballena:



Laned and unpacking at San Francisquito:

Mule and donkey in the desert:

Desert cactus blooming:

What the locals do when they get a flat:

What we do when we get a flat:

The wrecked plane yard at Santa Ynes:


The dry wash behind Santa Ynes:

A crashed truck full of Sony VCRs!

The trip must be over, we are back to kilometer zero!

Pictures from the December 2001 trip to Isla San Lorenzo.

On the drive down we make the traditional stop at the shrine of the virgin. This trip I have cheep plastic virgins to bless at the shrine!

We stop for gas in LA Bay but decide to skip Camp Gego and keep driving into the night.

We stop to look at the water at Bahia de San Rafael.

Packed and ready to launch at San Francisquito.

A short first days paddle to Cala Mujeres.

A hike up to the top of the penisula to look around.

Launching in the morning to cross to Isla San Lorenzo.

Look at the next set of pictures in the 2001 expedition to Isla San Lorenzo.

The long crossing back to San Francisquito from Isla San Lorenzo.

Camping in the desert on the way home.


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Mike Higgins / mike@kayaker.net